@Ray Singer Thank you very much for your help! I agree, definitely not from the Kamakura period. Hopefully the nihotoclub.com is online soon.
Regards, Ed
If I'm right the signature starts with Soshu ju ...
Can one of you help me with the rest of the signature. The picture is bad but it's the only one I've got. Thanks in advance.
Hi Marcin,
The blade is definitely old. Better pictures of the bare blade is necessary to tell you more about the blade. It looks like that the hamon runs off the edge of the blade. Also the kissaki is poorly shaped. The ko-shinogi does not run parallel with the fukura. Maybe it's just the low quality of the pictures. Just my observation en honest opinion.
Regards, Ed
Hi Sam,
Looks like a modified Sam Browne military belt.
Take a look at the following site
https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/891189/19th-century-brown-leather-sam-browne-military-belt-by-moss-bros-in-superb-condition
Hope this helps.
Regards, Ed
Hi Volker,
I was also thinking of Tsuguhiro.
Just by comparing the following blade at uniquejapan.com. It shows a lot of similarities.
https://new.uniqueja...tsuguhiro-wakizashi/
I'm by far an expert and maybe other members can jump in.
Regards, Ed