Ronald Aguirre Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Hello everyone. I have the chance to buy this katana. The seller says it was brought back by a family member from the war. Just want your thoughts in its authenticity before I buy. Sorry in advance for the bad pics. This is what the seller sent me. I believe the nakago is signed “nagayoshi” 1 Quote
John C Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Is the line next to the kissaki a dent? John C. Quote
Tohagi Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Very nice "trouvaille". The sword shows potential IMO. Seems koto maybe bizen. No clear shot of the nakago, suriage 2 1/2 mekugi ana (half one on the edge of suriage but maybe just a shadow on the picture), nice patina and bohi, some dents. Waki size? If the price is correct... Quote
Tohagi Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 ...Mmh Nagayoshi is a big name in Yamashiro... caution. https://www.ncjsc.org/resources/newsletter/bizen-osafune-nagayoshi 2 Quote
Robert S Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 But none of the well known smiths using these characters for Nagayoshi seem to have used a niji-mei (two character signature) except perhaps one back in the Heian period, which I think can be ruled out. So it would seem to be either gimei or an undocumented smith. 1 Quote
Mushin Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 12 hours ago, Tohagi said: Very nice "trouvaille". The sword shows potential IMO. Seems koto maybe bizen. No clear shot of the nakago, suriage 2 1/2 mekugi ana (half one on the edge of suriage but maybe just a shadow on the picture), nice patina and bohi, some dents. Waki size? If the price is correct... Sorry, don't see Bizen unless the nakago was tortured and disfigured, which I don't see. And I don't see Heianjo Nagayoshi either. Like Robert S said above, either a fake or some other obscure Nagayoshi 1 Quote
tokashikibob Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Kinda looks like sanbonsugi hamon from the one pic. If the price is right I would pick it up. Quote
Rawa Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 (edited) Please give us measurements. Nagasa is around 70cm? Blade looks like koto [nanbokucho] but hamachi is non existent? Also on kissaki is some bad yaki ware or even hagire. I can't see any boshi. Hamon looks like almost running out of the blade. Check koshirae, habaki dsn't look like made for this blade. But picture could be made just before desmantling. Dunno if You can improve it by polishing. Edited October 24 by Rawa Quote
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