badkarma11 Posted March 22, 2022 Report Posted March 22, 2022 Greetings, all The post below is what I originally posted regarding this sword if anyone needs a refresher or is interested. The kind forum members were quite helpful as to it's probable origins. I had poor images of the mei at the time. I have cleaned up the area (some surface rust) using the gentlest method that I could find and am now posting images in the hope that one of you kind enthusiasts might be able to better read it. My intention is to part with it, as I am not a collector and I feel it would be better off in the hands of a true enthusiast. Any suggestions (such as send it out to be examined by experts) regarding steps I should take would be welcomed. Thanks in advance Alex Quote
Rivkin Posted March 24, 2022 Report Posted March 24, 2022 Its hard to be conclusive with these without seeing details of the work, but: - the mei appears to be the right size, place and strikes, it looks ok. - the blade looks ok for Muromachi. Maybe a bit post-Oei. - the horimono is well cut. Good chance its a real Muromachi Nobukuni. I would send it to NTHK next time it holds shinsa in the US. Quote
badkarma11 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Report Posted March 24, 2022 Brian and Rivkin, Thank you for your responses. Alex Quote
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