Nicholas Posted June 5, 2022 Report Posted June 5, 2022 Hi, I am fairly new to Japanese swords and collecting. A few years ago I purchased this sword as one of my first swords. It had a bad amateur polish when I bought it but I thought it might be a good sword. It has a 27 1/2 inch nagasa and a wild hamon. It is in military mounts. I would love to hear some knowledgeable opinions on the sword and If it’s worth getting papered and polished as I did not pay much for the sword. Pics in the link below. Thank you. https://imgur.com/a/0O4LunP Quote
Grey Doffin Posted June 5, 2022 Report Posted June 5, 2022 Hi Nick, If the mei is right and there are no serious defects, a polish by a competent togishi is warranted, plus a paper also if you like. My 1st Nihonto, back in 1983 or 4 was a wakizashi by Mitsuhira; he did nice work. Here is the listing in Fujishiro. Grey 2 1 Quote
Nicholas Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Posted June 5, 2022 Thank you Grey, From my research Mitsuhira was an excellent smith.To my untrained eye there seems to be no serious defects in the blade. Although the blade seems a little thin like it was polished many times. Quote
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