Illegible signature

[Steffieeee]

Hi any chance anyone can hint at this signature? Obviously been shortened and had a hard life etc

[DMNK]

My first impression :

廣平作 - Hirohira saku

 

I personally don't know this smith and i might be wrong. Let's wait for the professionals.

 

Best regards 

[Bugyotsuji]

Would it be possible to take a couple more shots under very different angular lighting conditions Stef?

[Steffieeee]

I'll try my best hard to get it sharp really as it's very worn

[Steffieeee]

Maybe these help a bit

[Ray Singer]

My off-the-cuff reading was 源平行 - Minamoto Hirayuki. I don't see anyone matching that mei though.

[Ray Singer]

Seeing Hira and Yuki in a mei, the next option I would think of is 波平行__ (Naminohira Yuki__). The first kanji doesn't look right for Nami though, so not sure...

[Steffieeee]

Thanks for the help. I thought it was a long shot.  It is covered in a lot of grease, should I take this off ?could make it more legible. Obviously without changing the patina. I assume none of the sig is cut off/missing 

[Steffieeee]

Degreased and zoomed ..

[Ray Singer]

Naminohira yuki___

 

Please do not do anything further to clean the nakago or try to improve visibility. The nakago condition was fine before, but now appears that the patina has been damaged. 

[Steffieeee]

And a couple more for luck

[Steffieeee]

1 minute ago, Ray Singer said:

Naminohira yuki___

 

Please do not do anything further to clean the nakago or try to improve visibility. The nakago condition was fine before, but now appears that the patina has been damaged. 

Just took some oil off it, no patina damage, it's mainly the lighting

[Ray Singer]

As this point, I'm pretty sure it's a Naminohira sword. Naminohira Yuki ___. The blade is suriage and there's one kanji missing. Katana-mei. If the mei is authentic, then perhaps a Muromachi period blade. 

[Steffieeee]

Just now, Ray Singer said:

As this point, I'm pretty sure it's a Naminohira sword. Naminohira Yuki ___. The blade is suriage and there's one kanji missing. 

Thanks very much Ray. 

[Mike Stevens]

This signature looks similar to one from  a thread from 2010.