Stephen Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 Your call, good or something monkeys with. 1 Quote
DoTanuki yokai Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 In my opinion the blade is gimei. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/emura.htm and some stuff i have found, one of them is also only signed with E. 1 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 Japanese sword index has 5 variations of Ohmura mei, so the kanji doesn’t bother me. The missing second kanji is unique, but I’ve seen things, like kanji out of order on a Mantetsu, and other errors. Rush to meet high demand forces human error. I’d have to base the decision on the blade itself. Does it look like something made by Emura? 1 Quote
vajo Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 Christian the mass small pictures reminds me on Alien signs on a UFO. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Posted November 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Bruce Pennington said: Does it look like something made by Emura? Maybe one of his students... Not the Emura work 1 Quote
Stephen Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Posted November 29, 2021 Just a clarify I asked for opinions to make sure I was wrong OR right in not having confidence in the cut of mei. Quote
MarcoUdin Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 It's so hard to judge his work based off of his signature, I've seen multiple signatures that I would have screamed gimei that have been papered to him. And the yasurime leaves much to be desired imo 1 Quote
Ian B3HR2UH Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 It is a crap sword whether it is right or not . The yasurimei look a lot coarser than those in Christian's examples . Ian Brooks 1 1 Quote
Bazza Posted November 29, 2021 Report Posted November 29, 2021 46 minutes ago, MarcoUdin said: It's so hard to judge his work based off of his signature, I've seen multiple signatures that I would have screamed gimei that have been papered to him. Papered to him?? PAPERED TO HIM????? Truly, I ask the question, are Emura blades worthy of a paper??? Those I have seen in my time I wouldn't have the gall to take to a Shinsa... BaZZa. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Posted November 29, 2021 Bazza i wish i could find photos of mine. Or the one i owned. Reports told me it went to Nippon and papered. 1 1 Quote
MarcoUdin Posted November 30, 2021 Report Posted November 30, 2021 55 minutes ago, Bazza said: Truly, I ask the question, are Emura blades worthy of a paper??? While I can't argue that, i believe it was Aoi selling one a few years back that i recall and one other from a Facebook group. 1 Quote
Brian Posted November 30, 2021 Report Posted November 30, 2021 Mine would easily paper. No doubt there are ones not as good. But many I've seen are worthy of papers and have decent workmanship. Quote
Stephen Posted November 30, 2021 Author Report Posted November 30, 2021 What the good ones look like 8 Quote
Bazza Posted November 30, 2021 Report Posted November 30, 2021 Well, guess I'll have to keep waiting and looking. Thanks for the responses and your imageSteven BaZZa. 2 Quote
David Flynn Posted November 30, 2021 Report Posted November 30, 2021 I had the same argument with Chris Bowen, on this forum. Chris claimed he had never seen a good Emura. I said I had seen some very nice ones, including one which I owned. After some to and froing , Chris concluded the all swords should be judged on their own merit. 1 1 3 Quote
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