Found A Nihonto And Have Some Questions

[Walter DB]

My girlfriend's dad passed away recently and we found this katana among his belongings. We both have no clue about these things, but we know he purchased it late 80's in Japan and brought it to the US and we have found some papers that seem to belong to it (see attached).

There are a couple things we're trying to figure out:

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  What's the make/brand/origin of the sword?

  
  
  
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  What's the rough value of this sword?

  
  
  
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  The sword needs some repairs and does anyone know a place in the Tri-state area where this can be done?

  
  
  

Any help is welcome!

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Geraint]

Dear Walter.

 

I don't think we can tell very much from these photographs.  The papers are copies from a sword textbook which illustrate a variety of shinto period sword signatures, they may or may not have anything to do with your sword.

If possible remove the bamboo peg that holds the hilt to the sword, slide off the handle and guard and see if there is a signature on your sword.  Good photographs of the tang will help us tell you more, as will some dimensions.

The more you can give us the more we can give you.

All the best.

[Greg F]

Hi Walter is it? Please dont touch the polished area of the blade with bare hands and keep lightly oiled.

Welcome to Nmb.

 

Greg

[raynor]

Also do not clean the tang part of the blade if you remove the tsuka (handle), the area below the polished sharp part is the one part you do touch.

 

Welcome to the house of fun.

[Mark]

Walter? or Weedebe (not sure i saw your name), i see you are in NYC  there is a club there, maybe they could be a resource

 

https://www.facebook.com/nytokenkai?fref=hovercard&hc_location=none&__tn__=%2CdC-R-R

 

looks like they have a meeting Sunday

[Walter DB]

Thanks for the information! We might swing by the club on Sunday!