David Flynn Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kasama-SHIGETSUGU-Gendaito-Sword-HORIMONO-Antique-Japanese-Katana-Old-Samurai/362525718241?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 I believe this is not Shigetsugu. Also, looks like the Boshi runs off. 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 The blade is signed Suishinshi Ama___ (last Kani unclear on my phone but does not look like Hide).Nothing to do with Shigetsugu. Not sure why the seller associated it with that smith.Edit: I did not read the auction description earlier. There were many smiths who produced gimei of Masahide. This does not look like a hamon Shigetsugu produced. Seen on a larger screen, it does read Amahide. 2 Quote
David Flynn Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Posted January 11, 2019 I have had a conversation (on facebook) with the seller. He told me, a very knowledgeable Gendai collector, told him it was Shigetsugu. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 A nice sword regardless but extremely tenuous deduction. Quote
David Flynn Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Posted January 11, 2019 John, look at the Boshi, it runs off and someone scratched the top of the kisaki to try and hide it. Which means, even if it was ridgey didge, it wouldn't pass Shinsa. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 Yes, Kissaki has been reshaped a fair amount as well. Shame. Quote
DRDave Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 From the listing: "Upon conferring with one the top gendaito experts in the United States, it is our opinion that this sword was made by Shigetsugu--this opinion can either be proven or disproven by submitting this sword to shinsa." I didn't think shinsa would attribute a blade that is gimei. Am I mistaken? 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 As gimei the sword would not receive a kanteisho with attribution, however if sent to the NTHK-NPO you might receive an opinion on the worksheet. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 Why are we discussing this sword? It is what it is (and seems to me to have an intact nie-deki kissaki). Peter Quote
vajo Posted January 11, 2019 Report Posted January 11, 2019 Hmm the seller is a well known Nihonto dealer. Some show me the blade if i would be interested. I didn't like the sword. The horimono looks impressive at a first look. On a second you find much things that are not so nice. The mei didn't fit to Shigetsugu. Why the experienced seller doesn't compare his mei with the slough page he shows? Compare the two pictures. The left one is from a Shigetsugu Tanto of SwordGuyJoe (i hope i can show it here) and the second is the ebay offer. Two totally different carvings. Shigetsugu was a master of horimono. In the left there are so much details and effects. The right one looks more abstract. Quote
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