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Yes, sorry, original listing. Listing says kanetomo ! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ANTIQUE-NIHONTO-Japanese-KATANA-SWORD-WAKIZASHI-KANETOMO-signed-SHIRASAYA-NR-/255568369627?hash=item3b810fd7db%3Ag%3AIMoAAOSwxvNiKe7T&nma=true&si=tKcsrlkBXBrWpOnAzePV%2BoHLsdU%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

According to the listing muromachi period. Probably sengoku mid 1500’s.

Looks a little like pacific island native wooden club, aboriginal club !

Might be a willy jeep spring ! I have seen a few over the years !

I had one of these that i regret selling. He was a RJT smith during the war.

OK スノーフレーク

This is my komonjo signed akihiro with really nice mounts for a decent price. I’m very happy with it.

Yes, my brother got a very nice gendai masakatsu 1.5m smith and a kunimori (yasuhiro 1.8m smith) for what I reckon is a good price. I missed on the ones I was interested in.

I would not say the mei is on the wrong side !

Yep, i did post about this blade a while ago. Just curious about peoples thoughts on hada.

Hi all. Who or possibly which school may have been responsible for this hada ? Who does it remind you of ?

Neill, Question about the “leather covered saya normally for older blades”? Can you elaborate on this please ? Also, how rare/uncommon are the pierced tsuba/seppa set on these rigs ? chris.

With an older blade. Full leather covered with leather snap lock and pierced tsuba.

That red dust gets everywhere. I was there in 2013 and I’m still cleaning it out of my ute, nose and ears !

Have you considered having it submitted for Tokubetsu Hozon whilst it is still in Japan ? It is considerably easier while it is still in country !

Hi all. Another one. Civilian hand guard, ito maybe replaced ?

Compared.

Hi John. Thanks for that. We shifted house about 18 months ago and I’m still trying to find my Uchiko ball. If not, Andrew Ickeringill may have one, he is close to where I live. Chris.

Thanks for the comments guys. I’m trying without much success to get some better closer shots of the blade. There is a little surface rust and it’s very hard to see any hada or hamon but they are there. I had just been wiping with a tissue and machine oil to stop any more corrosion. Geraint. There is what looks like the remains of the mekugi ana and if i measure from there to the northern most one near the machi it adds about 10 cm making the blade approx 64 - 65 cm putting into to length of katateuchi ? That dates it around early/mid 1500’s?

Hi John. No, a little antique shop close to me that i check out every so often and he had this today. It looks all original and has not been messed with. For the price, I thought it wasn’t too bad.

Hi all. Picked this up today for A$1300. Leather bound saya, looks to be original tassel, and a family mon. The blade is an older one with bohi and a folded over mei the correct term escapes me. It is signed SUKESADA. Blade is waki size at 55.5cm. It has a pierced tsuba with a leather retainer strap. Has anyone seen this before ? any guesses on possible age ?

Mark, My guess is KUNITSUGU.

I think AKIHIRO !

Second row from left looks like gassan sadyoshi !