could i get papers on my sword

[jeeplover]

this sword has been discussed on here before.i am wanting to get it polished and try and have a sensa look at it and get papers on it.my question is can i do that. more specifically is this a traditionally made sword. it has a nice hamom but i see no hada. here are the links to the other discussions on this sword.and links to pictures of sword.any help would be nice thank you.

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http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m58 ... y%20sword/

 

If you have an active hamon but can't see a hada (not uncommon given wartime polish and a very tight hada), and there's no tang stamp, chances are reasonably high that you may have a gendaito,. However. you need a window polish to clear things up. It should however be recalled that some traditionally made swords are forged with such a tight hada that they are muji - there is no visible grain. That's not the same as saying that there is no grain.

[Kam]

Hi,

 

Not my main area of knowledge but I can tell you a couple of things to make it easier for yourself and those you are asking. Mei was often written by another hand other than the smiths, they could be students or someone hired to cut mei (ww2 era had this a lot) for a number of smiths. . check Slough's book.

Also war time polish does not show the true details of a blade, what often looks muji actually has tight itame (I have just received a blade back from being polished and I was surprised to see it was extremely well forged with a nice clear hada (will post some pics later). And lastly some pics of the blade would be extremely helpfull in the overall assessment to your question.

 

EDIT

 

Just saw you made mention of the hada.

 

Regards

 

Kam

[cabowen]

I wouldn't think it would be a wise move from an economic standpoint. Can't say about the papers as there aren't images of sufficient size and quality, of the areas necessary, to make any judgments as to whether or not it is traditionally made.

[jeeplover]

here are pictures of the blade .if better ones are needed i will try and get them after work tomorrow. from an economic standpoint it would be ok to me. i got the sword cheep. it is something i treasure and wish to preserve and take care of. in a couple of the pictures you can see the hamon.

 

http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m58 ... d%20blade/

[runagmc]

Keith, some clear close-up pics might help us...