Mark

if it fits the mounts properly it is without doubt genuine. The actual quality of the blade requires a good hard look as they all vary and this one has some possible issues. Nice sword

is it functional? I do not see a hammer and cap or matchlock? Is it just an ornament?

the blade ;looks nice. I have not compared the mei but on first look the temper does not look like Munetsugu, it is sort of "wild" his chogi is usually very organized and compact, Just my thought after 30 sec look

i think Kanesaki, there are about 10 generations from late 1500's through 1800's

can you post a picture

without commenting on the item for sale please note some forum rules You must sign all posts with your name You need to list an asking price for an item if it is for sale

spot on! Good work, keep studying

looks like an area of "crab claw" chogi

yes, i remember some years back being very happy to get $175 for a dead mint early NCO with leather tassel, now that would probably be worth $1000+

kanemoto

can you post a picture?

when i go to google and type "minamoto rai nobuyoshi" i get page after page of info including a page from Markus book on Shinto smiths. Not sure why you are not finding anything. I would not worry about adding a sword by this maker to my collection, i would worry if the blade was genuine, there are a lot of fakes as he is a well known maker

Henry carpet is similar throughout the hotel. Here is a picture of the bar and lobby area. check out some of their pictures http://schaumburg.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/social-gallery.html The hotel staff treats us well, they enjoy having the show

he is a well known smith. Not sure about your library but he is in a lot of books. He used Takai before his title at times. If you google him there is a lot of info out there, we have discussed him here on NMB before. I have a 30" blade by him but i guess he could have made blades of any length. He worked late 1600's and i think longer katana were more common then

here are some pictures. The show seemed to go smoothly. I saw a person bring in a kabuto for sale, someone brought in a 28" katana with cutting test and sold it, a tanto by Satsuma Motohira (these were off the street, out of the woodwork so no papers), some nice military swords came in, a navy with shagreen saya that was very clean, a number of army swords, not sure what types of blades, there seemed a steady flow of traffic and at 3pm sunday (closing time) there were still quite a few exhibitors still open and doing business. There were a number of Juyo swords at the show, some available for sale some for display. I heard from a number of exhibitors who were very happy with some items they found, nice large ko-kinko tsuba, a potential kamakura daito found on a table. A lot of table holders are local so you only see their items at this show as they do not travel. Hopefully some other NMB members will comment on their thoughts when they return home and are settled, my view is from the perspective of the promoter.

missed a number of guys as i get a bit busy and distracted but here are a couple of others, Ron H, Mike Y, Joe K, Oleg, Pete K

here are a couple of pictures form the reception. Everyone enjoyed having a drink on Brian. A number of NMB had to leave Saturday before the reception, i think if we get together next year we will have to try something earlier. But it was a lot of fun

I just had one exhibitor with an emergency illness..... So if anyone wants a last minute tables let me know. I have had peope request tables Friday at the show so if you want one let me know right away. See you all there soon

Mike no plans at present for a shinsa, there was one in Tampa this year so usually only every couple of years and then usually at different locations to serve a variety of areas

Tom, John and Morita-san Thank you I appreciate the help, it was way beyond my ability to work it out.

John Thanks! I deleted the pictures and added ones with no reflection. Hope that helps, i appreciate the help. I think i see Meiji 8th year 10th month but that is all i can make out

Can someone please help me with the sayagaki. I can make out a Meiji date but that is about it Thanks

Joe I have no problem with you stopping by with your son, i will have soft drinks and i doubt we will be too rowdy of you come early. If there are some who will not be able to attend maybe we can also take a picture of those during the show on Saturday. Someone can organize that if they can.

This is an invitation to any NMB members attending the Chicago show this coming weekend. There will be a NMB Reception at Chicago Sword Show Saturday 4/30/2016 at 9pm (show closes at 9pm) Hyatt room 2321. Enjoy a glass of wine, beer , soft drink, or a glass of single malt (courtesy of NMB, thanks Brian) . To find room Room 2321 from the show it is up the stairs, turn right, left at the short set of stairs and room on the left. There is an elevator if needed. Ask me, Grey or my family if you need more information. Please make sure we mention this to any NMB members at the show who may have missed the announcement. We will take a few pictures, so anyone with a camera bring it, if not i can use my phone. Maybe we can encourage more people to join the board. See you there!

Ryan for details of the show check www.chicagoswordshow.com.