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[Butch]

Recently purchased this sword in Auction which came from a long standing collection formed over a period of 50-60 years .

Your help would be greatly appreciated 

Many thanks Gareth

[Butch]

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[Butch]

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[Geraint]

Dear Gareth.

 

Try something like, Bizen Osafune ju  Yokoyama Kagasuke Fujiwara Sukenaga.  Generally the smiths from this line have a particular style of calligraphy, choppy short strokes, and quite distinctive.   By contrast this seems much more regular so do some checking with papered examples and see what you think.

 

All the best.

[Bugyotsuji]

There are many faked signatures for this smith. The yasurime on the tang are important but hard to see overall in those shots. (The hamon does look somehow too ‘regular’, by the way.) Be ready to roll either way.

[NewB]

I think you have a nice blade there. 

 

Nice acquisition 

 

 

J.

[Lareon]

Gareth I think i bought a few from the same auction as you.

I love the hamon on that blade it really speaks to me.

[Surfson]

I have a couple of Sukenaga blades, that I pictured down this link.  Often they have a kiku mon and ichi:

 

[NewB]

Well, not necessarily 

 

Older examples that I own do not

 

The hada speaks for itself though

 

Just my opinion 

 

J.

[Surfson]

  On 11/24/2021 at 7:35 PM, Darkcon said:

Well, not necessarily 

 

Older examples that I own do not

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Agreed, thus my use of the word "often".  I haven't studied the mei with the books, but just from memory it looks likely to be good.