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well I sent my sword over to Bob Benson. He said it was probably muromachi period which is inclusive of the Eisho period that Hoshino mentioned right? Bob said he was not able to determine anything more specific than that due to the condition of the blade. He also mentioned a hamon called Hajime which is a mixed type of hamon I think.

Rich, if you go to the thread called "My Sword" there is a link to some photos and a post stating the information given to me by Mr. Hoshino. Brian and others, thanks for your replies and good advice.

So I have read the complaint on the internet regarding Mr. Hoshino and polishing, stealing swords etc. Very bad to hear. Can I get some opinions as to whether anyone thinks the info he gave me about my sword is correct? Or is it all bogus and I need to rent another car and find someone else to give me info ? Any responses are appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks Brian.

Thank you all for the information. Indeed it was the Japanese Sword Society, not the Club that you are all so fond of. I am aware that the Society is contraversial and also as to why as he told me this himself during our visit. To me, that does not seem to invalidate the information that he told me about the sword. Also, it is in line with what I've been told by others over the years, just in greater detail. If someone has a reason why I should not believe the information given to me than I'd like to hear it. To the guy who mentioned he could not access the webite: The link to the photos wasn't working well becuase yahoo was limiting the amount of transfer per day and I had some real big photos on there. I've taken off the big ones so hopefully it works better now.

only has the 2006 dates. http://home.comcast.net/~midwesttokenkai/index.htm no email link

I guess that is not too long to wait. I was told that my sword would be worth upwards of $8k if I got it certified. I'll have to go check it out.

I got the information from a Japanese man in San Francisco who runs the Northern California Japanese Sword Society. I took the sword down there so he could give me information. This info is pretty much the same as I have gotten over the years from various sword collectors some who have seen it in person others who only saw photos and measurements. This is just a lot more detail than I've gotten before as this man is very knowledable. The reason I had put up the other post was since I was adding info and it doesn't show up that way in the forum topic. Thanks.

So how or where does one find someone to certify the authenticity of a sword ? I was told these folks come to america once in awhile. anyone know of an occasion for this?

Mino or Bizen school Eisho period 1504 to 1520 Kirisaki (tip) Jinjo (proper) habaki - copper Ha-cho (blade length) 59cm so just barely too short to be Katana instead he said is Big 00-Wakizashi (I don't know what the 00 or oo stands for , anyone know?) only shallow rust he said is probably from blood (Asai) Sori (curvature) SAki-zori (wrote something here looks like Musomachi Era 1390 - 1572) Hamon is combination straight and wavy (Suguha and Notare) Hada is wood (Mino or Bizen) Kizu (flaws or blemishes ) no fatal flaws. says has kitae-ware (lamination crack) Nakago (tang) iis Sho-Suriage (smallcut) Yasuri-me (file marks) are Kiri (cut) (over 400 years old) any thoughts?

who any of the swordsmiths of this period were?

So perhaps my sword is not one of the many mass produced swords of the later 1500s. That seems to be a good thing.

anyone know about this era? I am told my sword was made during this time.

Does anyone have more information about my sword, specifically about it being so old and unsigned? Was that common during the Koto period? thanks.

thank you for your comments.

Hi, Can any of you tell me about my sword? Thank you in advance. http://www.geocities.com/molto10/sword/sword.html Ann-Marie