all opinions wellcome

[joe424]

I got this at a local antique store for a good price....what do you think

[joe424]

the tang reads hizen kuni yoshimasa,....blade is 21 inches from the mune machi to the tip of the kissaki

[Gabriel L]

Interesting, not many records for Yoshimasa in Hizen province. Hawley's lists one in 1681 and says it's the same as Yoshinaga (maybe he means 3rd gen Hizen Yoshinaga?). Not sure how far to trust that. Nothing in Sesko's index or anywhere else I can find. Subjectively the patina on the nakago looks old enough, but what do I know (not a lot).

 

EDIT: oh, you could have mentioned Matt already answered this.

 

Anyway, wish I could find nihonto languishing in an antique shop or yard sale somewhere. This one's out of polish but it looks fine otherwise. Congrats. Planning on getting it polished?

[joe424]

yes wen I have the money I will get it polished..,getting tsuka maki redone this month if all goes well

[joe424]

I got bolth this sword and a Japanese type 99 bent bolt sniper rifle for 400.00.....at an antique store so I believe that great swords show up sometimes you just need to no whare to look... and having good luck helps to.one side is in bad polish but the other side is not so bad ill add better pics

[Alex A]

You cant quibble for that price, with the gun included, it makes the sword a freebie!. The patina on the Tsuba looks unusual, has someone had a go at wet and dry?, or is it just the pic?.

 

Alex.

[joe424]

it had some gold foil on it long ago but what you se is all that remaind, im selling that tsuba on ebay right now,for money for a slightly bigger one dowm the road,and I traded that t99 for cash and Remington mod 1917 sporter with a vintage weaver k4 scope...its real cool