TomMcRei

Since I am no expert in this topic, I would like to get some opinions from more experienced collectors, I`m interested in age and school of this wakizashi. I know that tsuka is a mess but this can be fixed.

I would like to get some opinions about age and school of these tiger/leopard menuki, I like the design and I think it is late Edo, but I`m not an expert.

Squirrel and vine is it really a word pun? https://collections.artsmia.org/art/6609/grapevine-and-squirrels-unknown-Japanese

I would like to ask users of NMB, what do You think is this animal below grapes?

Which areas are suspicious?

Looking for opinions about this iron tsuba water wheel tsuba, size is about 68mm. How old is it?

What do You think about second one?

There is exactly 9cm from hole to hole on nakago so basically nagasa was about 64,5cm long Is it possible to read the only one kanji on nakago?

I am afraid that You are right, those mons look like exact copies.

Any thoughts about these two? Age and style/school? There is a mei on first one with Tokugawa mon, but I can`t read it I would like to know something more from experienced collectors on NMB.

One of my most recent acquisition by Namitoshi

I found these two for sale and would like to get some opinions about it. First one 80mm x 77mm x 5mm, signed Second one 83mm x 75mm x 4,5mm

I would like to get some opinions about this sword from experienced collectors on NMB. Total length is 88 cm Saya 65,5cm, Tsuka 21,5cm Blade 55,5 cm from kissaki to tsuba. Nakago looks like has been shortened and redrilled. Was it a katana before? Is it a common practice? What was the purpose? Some king of damage? Polish doesn`t look like it was done recently. I am curious about this sword, what is the value of this kind of wakizashi? How old it could be? Click twice on picture for better resolution.