William Jennings

@ROKUJUROJean, thank you! I will try to get you better photos on a dark background and side lighting. As for the nakago, I don’t see any stamps. Just the yasurieme. Is there a way to remove some rust on the nakago without ruining the blade to better look for a stamp? Suggestions?

Hey guys! I picked up this sword at a sale and was hoping to get more information on it. Is this an older sword that was repurposed for the war or a showato? I’m guessing older but not sure. I think it’s in gunto mounts but not the typical mounts that I’ve seen before. Was this a military sword or carried by a civil worker? Mumei nakago The nagasa is 26 inches i think the hamon is notare-gunome but not sure takanoha yasurieme, so possibly Mino den? any information about its age/maker would be helpful

Just got the handle off. Could someone translate?

Can anyone help with the translation of this Fuchi?

@ChrisW really? I told him I thought it was a Chinese knockoff. You really think it’s legit?

This sword was brought back by a friends grandpa after the war. Thoughts on its authenticity?

@Nobody can you give me any details on which specific “Kanesada” signed this so I can do some research? Like when Kanesada was alive or which generation?

Hey everyone! I have the chance to buy this nihonto in gunto mounts. I have several questions about it. The seller says it’s signed “Kanesada” (Nosada) because of the special kanji that was used and that it is from the muromachi era. Is it authentic? Or do you think it’s gimei?? also, I know the sword is in gunto mounts but the Ito wrap style is unusual. Is this Satsuma style wrap?

I’ll start off by saying I know these are bad pics, but these are the pics the gentleman sent me of the tang on his katana. Can anyone translate the maker or year from this?

Can anyone help me with this Mei? Thanks in advance!

Here are the signatures I found online for ghr Shodai and Nidai!

Hello everyone! I have been doing some research on this sword. @Ray Singer translated the maker as Yasuhiro. I am curious if this is an authentic signature or gimei. Additionally i am curious about the age and school. I far from an expert, so feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but here are some things that I’ve noticed. It is suriage and probably missing some of the signature. Nagasa is 25 inches, takanoah yasurime, the hamon appears to be gunome, it’s hard to tell visualize the boshi or get a picture of it but I believe it is O-maru or Ko-maru. The tsuba is simple and without decoration. The seppa seem to be made of copper. The fuchi has some kind of decoration…..is it feathers or leaves or wheat? I have no idea what the menuki are but would love to know that. The kashira seems to be a bird…..possibly a hummingbird? Any helpful comments, or correction would be appreciated. From my research there were 4 generations of Yasuhiro, and I would be curious which generation this work is from also thanks to @Rivkinand @PNSSHOGUN for their help!

Okay! I will do that in the Nihonto section! Thank you both for your help!

Okay! So is the most accurate way to figure out which specific yasuhiro made the sword to compare the signature to online examples? Or is there a more accurate way? I’d love to know which one made it

Wow! Thank you for the quick reply @Ray Singer. It doesn’t look like the other Yasuhiro signatures I see online, so do you think it’s gimei signature?

Hey all! Can anyone help me with the translation of the Mei from the katana I recently bought? Thanks in advance!