Any help would be appreciated

[Geistops]

Have had poor luck finding information on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[Ray Singer]

The mei is Kawachi no kami Kunisuke. The nakago appears to have been cleaned at some point.

https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meisearch?type=All&mei_op=contains&mei=河内守國助

[Jacques]

Seems gimei, the whole style doesn't  match and the ji kuni should be more elongated (whatever the generation) .

 

Shodai :

 

https://www.seiyudo.com/wa-010417.htm

 

 Nidai 

 

https://www.seiyudo.com/wa-010417.htm 

 

 

 

 

[uwe]

Same sword Jacques?!

[Geistops]

So from what I am trying to understand one person says could this and other says could be a fake?  I do understand smiths were copied and faked a lot. Just trying to nail down the info on this before I put in safe and forget. 

[ChrisW]

They're giving you two slightly different readings on the signature, it appears. Reading these old mei can be tricky for a lot of reasons. Ray is giving you his translation of what the signature implies; Jacques is giving you his and explaining to you that the signature is what we call Gimei: or a falsely made signature. It means that the signature is likely a forgery done by someone else: either with intent to deceive or in honor of that person, or for any other myriad of reasons.

I am not sure who is reading it correctly. Give the board a little more time and someone will confirm it.

[Jacques]

1 hour ago, uwe said:

Same sword Jacques?!

 

Oh, my mistake, the right link and it's the nidai too.

 

https://www.touken-sato.com/event/katana/2015/10/K-kunisuke-02.html

[Ray Singer]

54 minutes ago, ChrisW said:

 Ray is giving you his translation of what the signature implies; Jacques is giving you his and explaining to you that the signature is what we call Gimei: or a falsely made signature.

 

Exactly right, only providing a reading and a reference for who the mei is referring to. Not saying the signature is authentic, which I have doubts on as well.