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is it real muramasa blade? Eli

I seek an opinion on authenticity of the signature and paper. it as a real TADAYOSHI (忠吉), 1st gen., Keichō (慶長, 1596-1615)? 肥前国住人忠吉作 弘化三年二月四日 弐っ胴落 清河八郎正明 花押 長さ 70cm 反り 1.5cm 元幅 2.9cm 先幅 1.8cm 元重ね 0.58cm 鎬厚 0.61cm 先重ね 0.45cm 鋒長さ 3.1cm 茎長さ 21.2cm 重量 642g Eli

全長：約99.5㎝（太刀拵） 刀身長：約71cm 反り：約2.6cm 目くぎ穴：2個 元幅：約29mm 元重：約6.5mm 先幅：約21.5mm 先重：約5mm 刀身重：約669g 棟：庵棟 ハバキ：銅に赤銅に金

Hi All, I bought a mumei tachi yesterday. NBTHK Hozon have attribution as Kanenori (兼則). I have Markus' book but it contains a lot of KANENORI. Any idea on which Kanenori it is? Thanks, Eli B.

Hi! Astride of handle and scabbard is revealed kiku-sui mon with different amount of petals( chrysanthemum petals) on the handle 8 and 9 , on the scabbard 11. What are you presuming is it technical mistake or there is being fenced logic? Mounting is made from antler, as i realised. Is it souvenir mounting is made after Second World War?? On the tail of the blade is the signature 宗近 munechika, there are a lot of such signatures in handbooks. What is the period of? The beginning of Edo? I would be very appreciated of your help to translate the signature in saya and the signature in shirasaya. What do you think about this item? nagasa 12cm saya 17.5cm tsuka 7.5cm Thanks, Elijah

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Hi! Please help me translate this papers and identify swords (daisho) Thanks, Ilijah B.

hello! Can someone please translate mei on this wakizashi? Attached are some photos.Thank you for any input. Ilijah

description 在銘村正拵入り、身幅3.2ｃｍ健全な一刀 在銘村正の2尺３寸３分あるお刀です。身幅は3.2ｃｍと頗る広く、元重ねも7.5ｍｍあります。先幅2.2ｃｍ先重ね4.5ｍｍ。地鉄は古風な杢目、刃は尖り刃を交えた互の目。結構な拵入りです。鐺部分の漆が若干剥がれている他は、比較的健全な拵です。迫力ある龍の図鉄鐔。昭和２６年の文化財登録です。刃長２尺３寸３分３厘。反り６分。鞘を払っての重量は1100ｇ。刀身のみの重量は800ｇです。 thanks, Ilijah

Hi! Please help me identify this sword. http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meis ... i=muramasa which is a blacksmith? Thanks, Ilijah

Hello! Please help me identify this sword Thanks, Ilijah

Dear members, could someone please give information about this sword. I found Yoshinaga http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list ... rt_era=All But i dont know which Thanks, Ilijah

Hello Please help translate the signature and certificate. The seller says that the swordsmith Kunimitsu. Which generation Kunimitsu? thanks, Ilijah