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Welp, I guess I managed to compile several gimei Yasutsugu's all in one location, since there aren't any sites or references for gimeis. Lol Since receiving this sword, it has been a blessing and a curse because I can't seem to come to terms with the fact that such a beautiful blade is a gimei. I really wish the blade was just a mumei so I don't have to deal with the "false" aspect. And I already am aware with all the implications that comes with removing the mei, along with the cost so I don't want to deal with that either. Wish there was a good reference to compare all 12 generations of Yasutsugu's instead of just comparing the "yasutsugu" kanji to finally put my skepticism about this sword to bed.

So green papers are not legitimate? I guess I did read somewhere in the forum about that, now that you mention it.

I was looking at all Yasutsugu's in general.

Hello again, I posted pics of my presumably gimei Yasutsugu on the forum several months ago for feedback. And since it was determined as gimei based on the mei, I searched high and low for different variations of the Yasutsugu mei and the aoi mon to see if I can find similarities/inconsistencies with the mei to possibly dispute the gimei determination. I am in no way arguing that my sword is the real deal with these photos. I would like to simply raise the discussion and would like some of your expertise on the mei's I have found in comparison. And as photos would show, some of these yasutsugu's with unusual mei's were papered as legitimate. Examples of what is different about the mei's from the photos from typical Yasutsugu's are the aoi mon, the 之 kanji at the end(which usually looks like a blossom), and maybe the 康 kanji? Again, just wondering what everyone thinks. *I googled these photos awhile back and had them in my files for awhile so I have no information about the photos, besides what is photographed.* Thanks for your feedback in advance. My Yasutsugu is at the very end btw.

I guess my brother found this sword based on your information that looks almost identical in terms of the koshirae. A BIZEN BIRD'S HEAD TACHI https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5679445 Now its just a matter of whether the blade is legit.

Pretty cool info! Thanks Ray!

Yeah, my brother didn't know what he was doing when he took the photos lol. So would you say this is a pretty valuable sword based on the photos? Are there fake swords like this?

Hello, Just posting pics of my brother's sword that he inherited at the time I got mine. I wondering what your thoughts are and if you have any information on the blade make. Not the best photos so apologies for that. Mike Yamasaki simply said the blade can't be properly appraised unless he looks at it in-person but the mountings are more or less souvenir caliber.