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Nope, no attribution. Seller estimated 1650s for when the blade was made. Camera on my phone is a little meh, my bad for photo quality issues

ill try to get better pics, Thanks!

Bought this edo period waki in koshirae for 880. Its mumei, and id like to see what school or smith it is attributed to. Is around 20 inches in length.

Sold

just an fyi: consensus on here is leaning towards it being a showato. Because of this, I would be willing to take offers lower than asking price.

I see what you mean. Here are more pics in hopefully better lighting

Btw there are no stamps on the nakago. However kanemichi seems to have a longer signature then what is present on the nakago, hence the confusion

I have this kanemichi listed in the sales channel, and would like confirmation on whether it is showato or gendaito(previous owner says gendaito). Here are some pics of the blade:

To add to this, I'd be willing to sell the mounted blade without the Stef's tosogu tsuba for 750. If you are interested in just the Stef's tosogu tsuba, I would sell it for 250.

Here are some more pics, I added these to the album as well. If I should take more, lmk

I'll post more detailed pics with a flash tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!

I asked him that as well, and according to him his school of shinkendo only allows traditionally made blades. Also asked for more proof, and am currently awaiting a reply. I still kinda think it's a steel mill showato, so I am pricing it as such.

Im interested in selling my gendaito(as original owner of the sword claims) signed "Kanemichi." I am selling it as I need some training materials that i could use the money from the sale to purchase. Comes with 2 tsuka cores, one partially carved by cottontail customs, and the other is wrapped in black silk by namikawa. Also comes with a hand carved tsuba by Stef's Tosogu, and the tsuba which was originally on it. Very nice blade, saya fit is almost perfect, with only a very slight amount of rattle. here are some stats; Nagasa: 26 inches Tsuka: 9.5 inches Pics photos.app.goo.gl/8VEiQTvsDQMRhKQm8 looking to get 900 shipped for it. Pm with any offers

Thank you for the resources! I'll check them out

Hello, I'm a college student who is relatively new to Japanese swords and martial arts(2 years). Have 11 years experience in Tangsoodo, 1.5 years in kendo, and only around half a year in yagyu shinkage ryu

Am in the process of purchasing my first "nihonto". Rewrapped mill steel gendaito with signature kanemichi. 26 inches long, am getting it with the original koshirae, as well as a rewrap done by cottontail customs. Also comes with a hand carved tsuba from Stef tosogu. Pretty excited, and plan on using it as a nicer sword(definitely not beater) for batto. Seller is waiting to receive it back from Josh at cottontail, so in the meantime, is there any info about kanemichi? Doesn't seem to be much written on him

Well I'm not experienced at all when it comes to determining the school of a sword, I know there are people that you can go to for appraisal. I'd recommend contacting someone in such a field

What characteristics besides the existence of showato and mass produced swords separate gendaito from Shinshinto? Basically, geometry wise, what makes these two different?

Thank you, last name is Brull by the way.

A big if indeed, although the person selling it is a military paraphernalia collector, and has no knowledge of Japanese swords whatsoever. In your opinion, Mr. Doffin, what era would you say this sword is most likely from?

Wondering specifically what era it is from, and what school potentially made it.

Hi, as the title implies, I would like some info on this sword, as well as if it would be worth buying for 750 dollars. The person selling it is in Poland.

Cool! Thanks for the info! Does this design indicate a certain era or school?