adam_haycox

Not expecting much from this blade but its very cheap.... can anyone date and identify it

Thanks guys, will see what else is about...anyone have a genuine nihonto for under £400? Please keep any eye on this thread though as awaiting blade pics, who knows might be a surprise!!!

Also, although some plonker has cleaned the tang of rust (almost totally removing the mei!) You can see the rust was originally a deep black colour, Better in tone than many supposedly genuine swords by this smith that have horrible poor steel red rust on!! Given that even standard machine made blades are fetching £500 at the moment do you feel this sword is a good buy at £650?

Just out of interest was the naga converted from a polearm?

Knew that much chap! very much doubt the tsuba is the same age as the blade!!! Know none of the other fittings (Especially the saya) are as old as the blade either!! Just thought it may offer some insight into the blades history...Doubt your average WW2 grunt would have gold and ivory fittings is all!!

Just awaiting photos of the blade/hamon Think I will be able to get this for a bargain price! an old nihonto actually in my price range! Get the feeling it was a blade of some quality as the tsuba was inlaid with gold figures (Which have been removed at some point in its life!! as still gold traces where they were mounted) See this swordsmith had very distinctive hamon, Will this be an identifying factor??

What makes you think this signature may be fake? Obviously I bow to superior knowledge, but unless its a fake from pre-ww2 I fail to see the point. It has been sat in a house here in the uk since the 1930s and is not on sale at an arms fair or anywhere like that. Know the tang cleaning has decimated the value, just waiting now for my friend to email hamon pictures to help identify it... Also regarding the fake comment, do you mean a non-nihonto blade, faked to look nihonto, or a nihonto faked to look older, or be deliberately mistaken for a better swordsmith? Thanks for all the help so far guys

Hi there guys....I am new to the nihonto world and after chasing around the country for glorified wallhangers have finally found a genuine nihonto on my doorstep via a family friend!!! Has some sword furniture from WW2 which makes sense, as claimed by a veteran. But has some very different furniture too. Also the tang has been cleaned, removing most rust. Still traces of deep black, you can still see the mei, But gonna affect its value some, I know! Any advice regards finding the swordsmith and how much should i offer for this sword