Translation help please and opinions

[Andygw]

 

[Andygw]

Hi everyone! I got a barn fresh sword that is in WW2 mountings. It looks traditionally made with mei on tang. Any help on age and name would be appreciated. Unfortunately i forgot to take photos of the blade but it has a straight hamon. Some rust and staining.

[dkirkpatrick]

Firstly, try not to handle blade with bare hands, even if it needs to be polished anyway as finger print rust can go surprisingly deep.  Translates to Hizen (no) Kuni Tadayoshi.  I feel that this is gimei or fake at first blush because the  large blackish shape of the Tadayoshi don’t apppear to resemble any known generation that I can see.  Pictures can be very deceiving, try taking some a little more straight on with a little more light.  Not sure it would change my mind but others may see something else.  Good luck, Doug

[Andygw]

Thanks for Your imput Doug🙂. I know prices have sky rocket to crazy amounts in the U.S even for gunto swords.what would be an average cost if this is original mei and whats a rough price for a fake mei? Thank You kindly 

[almeister]

Generally 

Anything Hizen ...

Tachi mei  ??

[Shugyosha]

Normally only long swords - wakizashi and tanto follow the conventional format. 

[almeister]

Thanks for the clarification on that John /Shugyosha  !

Hizen not my area , just remembered it as it has been mentioned  before , so it , caught my attention  , 

(Reason for my question marks ?? ) 

Kind regards  ,

AlanK  

[Surfson]

Hard to answer your question.  Even if we assume it is gimei.  Does it have mounts?  is that an unwrapped handle in the background?  Are all the other mounts there?  What condition is the blade in?  Any fatal chips, hagire or bad pitting rust?  Probably worth less than $1500 if gimei.