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Hello, Gentlemen, thank you for your comments and I apologize for my outburst. I really need to work on myself being more humble. I don't plan to send sword for Shinsa due to several reasons. So I guess we will never know the true. I think this topic can really be closed now. Best regards and big thanks to everyone that contributed to discussion.

Hello, Thanks Carlos. I think you might be right, I'm taking this personally. I just can't understand one thing. Have a look a this hamon/hada and please explain. Why a swordsmith would make gimei from such masterpiece blade instead of signing his own name. Spreading his own fame. Even with all that 'mei' doubts, when looking at the blade I'm convinced that it's Tadayoshi's work.

To close the topic from my end. I am convinced that if sword would be in possession of Mr. Roger, or posted here by someone with 'high collector rank', or sent to Shinsa by AOI (Oyabun Tsuruta) then it would be 100% Mutsu Tadayoshi. Since it is in possession of 'low rank collector' like me, then it must be gimei. Thank you again everyone for your valuable comments and sharing the knowledge.

Hello, Interesting finding IMHO. This hizen-kuni-mutsu-kami-tadayoshi Daisho from AOIJapan website: https://www.aoijapan...utsu-kami-tadayoshi/ If you look at wakizashi's mei you will see that it is worse quality (speaking about perfect mei) then the one on mine. Although hamon is suguha style (mine is gunome) other attributes (especially hada) looks very similar. http://www.aoijapan....2014/14356-1-sho.jpg Waki has: NBTHK Hozon paper and NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicyo paper.

Hello, I was advised by one of forum members to contact Mr. Roger Robertshaw from http://www.hizento.com/ With Mr. Roger's approval I will copy/paste his email here as it has many valuable comments. I hope this helps in future discussion or close the topic. PS. Still looking for any comments about MON on the tsuba.

Hello, Once again thank you for all the comments. I really appreciate them and the discussion is very valuable to me. Thank you very much, I also think it is a very nice sword. Best in my collection to be honest. Thank you! I think you have a point here. I'm not planning to resell it (boost price with papers) just wanted to know if it is really Tadayoshi or not. I guess it will stay a mystery, to bad that sword itself can't talk As for koshirae, I love it too. I think this is the most beautiful koshirae from all swords in my collection. Another question, I was doing research about mon on the tsuba. It is similar to some clans/families mons, but not exactly the same. I asked the dealer and Shogo (famous Japanese culture youtuber) about it, they don't recognize it either. It is probably just decoration type of mon. Any comments or ideas? Any chance it is related to a clan? According to craftsman that made koshirae tsuba is from late Edo period. It isn't signed unfortunately. As for the sword price, I will keep it as a secret (I don't want to look like a fool if I overpaid). However, any comments about estimated (out of the hat) price are welcome. Thank you very much to everyone for sharing the knowledge. I'm really happy to be a part of this forum/community!

Hello, Thank you again for all the comments. I did my best to take some close-up pictures (I didn't know it will be that difficult to capture anything with phone and my photography skills) so please have a look and comment. Thank you! Indeed that Hizen Tadakuni hamon looks very alike, but I expect that pattern can be visible also on other blades. However, interesting theory about 2 rival smiths, I like it This is perfect, thank you so much for your input and the pictures! Thank you for advice. I need to read about this process as this is something new to me. Any risk (apart losing money) related? Like for example not getting back sword (sorry if it is a stupid question)? Pictures below, I apologize if they are poor quality or worthless, did my best.

IMHO it is still a nice blade, even if it isn't Tadayoshi's workshop. I hope it is antique blade. Do you have by any chance a picture of mei that is confirmed/legit so I can compare it? Also, I would like to ask all of you about how much this sword can be worth? I'm not planning to sell at the moment, but just wonder if I didn't overpay. As most of you judge it's gimei, then let's focus on the price of a gimei (I'm losing hope that it is true Tadayoshi). How much it can be worth in current koshirae (Tsuba suppose to be from Edo period too, fuchi/kashira/menuki are modern Japanese manufacture). I will do my best to upload better hamon/hada pictures later today or tomorrow. Thank you again for all the help. Best regards!

Hello, Thank you very much everyone for your valuable comments. I took a quick picture of hada (a very quick one, blade is covered in oil) but I will do my best to take some better pictures another time (I will need to remove oil for pictures and then re-apply it, so I need more time for this). Quick question, if it is a gimei, is there any chance or a way to tell when (how old is it) was it forged? Is it modern gimei or still an Edo blade (just made by imposter from back in the days)? Thanks!

Hello, Thank you very much Paul for sharing. This is really helpfull and I will be looking for that articles you mentioned. This makes sense. Why would dealer be selling it cheaper instead of going to shinsa and then requesting better bid with papers. Dealer expects it is Gimei. Any other comments are appreciated, thank you.

Hello, Thank you for the comments. I'm attaching some pictures (in koshirae) and will take some more with close-up on the blade. No papers, bought from dealer in Japan. Are you sure about hamon? Unless what I saw on Internet is fake I would say that this 3rd gen. Tadayoshi was the one that did that none-standard (to Tadayoshi family) hamons. Do you have any pictures or know anyone on forum that has this smith's blades? Thank you.

Hello everyone, I'm new on the forum so nice to meet everyone. I recently bought this wakizashi and would like to hear any comments about it from the experts. Nagasa = 45,5cm Motohaba = 30 mm Motokasane = 7,5 mm Please check the photos, thank you.