Seeking advise on a sword purchase

[felros]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has some advice on this sword, If the information could be correct , If it worth buying.

Sorry about the quality of the pics.

 

Regards,

Craig

[Stephen]

Craig

 

would he let you hold it in hand? if not why not? did you see any kizu at all? i think the price is fair that being said, Bizen? most Kanes are from Tex..er Oki...dang...ok most are Mino, i dont have me books at hand. Maybe seller in the shop was told Bizen, look up nakago jiri, does this match bizen? do some research lots of info on Kanemitsu here. Leg work brother leg work.

[Mark]

Craig

 

I would pass. Looks to me that it is signed Kanenaga so any research on Kanemitsu does not help with this. For $1700 you can get a nice sword so I would take some time and learn a little so you can make a wise choice

[pcfarrar]

Assuming it has no kizu or problems for a civilian mounted katana the price is quite fair.

[cabowen]

nakago looks short for a katana....how long is it?

[Robert Mormile]

Craig:

 

The signature is misidentified. The mei reads Kane Naga or 兼永. Better to buy from any number of reputable dealers out there than from the local antique shop.

 

All the best. Robert

[Brian]

Not a bargain, depends on the blade. Like Chris said, that nakago looks like it comes from a wakizashi, and it is priced like a wakizashi. If a katana, then the price may be ok, but I'm thinking it's under 60cm blade.

 

Brian

[felros]

Many thanks for all the replies,

 

The blade itself was clean and had no visible flaws , seemed to me more like a late Edo period blade similar to another I have with civilian mounts. No Hamon that jumped out at me, possibly a small straight/slightly wavy one, possibly over polished. The blade I have similar is 84cm in total, 63 cm from tip to tsuba.

This sword blade is around that length, I would guess with the nakago looking slightly longer than mine. (which now makes me wonder if one of the swords I have has a wakizashi nakago ,lol) but I'll leave that for another post.

All the fittings looked to be of a good quality, the tsuba has some very fine gold inlay designs and shows age, The kashira was rounded/curved.

 

The dealer was not there so I could not have a look at the tang, or have any questions answered. Though I'm sure that could be arranged.

 

Think I'll pass for now , may be worth arranging a visit to speak to the seller, to ask all info and take some better pics for future discussion , a worrying sign though when a reputable dealer gets it wrong, though we are all perfectly imperfect.

 

Regards,

Craig