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Tanto signed Kunitoshi, any opinions on this mei ?


bmccoy

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Does anyone have an opinion on this Kunitoshi mei ?

The nakago has the shape, curve,  that other Kunitoshi blades have, the blade is 10.75 inches long, the blade is straight except for

the last 3 inches which have a slight negative curvature.  The blade image was scanned due to length, there is a line across the blade

where I put the two images back together for my sword sheet.  I can send higher resolution images if someone wants to see them. 

 

Regards,

Bob.

 

 

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I do know this, I started with the blade shape, which seems to be from the correct time period.  In a few reference I could find, I was able to see the nakago had a similar curve to other 

kunitoshi blades.    I was unable to find enough images to compare more.  I do not have enough references to research this so I posted here.  On another note, I thought the mei was not cut very

deep, and wondered if the mei was added later.   

 

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