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[Michael 67]

 it`s  me again 

 

 

I can buy this sword for about usd 1000.

Please help me with the signature.

Is it worth the blade to restore?

There are 3 small nicks and some light rust.

I think the saya is a Kyu Gunto .. Is that correct?

many thanks

[John A Stuart]

Check out Higo no Kuni Dotanuki Munehiro. John

[Michael 67]

 

is the signature genuine or a fake? What the experts say about it?

[Stephen]

how about a bit of effort on your behalf, google the name in images see what you think...Da?

[seattle1]

Hello:

The "experts" are those who are paid to do shinsa, and sometimes they make errors. That being said, to my amateur eye it looks suspicious. Higo Dotanuki Munehiro is a considerable smith, working in the early 19th Cent. and much appreciated by working samurai for his excellent and good cutting blades done in a rather Bizen style. I have owned several and the mei comes in both a small scale size and a larger size, such as the one in consideration. My "suspicion" is based on the deeply slanting yasurime which is uncharacteristic. Yasurime is easy to ignore or brush away in nakago study, but it is the first thing that should be in conformity. $1,000 USD would be a "steal" if the blade is correct. However $1,000 does not have much downside risk so buying and holding for a shinsa would not be crazy as the upside is substantial even given the cost of restoration.

Arnold F.