Interesting Kaiken?

[Scripps]

Thoughts on this little sword, great gunome hamon, was made like this not converted in my opinion. Signed 近江山人　　Ǒmi-sanjin     Hermit  of  Ǒmi . Just over 8 inches long total 

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Scott,

With the terrible nakago, sloppy horimono, weak hamon and iffy boshi I think this is most likely made from a piece of a longer sword sometime shortly after WWII and aimed at the occupation force or tourist market.

But I could be wrong.  Grey

[John A Stuart]

I like the idea. A hidden weapon under guise of a pipe case and tobacco pouch. I agree in that it looks like a shard has been married to a surplus case. John