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The year looks like 文和四年（1354）

Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu, Katana in Koshirae Age: Blade: Muromachi period (AD. 1560) Tsuba: Edo period Mei: 備州長船清光作（Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku， made by Kiyomitsu of Osafune） 永禄三年八月日(3rd year of Eiroku, August. AD. 1560 August) Blade length: 66.3cm Blade is old polished, and overall in good condition with normal signs of scars and stain. This is an antique made in hundreds of years ago. There are imperfections or blemishes due to aging. Please see the pictures for details. Price: $4000 (include shipping cost within the U.S.) Reasonable offers accepted, please PM if interested.

刀　(菊水紋)湊川神社正直　昭和十八年十二月(菊水刀)　Katana[Okada_Masanao]日本刀　刀剣販売 サムライ商会[samurai shokai] Masanao？ Why so expensive??

Who is Okamoto Kazumune? I haven't heard this name.

That's not how the kanji is written. Even kindergarteners can write much better than this. Maybe it is made by an illiterate person.

Seki or Showa stamp only means the sword passed the Army's examination, nothing more. It has nothing to do with whether the sword is made by traditional way or not.

Sold!

So how could they see it is Morishige?

The mei looks like Sukesada祐定. It seems not Morishige（but it also looke like Motoshige元重）. The year looks like Daiei大永 Another point, they believe this sword is Osafune Morishige dated Shocho正长. But there is no smith named Osafune Morishige(or Motoshige) active in Shocho era.

Osafune Morishige？？ I think this is Osafune Sukesada

I think a better polishing is needed

This is JTK (Juho Token Kenkyukai銃砲刀剣研究会) paper. The appraiser is Tsujimoto Masayuki(辻本真幸), he was NBTHK Kyoto Branch Vice Branch Manager.

I just took some new photos

Blade is overall in good condition but can find some signs of scars and stain on the blade(see pictures, can be easily removed by polisher, no fatal damage). This is an antique made in hundreds of years ago. There are imperfections or blemishes due to aging. Please see the pictures for details. Mei(Signature): Unsigned Maker: Fujishima Tomoshige(3rd gen) 藤島友重 三代 Blade length: 59.5cm Blade Weight: 479.0g Age: Early Muromachi period 1394-1428 應永 [Accessories] Cloth Bag Shirasaya Certificate paper Fujishima is the name of a place in Echizen Province and it is said that the first generation of Tomoshige lived here first then moved to Kaga Province later. The founder of the Fujishima school was Tomoshige, a pupil of Rai Kunitoshi. His work dates to 1334-1338. Tomoshige line of smiths who had ten generations of the name during the Koto period and six generations up until the Shintoshinto period. Price: $2200 (include shipping cost if you live in the US) Open to offers

You can find many small crab claws which is a famous character of Sue-Bizen.

there are a lot of crab claws can be found in hamon

"the samurais last will and testament" looks like just some note written by craftsman

Hello everyone, I bought this piece a few months ago. The blade length is around 66.3cm, some scratches can be observed, so I think maybe a polishing work should be done. This is an unpapered sword. I think it is stereotypic late Muromachi. The mei is Kiyomitsu and I assume it is legit. Would this be a correct assumption? Thanks everyone.

Sword registration paper is not nbthk paper. I am sorry you were fooled. Hope you didn't spend too much

Since it is Ichimai Boshi, it has a fully tempered kissaki. So, the hamon can't "run out" into the kissaki

I think this is Ichimai Boshi

This is one of my new acquired wakizashi. I think it is a Muromachi Wakizashi signed by Norimitsu. The Nagasa is around 52cm. It seems a katate-uchi. What is your opinion about this wakizashi? Does the blade need further polishing? Is it worth submitting it for shinsa？

I know many sword dealers in Japan bypassed this process.

I agree with Jean. This is a very poor-quality sword.