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Ronin Akuma

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My family just received this sword from a friend of the family.

He said that the Saya and the Tsuba and Tsuka were once replaced, but the blade was good.

He got it from a friend who was a museum curator (don't know which one... I guess I should ask him for more details).

From research and help from my parents, I think the Mei says: Seki-Ju Fukumoto Amahide Saku

SEKI

JU

FUKU

MOTO

AMA

HIDE

SAKU

 

IMG_0128.jpg?t=1300756543

 

More pics here: http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd145/BSP06XRU/Nihonto/

 

I am new to the "Nihonto" world and any background on this blade (Shinogi Zukuri) would be appreciated.

Thanks!

k morita Grand Master

k morita

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Hi,

 

Yes ,the mei says "Seki-ju Fukumoto(family name) Amahide saku" 関住福本天秀作.

WW2 period swordsmith in Seki city.

His real name is Fukumoto Hideyoshi or Hidekichi or Shukichi.

Ronin Akuma Enthusiast

Ronin Akuma

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Thank you David.

 

The more info on the piece the better!

 

I know there is no such thing as "actual" value, but how much is this sword's approximate value?

I never plan on selling it, but my dad keeps asking...

Ronin Akuma Enthusiast

Ronin Akuma

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Nope. No arsenal stamps on it.

A link to more pics are on my original post.

There was nothing on the other side of the blade so I didn't take a picture of it.

I'll have to go to my parents' home and take a better look at it again.

Bruno Mentor

Bruno

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Determining if the date and mei were engraved by Amahide, his son Kanemune or his student Idetoshi would help to have an idea of its value.

 

As many of us know, Amahide did not sign a lot of his swords himself, so the ones he did sign should be more expensive.

 

One can verify this point thanks to Slough's oshigata book.

Ronin Akuma Enthusiast

Ronin Akuma

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Hi David-

 

How can you tell? Do you have any examples of their writing styles I can view?

If you have links to any examples, I would appreciate it.

My parents would be able to read and/or discern better than I.

Thank you in advance.

 

I am new to this field and need all the advise I can get.

 

It's about time I got to know the culture of my heritage!

Ronin Akuma Enthusiast

Ronin Akuma

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Didn't find any on e-bay to compare.

 

I don't really want to spend $115+ to get the Slough book. Maybe in the future when I become more of a collector. For now, I just want more info on the sword I received.

 

If anyone can scan and post the images of the Fukumoto Amahide examples I would appreciate it!

 

Thanks in advance!

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