kuni123456

Hello, I just joined this Nihonto Message Board. I am a Sansei or third Generation Japanese American. I have two Wakizashis that were given to me from my Father who received them from his Parents. I had one Wakizashi polished in Japan by Kajiwara Fukumatsu who lived in Kushu, Japan. The sword was produced during the 1500's and received a Juyo rating. The swordsmith could not be identified because it marked Masamune, who lived in the 1200's. The other blade was made from a broken Katana and has little value except that it is from my Father's Father family who lived in Fukushima ken, Japan. I wish that my Mother's Father had brought swords from Japan because his Family served Kaga han for many generations and had a large sword amory behind their home in Kanazawa shi, Ishikawa ken, Japan. I am interested in Japanese History and Japanese swords. K. Wakamatsu