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No Steve,

an authentication can only be done by a SHINSA panel. They look carefully at the blade first, and then at the MEI.

If you are really lucky, they will note what NORIMITSU this is. There were many!

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There were several Bizen Norimitsu. All were from Osafune, and their working periods ranged from about 1300, to 1600. There were also many kuwana uchi made to imitate the blades of Norimitsu. 

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3 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

No Steve,

an authentication can only be done by a SHINSA panel. They look carefully at the blade first, and then at the MEI.

If you are really lucky, they will note what NORIMITSU this is. There were many!

 

Tend to disagree a bit there Jean. Wont add any value but with some blades its pretty straight forward working out whether they are genuine or not..

 

Some blades don't need authentication papers. 

 

Steve, you wont do this just looking at the mei or from bad images, compare the blade to that of existing examples and literature.

 

You can send blades to Shinsa and not be any wiser, they might not be able to narrow it down to one smith.

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If you send really clear pictures of hada, hamon, nakago, kissaki and sugata and full dimensions, then you might get a better idea, should it be a definitive example.

This thread is quite old. Please consider starting a new thread rather than reviving this one, unless your post is really relevant and adds to the topic..

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