Kanemoto sword?

[Foletta]

Does this look like a Kanemoto Boshi ? 

[Rivkin]

I would argue its late Muromachi Jumyo or possibly Kanemoto. Shinto would have sugu boshi. First generations would have more nie, more complicated work, possibly sugu boshi. I don't see periodic groups of three, not a single one strictly periodic, strictly group of three. I see very periodic gunome-togari with a few sticking out. Its Mino, its possible Kanemoto but unless there is an argument missing, I would personally prefer Jumyo. Probably by a significant margin.

Edited Tuesday at 06:42 AM by Rivkin

[ChrisW]

I could see an argument for either, but having been dealing with a lot of Jumyo lately, I would agree that this looks like a Muromachi Jumyo den blade. The gunome/togari, the higaki yasurime, the longer nakago, and the styling of the boshi all point towards this.

Early Kanemoto (2nd and later) lineage was a bit more formulaic with their sanbonsugi, which I am not seeing so much here; unless the wear is significant and the hamon has lost much of its original form.

This might be a fun one to consider for Shinsa in my opinion! If you do pursue that, please let us know the results!