Boot fair wakizashi

[Joe_noonan]

I found this wakizashi at a boot fair Sunday from the photo can anyone tell if the signature is genuine?

I can post the photos to a member

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[Geraint]

Dear Joe.

 

I'm not sure it matters.  You have a wakizashi with almost all the koshirae present, unusual sugata, all it need is a pair of menuki, some ito and a polish.  Good find, provided you didn't pay an arm and a leg for it.  Mei starts, "Bushu ju something Hiro,"  Still working on the rest, someone will jump in before i get to it.  Provided there are no major flaws you are ahea dof the game.  

 

 

Well done, that man!

 

All the best.

[Ganko]

Looks like a nice piece "Bushu ju Teruhiro", worthy of a polish and a new wrap with decent menuki.

[ChrisW]

Looks good to me!

[Joe_noonan]

Thanks all

It came with two ww2 officers swords a modern kukhri and a really early 1800’s air rifle

£50!

[Joe_noonan]

Does the signature look genuine?

[Joe_noonan]

Ww2 German officers swords

[ChrisW]

No way of knowing that for certain unless it goes to Shinsa. But it does look fairly good.

[Joe_noonan]

Thanks Chris

Does anyone know where I can see other examples of this smiths mei ?

[ChrisW]

I would check in an Oshigata book by either Hawley or Markus Sesko.

[PNSSHOGUN]

I think you got yourself a winner.

[Dave R]

Thanks all

It came with two ww2 officers swords a modern kukhri and a really early 1800’s air rifle

£50!

 

 Was that for the whole lot?

[Joe_noonan]

Yes

The week before I got an German nco sword and knot for £60

The week before that an SOE escape knife for £5!!

Different sellers same fair

I am going to be so disappointed tomorrow

[Tom Darling]

Joe,

 

I am speechless,  you have prize.  Congratulations.  

 

 

Tom D.

[Joe_noonan]

As I thought disappointment nothing there today

[Geraint]

Well, let's face it Joe, after that run you're owed a few weeks of nothing.

 

Part of the fun is the looking and looking followed, at least in your case, by triumphs.

 

Keep it up, there's more out there!

 

All the best.

[Moley]

The impossible dream come true.... Amazing bit of luck Joe... We have all wished that this would happen to us... You did it . Well done..