My garage sale find

[Kyle68]

Hello everyone. I bought this sword at a yard sale. My first thought was that it was a fake because the tsuka and saya are obvious fakes. But when I looked at it, I could tell the tsuka and saya were not made for the blade. When I examined the blade, it looked to be authentic. It has two mekugiana and the nakago has great patina. It also has some fukure which means it must be traditionally made. But I have some questions about it as well. It doesn’t have much (if any) shinogi and there is no yokote that I can tell. I think it has a sugua or hoso-suga hamon but it’s hard to tell. What do you guys think? Can anyone tell me how old it is or who could have made it? 

[Kyle68]

[ChrisW]

Traditionally made yes.. but buffing wheel'ed to hell. I am not sure if there's even enough meat on the boshi for it to be salvageable. 

[Kyle68]

 @ChrisW thank you! I didn’t pay much for it so im glad. It’s still cool to look at. Any guesses on the age? Koto? Any guess on a school? 

[Rawa]

Shinto [so-called kanbun-shinto with minimal sori] or end of edo [bakumatsu/longer blades. How long is nagasa? Dunno if marked kizu is kirikomi.

[Kyle68]

@Rawa it could be Shinto. The blade does feel heavier than the koto blades I’ve held. The nagasa is between 25 inches and 26 inches. It’s hard to tell since it doesn’t have a habaki 

[Rawa]

Measure from tip to munemachi.

https://romanceofmen.com/blogs/katana-info/katana-nagasa-know-how-to-measure-katana-blade-the-right-way#HowToMeasureNagasa

[Kyle68]

@Rawa From the tip to the munemachi is 26.25 inches