My New Katana ! Help Questions

[Griffero]

1- Smith ?

2  Buy it to 1000us opinions ?

3- good condition ?

[SwordGuyJoe]

Tamba no kami yoshimichi. I don't know him well enough to weigh in on validity of the mei. That would say whether you paid too much or not.

[Mark]

I am not comfortable telling someone else what to buy. I think it best to buy something at a level you know and then move up slowly as you learn and can evaluate the sword yourself

[Ed]

Signed: Tamba no kami Yoshimichi (Kyoto group).  

 

Shoshin ??? 

 

Katana ???   Wakizashi I think.

 

Condition looks ok.

 

Price, ok.

 

OOPs, guess ya'll beat me to the draw.

[Griffero]

Kyoto or osaka  that it means?

[Ray Singer]

After the first generation founder of the Yoshimichi school (Kyo), there were two parallel lines working in Kyoto and Osaka.

 

http://www.sho-shin.com/osaka-tamba.html

http://www.sho-shin.com/kyoto-mishina.html

 

- Ray

[Griffero]

Is it A Good smith? Serious which my katana?

[Greg F]

Hi Carlos, Not bad for your 1st sword. I think your sword is a wakizashi (short sword) not a katana (long sword) as Ed has said above.

 

Greg

[Griffero]

Gracias Greg

[Griffero]

All that measures of length this katana?

[Brian]

 

Nagasa less than 30.3cm = tanto

Nagasa between 30.3cm and 60.5cm = wakizashi

Nagasa from 60.6cm = katana