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Could anyone please give me some information on "Choshu Ju Fujiwara Kiyoshige" as i have no books and am out of funds to purchase a Hawley volume. So far all I know is he is rated 15 by Hawley, worked in the Kanbun era, and is from the Nio school. Here is a picture of his signature.

Thank-you mark, any estimate on a wakizashi/tanto?. I believe the smaller blade in the NMB logo is a Muramasa Spear that i saw for sale on Nihonto.ca a while ago, but they took off all the pricing information when it was sold.

Luckily i have no tokugawa blood in me so i have nothing to fear. :lol:

Hi, I was wondering if anybody could tell me how much a blade from any of the 3 generations of Muramasa would cost? I've been thinking about the tokugawa curse and this question just popped into my head.

Hello I was looking to get new koshirae for a shinto wakizashi in Gunto mounts i just purchased and was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for good lacquered saya makers and other fittings. Thanks

I am not sure, probably trying to cover up some kind of blemish. I figured this was probably a gimei but was not so sure about the blade. Thanks for your info

What time period do you think it is from then?

I am looking to buy this tanto as its for a great price but i am not so sure. The mei looks almost brand new and the man says its shinto any help would be great i will post more pics later upon request

What do you think would be a reasonable offer for a sword like this then? 500 euro?

Also the sword is signed Nobusada Saku, i looked in the smith database and i couldn't find any matching signatures. If any of you could tell me more about this smith that would be great.

So do you think this once was a katana shortened down into a wakizashi and then had the mounts re-sized? also here is another picture of a "Satsuma" Tsuka if it helps. andrew

Thanks for your thoughts

Hello, i am a new member here and am just getting into nihonto admiration. http://www.thelanesarmoury.co.uk/shop/v ... 541&phqu=8 i have this sword on reserve and before i buy it i was wondering if anyone could tell me if you think this blade is worth polishing or should i just keep it as is? I have also seen people talking about the authenticity of "satsuma tsuka" on other web boards on whether they were actually used in the rebellion or just old weapons picked out of castle armory's. if any of you could clear this up for me that would be wonderful. thanks, Andrew