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i guess it is ok i was just told years ago that i was wrong when i was saying the way a sword is displayed has meaning. at the time i could not find the proof to back up my claim it was something i read somewhere. i just thought maybe i am wrong or i read it wrong. it came up again today and reminded me what i was told .well not that appears to be wrong.

ok i know i have asked this question before and was told there is no tradition or nothing to dictate how you place the sword on the stand. what I was told(blade up, always, right side means it's a time of war, left side peace.) when I said this on a forum years ago I was laughed at. well, what is the truth?

I see it is being discussed but it still does not answer my question.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/05/12/theres-a-katana-in-the-tokyo-skytree-thats-forged-from-a-meteorite/ ok my question is could this sword be licensed and paper in Japan? if so why? here is the sword law in Japan. http://www.jssus.org/nkp/japanese_sword_laws.html what I am reading in the law is. Only traditionally made Nihonto can be licensed, i.e. swords made in Japan from Tamahagane 玉鋼 (and Shinto swords that are inscribed "Motte Namban-Tesu 以南蠻鐵" ["made using steel from the southern barbarians"]). This means in effect that it has to be either an antique, or made by a contemporary, licensed smith. Mass produced WWII swords (so called Showato昭和刀) and foreign made swords are not eligible for Torokusho. this sword is made from a meteorite not tamahagane. so it can not pass shinsa or be papered right? if it can be please explain to me why.

it looks a lot better in person . next time I take it apart I will take better pictures in the sun . the black does seem to be coming off as if someone at one time attempted to clean it .thank you for pushing me in the right direction.

is there no way to tell the age of this tsubs ? or estimated value

it is not signed i was just wondering about age and possibly a estimated value . the wakizashi is only 19 inches long . it is not signed and in rough shape

What is even more expensive, sometimes much more expensive, is not having read the reference material before buying swords. Grey in the case of this sword 80 dollars would not have been a loss at all Chinese knock offs at the sword store in the mall cost more. I assure you I am smart enough not to move on something very expensive without extensive research first. as stated I deal mostly in ww2 items some people do not have the patience to deal with me because I will not buy unless I thoroughly research the item. thank you guys for all of your help the other forums that I frequent if people have sword related questions I send them here because I believe you guy are the best

at a local auction but the blade looked like one of those Damascus blades . the others I seen at one of those cheepo sword knife places you see in the malls where everything is made in china. the one pictured was a guy on another forum he said it was in a pawn shop he did not say how much tho

thank you was not sure if this was real or fantasy

here are pictures the little knifes go down the side of the saya

Keith, It is not the sword that has the title but the smith. It is like a family name, helping to identify the person. Do not worry too much about what is written on the NAKAGO, there is always a chance it is a fake signature, and you cannot be sure unless some real connoisseur or a SHINSA panel has held the blade in hands. But even if the signature was just a phantasy name, it may be a nice sword when restored. are you saying the signature could be a gemei

I have been seeing a lot of these swords lately that have these two small knives. this is what they are calling them futakoromono (two side knives) is this real

I always check back every few weeks to see if new info will surface on swords I have . while rereading this post I clicked on a link. http://www.jssus.org/nkp/common_kanji.html this one well my sword did not have a honorary title but if you read the link I will copy and past it so it is faster it is below Honorary titles were mostly old Clan names that were taken from the earliest times in sword making. They were used on there own or were sometimes mixed with other titles. These titles were most commonly represented by the following 藤原 Fujiwara 源 Minamoto 平 Taira 橘 Tachibana 菅原 Sugawara after reading this does it mean my sword does have a honorary title 藤原 Fujiwara and the smiths name is Toshinaga? or is the link wrong or am I not understanding what I read.

thank you . there is so much to learn and to take in . the main thing I do is collect ww2 Japanese military items it seems the swords are way more confusing and in depth than anything. thank you for answering my questions don't be surprised if I ask more in the days to come. I love to read but the reference material on this subject is way more scarce and expensive than most ww2 reference material. thank you very much.

I have been researching honorary titles and it does seem strange it does not have one. was the smith just a bad smith not worthy of a title?

found this to is it possible sword was made before a title was given. http://markussesko.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... conferred/

ok now I get the honorary titles http://www.jssus.org/nkp/common_kanji.html

all I know is I was very lucky this is not common at all.

with the name/mei shortened it is impossible to tie this sword to one smith right? why would they have done this?

wow thank you did not expect the sword to be 400 years old thank you all so much for all of your help

please have patients here .let me see if I understand what is being said . sword made in the Shinto period 1600-1764 typically have a longer mei. so my sord is a Shinto period sword with a short mei which makes it unusual?

they are inches . I am not sure what you are saying could you please explain in laymen's terms this is my second sword my first was easy to research but this one I am not understanding is it old or what is the sword smith not who it says? thank you for your help

this is what comes up on the site. search.php?keywords=Fujiwara+Toshinaga&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search I wish I had better reference material but I don't. thank you guys for all of your help.

this is all that comes up http://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TOS287