A Wakizashi and Katana

[Spunjer]

Hello all,
i'm new here, and i just not too long ago got interested with Nihonto. so new in fact that i don't own a piece yet. at this point i'm browsing online and came across these two pieces; a katana and a wakizashi. i showed it to a friend of mine, but he told me they're not bad pieces, but i do need to have the signature double check by one of you guys to see if it's legit or not. i would really appreciate any help that i can get. if i posted this on the wrong board, my apologies.
kind regards
Ron

 

[Geraint]

Dear Ron.

 

Welcome!

 

As to your questions, well, here is an example which is not papered but guaranteed, to compare with the Kunihide wakizashi, https://www.aoijapan.net/wakizashi-ohbori-izumi-kami-kunihide/  I think I'd take a gamble on this one.

 

I agree with your friend, they are two nice swords.  Both swords are in polish and in shirasaya, which is good.  The only degree of certainty that you are going to get on whether the mei are genuine is papers from one of the known and respected organisations in Japan.  Our opinions don't really count.  If you are buying from Japan then the question is  do they  have papers already?  If so then we can add nothing, if not then the question is why not?  

 

It would be helpful to know what the seller says about them and who the seller is.

 

Look forward to seeing where you go with these.

 

All the best.

[Nobody]

For Ishido Fujiwara Korekazu,

Ref. Katana : Ishido Fujiwara Korekazu Saku Kore | Japanese Sword Shop Aoi-Art (aoijapan.com)

 

[Spunjer]

thank you for the quick response!
Geraint, those two pieces are actually stateside and are currently being auctioned. there are no papers with it, so basically it's What You See Is What You Get. i'm not sure if i'm allowed to divulge the auctioneer here?

15 minutes ago, Geraint said:

Dear Ron.

 

Welcome!

 

As to your questions, well, here is an example which is not papered but guaranteed, to compare with the Kunihide wakizashi, https://www.aoijapan.net/wakizashi-ohbori-izumi-kami-kunihide/  I think I'd take a gamble on this one.

 

I agree with your friend, they are two nice swords.  Both swords are in polish and in shirasaya, which is good.  The only degree of certainty that you are going to get on whether the mei are genuine is papers from one of the known and respected organisations in Japan.  Our opinions don't really count.  If you are buying from Japan then the question is  do they  have papers already?  If so then we can add nothing, if not then the question is why not?  

 

It would be helpful to know what the seller says about them and who the seller is.

 

Look forward to seeing where you go with these.

 

All the best.

 

[Spunjer]

11 minutes ago, Nobody said:

For Ishido Fujiwara Korekazu,

Ref. Katana : Ishido Fujiwara Korekazu Saku Kore | Japanese Sword Shop Aoi-Art (aoijapan.com)

 

Thank you for the links, sir!