Help with Mei I think with photos this time

[dbotkin]

Hi

Now the harder part of the Quest , there seem to be a munber of Yoshikuni Sword Smiths, I am sending photos of the tang file marks and Kanji, I have emailed others in regards to the smith and age and have dates from 1600 to 1900.

I am wondering if the kaji used on this blade is specific to an era or maybe the way that only certain smiths singed there work.

The Sword is Katana 2 shuka and not in good condition and like many other amature sword owners trying to derermine if polish is worth the money, but I still love the sword despite its condition.

Thanks for any insite

Dan

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

The mei reads YOSHIKUNI

 

Yoshikuni, as you say, are numerous from koto to showa jidai.

 

Looking at the yasurime (seems kesho) i don't think that this blade is a koto one

 

More information like sugata, lenght of the kissaki, moto haba and kasane etc... could help more

[dbotkin]

Jacques

This is what I could come up with.

Kissaki 1.072 IN

Kasane .265 IN

Mihaba 1.351 IN

Sori 5/8 IN Looks like at the center of the blade for the max curvature

Nakago 8 IN with one Hole

Nagasa 23 7/8 IN

I will try to post two more photos

Thank you for the Help

Dan

[Brian]

To keep this in one thread, here are the pics that were posted later:

 

 

Brian

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Really hard to tell something, but it seems to me that this blade is not so old, the mei tagane are visible Yasurime too .

 

If it worth enough to be polished? only a polisher with the sword in hand can be able to determine it.