Hi Alex
I’ve been trying to see where the fittings come from. The replacement for the ray skin has me curious. I’ve asked around and the tag attached to it says something like
Tōno/ Higashino Hideyoshi
Third group
Beppu city, and either fish(medicine) or vegetable
I don’t know the ink is smudged
Thank you. Appreciate your expertise. The blade is 53cm 77 in total. I’m real excited to hear the news about my first Japanese sword.
Thank you again and much love!
It’s pretty looking so I more than happy with the price. Just curious if I got ripped off or if anyone thinks it’s a fake Got no idea what the menuki is supposed to be either