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Here are a few closer pictures of the sword

Hey everyone, I’ve had this sword for awhile now and am curious if anyone is able to identify it or would be able to provide any information on it. It is signed, however I have had no luck in translating the mei, due to its condition. Hamon is Suguha. Kissaki is possibly Ko-Kissaki Measurements are as follows: Length from Kissaki to machi: 25” width at machi: 1 1/8” Thickness at machi: 5/16”

Here is the shape of the blade. Measurements are listed above. Thank you!

Having a little bit of trouble with this one and was hoping you guys could help me out. The signature is on the Tachi Mei side. If it’s a smith’s signature then I don’t have any idea, however if it is a date marking/nengo it looks to be possibly Eikyo (could be mistaken, just trying to go off what I see). Measurements; Length from Kissaki to machi: 25” width at machi: 1 1/8” Thickness at machi: 5/16”

Having a little bit of trouble with this one and was hoping you guys could help me out. The signature is on the Tachi Mei side. If it’s a smith’s signature then I don’t have any idea, however if it is a date marking/nengo it looks to be possibly Eikyo (could be mistaken, just trying to go off what I see). Measurements; Length from Kissaki to machi: 25” width at machi: 1 1/8” Thickness at machi: 5/16”

Hello everyone, I need help identifying what era my katana is from and any other possible information. Any and all help is appreciated! I wasn’t able to get the Habaki off, however I was able to slide it down enough to get a measurement of the machi. Measurements; Length from Kissaki to machi: 25” width at machi: 1 1/8” Thickness at machi: 5/16” Thank you again for your help and consideration!

Well, what I do find interesting is there are little hishigami paper triangles tucked under every crease of the ito; they seem to be quite aged, so I don't think the wrap or the menuki were a 'later edition'. The Nakago has no other marks then those numbers, but you can clearly see the file marks on the tang. The polish is in fairly bad shape, so I can't see any large noi but in some parts I think I can see teeny-tiny nie. The polish is bad enough to the point where I can't see a hada, and I was lucky to even get clear enough pictures of the hamon with the shape it's in. The tsuba fits the blade fairly well, and I only had to fashion a very tiny bamboo wedge to slip between the tsuba and the nakago to have a snug fit. There were no seppa on the sword when I bought it, so there is a small amount of movement of the tsuba, but I figure I could get some cheap antique ones somewhere to fix that. It is not very clear in the pictures, but you can see the hamon run down underneath the habaki and up through the kissaki, but the polish is pretty bad, so it's harder to see not-in-person. Thanks for the reply btw, I was almost thinking everyone forgot about me. :D

Hello everyone! I have recently taken some new pictures of my sword with my junk Nikon (which is the best thing I have next to a cell phone camera) and I have made an effort to be more object when I took these, so hopefully they're more helpful then the last batch. Any and all help is much appreciated in identifying anything about this sword. Thanks!

Thank you for the input. I have promptly changed my signature to 'Max J.'; you can address me as Max I have also resolved to try a better camera when I try to upload pictures. I just used my Ipod camera on those pictures, and now realize that I'll need to use my Nikon. Thanks!

Alright, here are some pictures. Sorry if they're bad quality, I tried to get the best photos I could.

Thank you very much for the reply. Yes I do hope it's more than a cheap oil quenched gunto. I just wonder what the paint on the tang means. I thought they only painted those on production swords? I'll do my best to upload some pictures. Do you have any advice as to the easiest way TO upload pictures? I'm kind of a newbie and appreciate all the help I can get