Please Give Me Your Opinion

[Ohtar]

hi, i see this nihonto and i want to know your opinion about it and the price i can pay, can you help me to translate the mei too? thanks! edo first, muromachi maybe? thank you

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

I think signature reads 津田助廣作 - Tsuda Sukehiro saku

[Ohtar]

thanks Jussi and want do you thing about the blade and the delamination?

[ROKUJURO]

Eric,

the blade has, as you see, some defects, and the signature looks redone to me at a later date. Probably, the blade has been shortened longtime ago and lost the original MEI (signature). .
The mountings are not complete (TSUBA, FUCHI and SEPPA are missing), the damaged TSUKA (handle) shows an attempt to make a MENUKI. 

Market value may be something like € 400.--, but it is not a good purchase if you are interested in real collectibles.

This is just my personal opinion; others may see this differently.

[Ohtar]

 the lack of tsuba i was thinking if was donne on purpose because the taste of the owner, seems that all katana fits well like a more hidden wakisashi or something like that, the kashitra and fuchi is a wood made or a simple metalic piece? i cant see it well.

the habaki seems rare too, the thing is i liked the originality thinking was do on porpouse, like personalized zippos in wwII all diferents, not a creap arrengement. thnk you rokujuro, what do you think of my thoughts?

[TETSUGENDO]

Hi Eric,

 

 Jean has given you good advice. The piece is strange and problemed, investing additional time and money to straighten things out is a waste. After the effort and expense your still left with something that has  'issues'.  Look for a better piece, there are plenty of good  quality, modestly priced, swords availble in this category.

 

-S-

[Geraint]

Dear Eric.

 

The purpose behind this koshirae is to persuade someone to buy it.  This was not done by a samurai or indeed anyone in Japan.  A sword with many missing parts has been made saleable but only just.  The habaki is meant to be  a ganseki style but I think is a modern one and not Japanese.  This is a Japanese blade but Jean is absolutely correct.

 

All the best.

[Dave R]

 Generaly speaking I am all in favour of "project swords", but this one has me unhappy. Chopped nakago (why) and what looks like an "enhanced" blade. I would like a look at the kisaki on this one as well, and in addition the 'machi look a bit worn. I fear that this one might be a section of a blade, rather than a legitimate suriage.I could be wrong, I often am... but unless this is going for peanuts I would walk away.

[Ted Tenold]

 ... but unless this is going for peanuts I would walk away.

 

 

I would take my peanuts with me.