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Picked one up from amazon. Waited 1 month before it shipped. 65 bucks. Well worth the wait

I've only recently acquired the item. So not for sale at the moment. here is a photo of the koshirae. Thanks everyone for the comments.

My issue is when it was purchased the signature was claimed as unreliable, from a respectable seller. Aoi arts. I understood and respected that opinion. I heard the saying of what was papered yesterday may not paper today. But I've spent Many hours referencing signatures and blade characteristics to almost convince myself it is authentic. I understand a five kanji mei from 1st gen is rare and I am not a lucky enough of a guy to truly believe it is real. Either way it is a lovely wakizashi in beautiful koshirae which is also papered. Tedd

Shobu-zukuri wakizashi with mei: Hizen Kuni Tadayoshi I've studied this and I believe it is real. It has passed shinsa many years ago I understand there was many variations to his signature. Would like to share and hear others opinions. Roger and I spoke about this item briefly But I have not asked him his thoughts on the validity of the signature. Maybe he will stop by with this luring topic title. Thanks everyone! Enjoy the upcoming Holiday season! I apologize to some whom have seen this item before. Tedd

Just received a very nice wakazashi Gen 1 Tadayoshi. These papers are deemed suspicious and would enjoy to have some others look at them. Roger and I have spoke about this item and he believes they are old and unreliable, but says I can always argue the fact that it did once pass shinsa. Any insight, if the papers and sword match each other. Thanks for everyone's spare time and pieces of knowledge. Credit Aoijapan.com for purchase and photos

This kozuka was part of a previous post, but I wanted to revisit finding out more about it since I've got nothing but a vague mei that looks like Goto Denjo but isn't accurate. The Kozuka looks to have been made with great detail. Unfortunately I received it with no patina left. Here is a picture of the front and back. Any help would be awesome. Thanks everyone! Sorry about reposting. I unfortunately posted in an unrelated area of the website.

This kazuka was part of a previous post, but I wanted to revisit finding out more about it since I've got nothing but a vague mei that looks like Goto Denjo but isn't accurate. The Kazuka looks to have been made with great detail. Unfortunately I received it with no patina left. Here is a picture of the front and back. Any help would be awesome. Thanks everyone!

I enjoyed this thread and know it's a few years old but I'll add some pictures of my blade with hitatsura Hamon. Sword smith whom isn't very popular but I could not pass up the beauty of this hamon. Mid edo period approx 1720's. Sword smith is Sukeharu. If anyone knows more about him or the time period in which he lived I'd love to know more. Thanks everyone. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Credit Aoijapan.com for purchase and photos

After doing some research (very limited) I was not able to match this mei with any others on records. I am having a feeling it is a gimei.

Thanks to everyone for their input and information, I hope the sword is a real Tadahiro. I am a beginning collector and would like to learn anything I can. Please discuss over this sword as much as possible I am trying to soak up any knowledge I can. Tedd

Thank you for your help. Has anyone looked at the signature in the copper handle of the knife?

Hello I purchased this sword. Claimed to be from the Edo period late 1600s. Can anyone help me verify if this blade is genuine. Also added the small ornate copper knife that came with it. Thank you!