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Thank you gentlemen for your consideration. This sword has "SOLD"

Offering a large wakizashi shinsakuto by smith kunihiro. Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Wakizashi ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : signature & dated Papered or not and by whom? :no papers Era/Age : 1987 Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya Nagasa/Blade Length : 54.6cm Sori : 1.3cm Hamon Type : gunome midare Jihada : itame w/ some masame Other Hataraki Visible : yes Flaws : no Sword Location : u.s Will ship to : anywhere Payment Methods Accepted : paypal,cash,bank transfer Price and Currency : 1600 usd obo(lowballers will be ignored) Other Info and Full Description : in 1987 in a nanbokucho shape. Very large,wide and thick blade with large kissaki. Picture speaks for them selves. Originally purchased from giheiya.com in Japan. Comes In well-made new shirasaya, well-made solid silver habaki and embroidered sword bag

50$

Looks like one of those komonjo blades. If I'm not mistaken it's a shinsakuto and any legit shinsakuto must be signed and dated to my understanding. The fact that it isn't dated is a red flag. The habaki and all the fittings look komonjo like. Regards deljay

Thanks for the measurements

May I have the measurements for number 6 would it fit a blade of 3.4 mihaba?

Paz if you ain't got anything constructive to say........

I wouldn't use that powder and ball setup thats uchiko powder and is a mild abrasive it will actually dull that new polish of yours if used excessively.i don't know of any legit togishi state side to my understanding do to the training method aby real polisher is located in Japan.

Hey man sorry to hear about your friend. just from the single picture it looks like a very nice blade you've been given. And kudos to you for taking the time to find this forum before doing anything to the blade. when it comes to nihonto this is "the forum". The blemish is indeed visible So if it doesn't bother you that much I'd leave it alone you said it's not deep and having it removed you'll find it's quite costly to do so but if you chose to do so hire a trained togishi,a professional polisher(other more knowledgeablepeople will happily point you in the right direction if thats what you want to do).also make sure you have the proper tools(micro cloth,choji oil)to properly maintain the sword. Some newbie advice from one to another. Always ask to confirm before doing anything when it comes to nihonto nomatter how trivial or obvious things may seem it will save you alot of head/heart aches not to mention money. Regards

Thinking the type of polish needed to remove the two areas of rust shouldn't be toomuch but like the other guy said unless it's a must have..... I'd wait for something else.... one thing I've learned in my short time collecting is "patience is a virtue" deljay

Very Interesting thread! Not here to comment but to provide a more detailed rendering of the area of topic hope it helps

This look like blades usually sold by showa something on ebay no?

Even to my novice eyes the mon looks off

Sold! Thanks fornthe interests fellas

Never seen this type of narrowing usually you see narrowing you describe on onokubi zukuri type construction or on sinoji zukuri blades when they want the kissaki to be reinforced. On your blade it doesn't look to be the case but ita hard to tell for sure from the pics you've provided thw taper does look to be on both sides maybe a result of polishing?