cheers brian..only paid 135 uk pounds for it as i knew it was genuine by the tang but from his pics the blade looked iffy...told him it could be a naginta as well....pleased with it as its the first little waki since i sold all my swords a few years ago.
i could have it polished by a proffesionel knife maker as he did a great job on a yamato waki for me a few years ago but i do not want to risk it with this just in case,,,, a friend of mine from another forum damaged a genuine OMI DAIJO FUJIWARA TADAHIRA by grinding an edge to it...i will wait and just keep it clean and oiled till something crops up in the future....many many thanks for the advice brian