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Looks Shinshinto to me, looks like possibly Chikuzen or similar to the example of Koyama Munetsugu-den in the Connoisseurs book IMO

I will in fact *NOT* be using Brasso or Brillo pads. I'll leave it to Woody to give it the correction/care it deserves

You can usually tell a sword has been shortened without removing the tsuka and inspecting the nakago, the geometries/measurements/overall sugata will be strange compared to what is expected for a given school or line of smiths IMO

TokyoSword https://tokyosword.myshopify.com/collections/sword I don't think I would have issue purchasing from them again (assuming it's something too good to pass up) in the future as I've had many good transactions, but as far as coordinating services for things, that ship has sailed.

Was certainly using the term very loosely here but added some quotation marks for posterity. In any case, it's bridge under the water at this point and that particular matter has been resolved as much as can reasonably be expected. Indeed, I was too naïve in this regard, I should have been more thorough in vetting who it was that was recommended etc.

Not sure but that is what it weighs bare Yes they were, unfortunately it seems "the polisher" in question decided to just touch up the blade rather than do what was asked. It seems even still they decided to stop halfway through that process as evident by the boshi which they burnished and rounded off the geometries of.

Hello All, Wanted to share my recent acquisition - an NBTHK-Hozon Katana attributed to the Sue-Hosho school. Overall dimensions are as follows: Nagasa : 68 cm Sori : 24 mm Total length : 97 cm Motohaba : 29.9 mm Sakihaba : 20 mm Motokasane : 6.4 mm Sakikasane : 4.3 mm Blade Weight : 544 grams I had the dealer I purchased the sword from coordinate to have it sent to a "polisher" they recommended while it was in Japan. Unfortunately this led to a less than sub-par and quite frustrating result that was not apparent until I received it in hand. I will be sending this off for a new shirasaya soon and then to Woody Hall for correction of the polish. Beyond the polish or lack thereof rather, I am absolutely in love with the sugata and dimensions of this sword and am looking forward to getting it back in good shape. I will likely submit for Tokubetsu Hozon in the future once the polish/shirasaya is complete.

Indeed, the mei does give me some apprehension for submitting to shinsa. If I feel the urge to submit it, I might have the mei removed professionally prior to doing so, otherwise I'll just appreciate the sword as is for now and study some more.

Thank you very much! It was the only Tsuba I saw that I immediately felt the urge to buy. I quite like it.

Will attempt this advice for some more photos a bit later, thank you No problem at all! I think so as well Can't stop staring at it Sadly not, perhaps I might submit it for shinsa in the future depending.

Here's a few more photos as requested:

Picked this Mokume Tsuba up at an antique shop in Japan. I thought it was a particularly interesting Tsuba overall give the oddly shaped ana and samegawa inserts as well as the copper braiding on the sides. I believe the signature reads 明珍「_」宗晴　Myochin [?]Muneharu? Could not figure out the top left Kanji however if anyone could assist with that one. Any thoughts on the Tsuba overall? This is more or less my first serious approach to Tsuba

Finally got the sword back from polishing by Woody and has a fresh shirasaya made by Mike Virgadamo. Absolutely stunning nie and well worth the wait.

It's Uda Kunimune, what is giving you doubts about it? All the papers also say Uda Kunimune, especially the NBTHK one.

I've just received 3 items from this seller, no qualms with the description or what I received and she was willing to negotiate a large sum off the initial listing prices. She posts a lot of items up for sale regularly, so it would stand to reason mistakes may occur here and there. All that said, I'm sorry you gentlemen had a poor experience