Salvatore

Thank you for the suggestion!

I'm not sure about the shipping between EU because my customs officer had told me that Greece has bigger problem with swords etc. Maybe roadtrip in Italy is a better way but I want someone to see all my swords and it's risk to take all of them in one trip but can be with couple of them. If Brian knows someone in Greece, it will be great.

I forgot that it has torokusho too.

Thank you so much for your thoughts, I appreciate it! Possible about Sa at the end and interesting opinion about the old age.

The problem here in Greece is the law for this stuff, it is too difficult to import or export swords. So, for this reason is difficult for me to export my swords for papers or show it in hand to someone or anything else.

Hello, still searching for this one.

Greece

The problem is that I haven't someone close to me to show it and it is a little bit difficult to send it.

Of course, I'm keeping it as it is. I just try to make the photos better. Thank you for your interest and your comment!

Thank you for your comment and the info!

Hello! If you want to share your tanto, that will be great.

Hello, thank you for the comment! Of course about the mei is difficult to know if it is authentic or not. I'm not asking to know something specific, I just collect any info from anyone wants to share his/her knowledge.

Hello to all! I make this post just for sharing and opinions. Genuine or not, thanks to Ray Singer who informed me about the translation of mei.

Thank you for the try! It could be but how can be translated? I try to see the second character of kanji. An other thought was Sa but Ray Singer told me that it isn't and I trust his knowledge.

Thank you for the comment! I try to see and understand if there is a second Kanji or there is only one. Still searching.

Added better photos of mei.

I agree too, I never said all these information are wrong. I just said that I accept that it is a fake blade but a little bit older. Also yes, I can understand that depends on metal. Thank you for any information of everyone and I never wanted to say the opposite.

Well, I think we are ok now. I can understand your side about all the others here who don't want accept anything than their opinion. I absolutely accept and believe your knowledge and for sure I don't want to argue with anyone. I just wanted to say that blade made a few years ago not today or these months, it isn't antique and of course I accept that it isn't a nihonto one. I justed wanted to discuss it a little bit without arguing or saying by my side "this is a real one". Anyway, please believe me that I'm not a person who doesn't listening or not accepting the reality.

I haven't something with you. Yes I opened the topic as unknown tanto but later I said yes it is a fake one. I just wanted to discuss some thoughts keeping the opinion of a fake one and the other person "DoTanuki yokai" put out a fighting style on me, everyone can understand but noone saying it. Anyway let's let it because I don't want to "waste" his time for just a discussion with same opinion as me about a fake one.

Really now, why do you fight me? Did I say that it is a real Nihonto? As I said at my first comment, I believe that it is a fake one. Now I'm just saying that it is an older blade and not a "today" blade. And of course not much old. I have never said that it is a real Nihonto. I'm just saying my thoughts about a fake blade for a discussion with you without arguing and you just fight me with no reason. Anyway, thank you and I don't need any more DISCUSSION as I just wanted to start, without readind and understanding what I'm saying and of course not waste your time.

Well, I took it to the Ephorate of Antiquities because as conservator of antiquities I know some people there and they would examine it a little bit without revealing it to others. The result is that the patina is old, we don't know the date because I had to let it there for a long time and I can't without making papers but for sure it isn't new. So it is an old blade and for some reason they made it like this.