Nobukuni?

[bone]

Nobukuni. Good smith?

[cabowen]

Chevy. Good car?

[Mark]

as Chris points out -- it could be a rusty 76 Chevette worth $50 or a 63 Corvette all original worth $50,000 hard to know from just a name, there were many smiths who used that name

[Derek]

http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=&name_op=starts&name=Nobukuni&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=All&start_era=All&school_nid=All

 

Looks like more than 60 smiths over 500 years, from Jo Jo Saku down.....

[bone]

Point well taken Chris. Yes Chevy is a good car if it's a 68 Camaro in perfect shape. Not a 78 with fenders whose colors don't match and the engine smokes a bit. This sword has a wild hamon, is in great polish and is beautiful. So I'm guessing 1k would be a decent price no matter which one of the smiths it is. One thing I learned here and has become my mantra now. Buy the sword not the signature. Thanks for reminding me of that.

 

Happy Thanksgiving! You guys rock! *laugh* Sometimes with real rocks but that keeps me grounded. I always appreciate feedback positive or negative and I ALWAYS pay attention to what you say Chris.

 

Thanks again.

[cabowen]

And I always enjoy your sense of humor...Post some photos if you can and we'll see if we can figure out if it's a Chevette or a Corvette....

[bone]

Lets see if I remember...

[cabowen]

That's not Nobukuni, it looks like a gimei Izumi no Kami Kanesada....

[bone]

Yah. The nakago looks really weird so I figured gimei. But a guy can hope right? Anyway. I still love the hamon. Despite the signature being fake what do you think about the rest of the blade. It could be any era I guess but a hamon like that leaves an ignorant fool breathless. Which is why I ask on here.

[bone]

Wait.. Kanesada?

[cabowen]

I had a blade with a very similar hamon once by an Shinto Owari smith (Seki derivative), Yasumichi.

 

Hard to say but the blade looks decent.

[bone]

Thanks Chris! It's really cheap right now but will probably jump up a lot at the end. As always my most serious thanks.

[Peter Bleed]

I'll have to check my books, but I think this sword is signed "Ford, Fairlane" and if my guess is correct, the nakago comes with a Maaco refinish certificate.

Peter