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Hi Brian, some times ago "fan" mentioned such a blade in his "kasane" post Uwe

.......learned a lot, the last few days Thanks again Uwe

Well, absolutely to consider, although not quite my point of view, in case the gimei signature is done immediately after forging (who knows?). I have to admit though that rethinking your opinion, all in all, I go along with you! Thanks mates Uwe

Hmmmm.......not so easy as i thought I´ve to consult one's pillow. Thanks Brian! Uwe

Hi mike and Darcy, thanks for your comments. I know most of the arguments "legalizing" the removement. It seems to me, that the point is; gimei = no papers! Unfortunately without reference to the quality of the blade in question. Consequential "we" remove the false mei. But what happens in this case? The nakago will be modified (suffer a loss of material, rework yasurime and patina....etc) and moreover, "we" changed the history of an old and (perhaps ) honorable sword. Note: we are only custodians of this artwork! I myself ownes an "Hasebe Kunishige" waki :lol: ( would be nice! ). But it`s an cool little blade in old polish and i never in minde to "touch" the nakago for papers. BTW Darcy, your comparison with the painting is slightly misleading. I think nobody would have the idea to remove a false signature from an Dutch painting dated back to medieval times, isn`t it? Greetings Uwe

Hi all, some topics in the past swirling around gimei blades. It seems to me, that in such a case most of the owners try to remove this mei. Why the heck should they do so ???? Hope someone enlightening me :? Greetings from Germany Uwe

Hi Rich, and all the others on board. During discovering the new board, I found your interesting post. In my opinion, the "sword" looks like an engineers (sapper) tool, according to a european pattern called "Faschinenmesser"! Only my 2 cents..... Uwe BTW: feels good to be back again