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I vote no for reasons already stated, -t

Hilik do you have photos of the edge? or inside the nakago-ana? -t

to my eye this is a Shinto piece that has beeen reworked to fit a Gunto koshirae. Can you get the habaki off? The condition of the machi might tell how recently this blade was cut down - if at all... -t

Rick If you want to insure a particular day, it is best to get your registration in early. Timeslot Reservations are sent out in the month before the shinsa. As Mark says you present your sword at the allotted time and it takes about two hours for the sword to clear the room. For your convenience here is the registration form... -t 2017 Registration.pdf

Show and Shinsa are not far off - Now is the time to make your reservations - contact me for registration forms - also note updates to the Team Bio page... announcing The Nihon to-ken hozon kai (nthk) is pleased to announce THE NTHK 2017 West Coast shinsa August 4th, 5th and 6th 2017 SFO airport marriott, burlingame california yoshikawa eiichi sensei and the nthk have are pleased to have been invited to san francisco with their team of sword experts to provide sword collectors in the u.s. the opportunity to have their precious swords examined and authenticated under the same strict conditions practiced in Japan. as this event coincides with the annual san francisco sword show held at the same venue, attendance is expected to be high, therefore early registration is encouraged. www.NCJSC.org Northern California Japanese Sword Club 2017 To-Ken Taikai Mail in service is available for $100 per item for details email us at; nthk2017@toryu-mon.com to register please visit our shinsa registration page

A nice sword indeed, Shinto or Shinshinto - Ozaki as already suggested or Suishinshi mon both known for copies of Sukehiro... -t

Well now my interest is piqued, Does anyone know of a Daimei or Daisaku work signed Kiyomaro, but attributed to Kiyondo? I was unaware the he did anything like that. and now that I have poured over many oshigata, the thing that strikes me is the shape of the Jiri - Kiyomaro seems to have been very consistant in his later years and this one does not seem to fit. Appears rather more pointed to my eye but perhaps now I'm staring too hard... -t

Thanks for posting

a post war collector scratched this on? an acsecion number?

四四Forty-four?

and Joe got the rest...

Masataka kao

mei Masataka

Awataguchi Ikkanshi Tadatsuna hori do saku

they are not afraid of the Lawman, they are afraid of the Taxman. Inheritance tax is quite onerous so it is best not tohave a lot of assets on the books... -t

The finish on the nakago looks like factory work not the hand of a craftsman... -t

The finish on the saya is wrong - looks shelacked The horn fittings show no age and are poorly finished the habaki is poorly finished the blade shows an etched hamon not a true hamon. and I suspect no true hada either. the end of the hi (groove) stops well short of the yokote, not good workmanship but common on replicas -t

Have to agree with Michael, This is a replica... -t

I should add Hida no kami is the smiths title Fujiwara is his traditional clan affiliation Ujifusa is his artist name You concentrate your searches on this line of swordmakers, Ujifusa... -t

not sure who your translator is but, 飛騨 守 藤原 氏房 Hida (no) Kami Fujiwara Ujifusa the common reading of the Kami character is indeed mamori, or mamoru the unwritten rules of reading sigs dictate we add the (no) Fujiwara is indeed a clan, the mistake here however is that someone read the Uji in Ujifusa as a stand alone and since it can mean family or clan it almost makes sense. But the proper way is to read the last two characters as one name. Good rule to remember is to start with the last two or three kanji and build your mei from there... -t

"excellent antiques" but listed as Gendai "no damage" but pics show a ware in the habaki moto this is more like a blade for Iai and I would not even consider it for that... -t

鍛錬 Tanren equals forging -t

Jidai wa (ハ) Nanbokucho sueki mata Muromachi shoki The period is late Nanbokucho or early Muromachi. Ha in this case is read as wa... -t

明珍〇〇 紀宗近作 Just guessing really - not at all confident this is Mune CHIKA. However if you start looking at Myochin signatures I think you will fill in the blanks... -t

Very sad.