New Sword

[Aethel_berht]

Hello! I recently obtained a Katana and was wondering if anyone had any information to spare on it. It is signed as Hirokuni from Bushu. I believe it is a Shinto Era blade. 

[Mark S.]

I mis-read mei… 

[Bruce Pennington]

Hello "A"!  Looks like you got the NMB name posting rule backwards.  Folks don't care about our last names, but we like to have a real first name to chat with.

 

Gorgeous blade.  Looks like it has some potential!

[Aethel_berht]

  On 11/26/2023 at 4:15 PM, Bruce Pennington said:

Hello "A"!  Looks like you got the NMB name posting rule backwards.  Folks don't care about our last names, but we like to have a real first name to chat with.

 

Gorgeous blade.  Looks like it has some potential!

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Alright I'll get that name thing cleared soon.

 

I'm potentially looking to have the blade polished by a togishi. Do you think that this blade would be worth polishing and if so do you know any togishi I can contact? Any information would be very helpful!

[vajo]

Sorry i read 

Bushu ju Hirokuni saku

 

Hirokuni makes no sense ... i fail. 

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 11/26/2023 at 7:27 PM, vajo said:

Sorry i read 

Bushu ju Hirokuni saku

 

Hirokuni makes no sense ... i fail. 

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I checked Sesko's list.  He shows "HIRO (広・廣)" so the 廣 could be used for "Hiro"; yet he doesn't show any smiths using 廣 国.  

 

@mecox?

[rebcannonshooter]

Hawley's lists a "Hirokuni" with this "Hiro" kanji. He was the second generation and signed  "Bushu ju Hirokuni saku", worked circa 1688.

Hope this helps.   

Tom M.

[mecox]

Bruce, Chris is right   Bushu ju Hirokuni saku

[Rivkin]

By shape its circa 1650-1660, or maybe 1690-1720, plus minus. Looks reasonably legit. Polish is unlikely to be profitable.