Please help with translation. Thanks

[Yuradneprov]

Please translate this mei

[Ray Singer]

出羽大掾藤原國路 - Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi

[Surfson]

Very highly regarded smith.  I haven't studied the mei, but looks worth investigating if you have a chance to purchase.

[Yuradneprov]

Thank you for the advice and the translation does the signature look like it's legit?

[SteveM]

More importantly, does the sword look like a Kunimichi sword? 

 

Because even if the signature matches existing signatures, it doesn't mean anything if the sword is inconsistent with a Kunimichi sword. Likewise, if the signature looks strange for Kunimichi, but the sword is everything a Kunimichi sword should be, it makes one more confident that one has a real Kunimichi sword. So this is a not-so-subtle way of encouraging you to avoid chasing signatures, and start looking at the sword itself. Find out what kind of swords Kunimichi made, what kind of shape, hamon, tip, nakago, hataraki, etc. Then, if you think your sword stands up to that standard, see if the signatures are close. 

[Yuradneprov]

Yes your absolutely right Steve looks like I have a lot of research to do. Pretty much new at this so have a lot to learn. Thank you for the advice

[Tom Darling]

Three mekugi-ana?  Like to see a pic. of the mune-machi (notch) area.  Peace.

 

Tom D.

[Yuradneprov]

Only other pic I got showing blade

[Tom Darling]

Yura,

 

It looks like a very nice sword.  Thank you.

 

 

Tom D.

[ChrisW]

Those are some interesting mounts!

[Jacques]

I don't like the way of engraving and i can't find a shoshin mei without a dot on left side of the upper horizontal stroke on the ji wara