Bishu osafune

[Rawa]

2 last kanji. Something mitsu.

[Nobody]

It looks 法光 - Norimitsu to me. But it also could be 清光 - Kiyomitsu.

[Bugyotsuji]

Need more shots under different-angled lighting

[Rawa]

Thank you for quick answer. Strange find. I asked for reliable photo to see sugata and nakago jiri. 

[Rawa]

Mekugi ana looks fine. It have reworked koshirae with typical samegawa plug after previous mekugi. If this is ubu even if gimei price is good. But who would forge batch sword? Bishu [except Sukemitsu] indicates low grade?

[Bugyotsuji]

祐光 Sukemitsu also might be possible…(?)

[Rawa]

It looks more sukemitsu then 2 others mentioned. If sugata will look like from muromachi probably will take it.

[Rawa]

Ok I picked it. Definietly Sukemitsu. Nakago jiri looks fine. Your opinion on sugata [late muromachi?] And advice for kissaki. Is this salvageable? Hada itame/mokume but faint.

[Rawa]

Ura nakago. Maybe there was somthing.

[Bugyotsuji]

What do you mean, like a date?

[Rawa]

2 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said:

What do you mean, like a date?

Yes, dunno maybe it's my imagination.

[Tohagi]

I see nothing on the ura suggesting a date or a faded inscription. 

 

The shape looks very late muromachie to me. 

The boshi could be saved but the piting is deep, you may loose some mm, I don’t see crow nose flaw...

 

The meï looks possible but I have a concern with that hamon: looks more mino than bizen but at the end of muromachie there were a lot of cross influences...

 

Best regards, 

Eric VD 

[Rawa]

I hope this sword can be saved and I will put money and effort into it. If it wasn't sukemitsu would be better becouse of scarce title used usually for average swords of others from Osafune - except Sukemitsu.