Nicholas

Doesn’t look like a traditional Japanese polish to me. It looks exaggerated. But that’s just my opinion.

I once purchased a sword that had been polished by the same polisher that polished the Akihide for sale here on the forum. It looked good in pictures but when I got the sword in hand I couldn’t distinguish any features of the sword. It’s like the sword had 5 pounds of makeup on. I’m only sharing my experience.

Ko Bizen Hiromitsu from Compton collection

Noshu Ju Fujiwara Michisane Saku

Looks amazing, I like everything about it. I have a katana with very similar O-hada and hamon but less activity.

eBay is terrible. It’s full of dealers selling overpriced low quality to mediocre swords. It’s a trap for the beginner collectors in my opinion. But once in a while a good sword gets listed from a private person. I’m not mad Gerry posted the link to the sword in question. There was already 47 people watching the auction now there’s 60. The sword was never going to sell cheap to begin with.

Seriously 😒

Can you post pictures of the blade please. Could help with further determination.

Hi Lev, It’s a page out of Nihon Toko Jiten by Fujishiro. Regards, Nicholas

Here’s one example I found in a reference book. Can’t read Japanese so not sure about what it says but I hope it helps.

No problem Lev. It looks like that mei is specific to the 4th generation Nagamichi in the swordsmith index. https://nihontoclub....a=All&school_nid=All

Looks like: ōshū aizu ju miyoshi nagamichi 奥州会津住三善長道

Looks like: Hizen Kuni Junin Tadakiyo

The sword is definitely not high quality. But it certainly isn’t the lowest of low quality. I highly doubt this is a bundle sword. There was obviously some level of care used in forging this blade. The nioguchi is consistent throughout, the hada is consistent as well. No forging flaws present on the blade.

Yes thank you.