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Thank you all very much for your responses. Here a better pic

Hello I got a new sword, and it came with this sort of origami. I haven't seen anything like this before. Do you know, what it might be, and what it says. Tanks, Raphael

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Thank you so much for your replies. If you look closely, you can see that a signature has been removed. I think it's a sword from the Edo period. I find the story behind it very interesting. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make the old signature legible anymore. Perhaps I should try taking a picture with a flash. Of course, I would have been happier if it had been an original Yasutsuna sword. Thank you, Jean and Ray. Best regards, Raphael

Hello I recently bought a new katana. I'm fairly certain it's a Gimei katana, but I'd still like to get your opinions. What do you think? Thanks for your help!

Hello I recently bought a new katana. I'm fairly certain it's a Gimei katana, but I'd still like to get your opinions. What do you think? In the marked area, I think I can see small remnants of an older signature that was later removed. I tried taking pictures with both light and dark backgrounds, but unfortunately, they didn't improve. I hope the signature is still legible. Thanks for your help!

Wow, thats great info, thank you mecox.

Hey Geraint Thanks for the link. Sure, will share, what I find. Pics will follow, need to make good ones Best regards R

Thank you very much guys! That helps. It's gona be a long night

Hello everyone I found this sword, but unfortunately I haven't found any information about it. Can you help me? 1. Translation of the signature would be great 2. Who is the blacksmith? Is there any information about him? 3. How old could the sword be? Thank you very much Raphael

Oh, thats unfortunate. Thats most likely why I couldn't find anything in the nihonto club index. Thank you very much for your effort.

Thank you Ray. Fast as always. Any idea, where I could get more information about the smith? Yes, should bei Genji period.

Hello I got a new sword, and would need help to translate the signature and the NBTHK paper. Thank you very much Best regards from Austria

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Yes, tried google translate, but that didn't work at all