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nickm

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I think the paper says, "Den Bizen    Osafune Tadamitsu"  so it is in the style of a Bizen smith ... like ...Tadamitsu.

This seems like a general assessment for a blade that is hardly "Bad" but also hardly remarkable.

There were armies that needed arms at that point...

Peter

 

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Since they are saying Around Eishō. 永正 your smith may be...

 

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD129

or this guy

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD136

 

or if you are lucky, it is...

https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TAD133

 

Blade has to be judged on its own merits. Simple hamon with everyday itame hada with little to no activity in the jihada or is it a WOW when you see the hamon and the hada? That would be the simple difference between the two smiths and the third smith above. Post good quality pics and some of the great people of this board may be able to help you figure where your smith falls...then again, it is still a big list of Bizen Tadamitsu's

https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=&name_op=starts&name=tadamitsu&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=52&start_era=All&school_nid=All

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