Any information on this sword would be appreciated

[flan2012]

Photos are not the best, but any info on this wakasashi would be great. Thanks.

[John A Stuart]

Please sign your name to your posts so that we may address you. It looks to read Kanekore saku 兼是作 John

[Nobody]

Looks more like Kanesada (兼定).

[flan2012]

John, my apologies for not adding my name to the post.

Shawn

[Kronos]

Tentatively I'd say it looks to be gimei kan2022/kan2023.

[flan2012]

Thank you James. I appreciate the info.

[Jean]

James,

 

On which basis can you say it is gimei of Kan2022/Kan2023?

 

Just to know as I have really no opinion nor search the matter.

 

I am asking this because it seems there are many Kanesada

[Mark Green]

Many, many, many many!!!!!!! And then some more.

 

Mark G

[runagmc]

You can narrow down the possibilities by looking at the ones that are known to have signed 'Kanesada saku' with these kanji and used higaki yasurime, but even then I don't think you could narrow it down to two smiths with any certainty. Although I do agree it could be gimei, I wouldn't assume anything unless you have some good evidence.

[flan2012]

I have not been on here and some time and didn't realize there was additional postings on the thread. Obviously I have more research to do. My goal is to sell the sword to someone who will appreciate it. It sits in a drawer and it really deserves more than that. However, I don't want to misrepresent anything so research away I go. Are there any reputable services I could send it to for review and further information? Of course I would pay for the service.

Thanks,

Shawn F

[Ken-Hawaii]

In the condition it's in, Shawn, I think your best bet is to have some of our expert members give you their opinions, rather than sending it anywhere.

 

In the meantime, I hope you're keeping the blade lightly oiled & somewhere where it's not exposed to moisture!

 

Ken

[runagmc]

It looks like a fairly long wakizashi from around the 1500s by one of the Mino Kanesada smiths. It could be gimei... It's obviously not in good polish... It could have flaws that aren't visible in the pictures... I can't say with any certainty ow much it is worth without seeing it in hand...

 

Somebody else can comment on the mounts... They don't look to be worth much from what I can tell...

 

You could always try to sell it in the sales section of this forum. I'm sure somebody would take it off your hands.

[flan2012]

Adam,

Thanks for the feedback.

Shawn F

[Nihonto Chicken]

It appears that your blade has been sand papered as there is no yokote to be seen. Unlike traditional Japanese soft grits, hard grits as used in sand papers tend to burnish the metal as they cut, and this obscures much of the activity that may otherwise be seen. I recommend that you get a good uchiko ball and spend a few hours uchikoing the blade. Here is a search result on some of my previous posts on this subject:

 

search.php?keywords=power+uchiko&terms=all&author=Nihonto+Chicken&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

[Ken-Hawaii]

I recommend that you get a good uchiko ball and spend a few hours uchikoing the blade.

 

Um, no, Rick - not a god idea at all. Uchiko won't do his blade any good at this point, & will just remove even more material. That isn't what the blade needs to uncover the hamon, flaws, etc. It's already missing a lot of the original material.

 

Ken

[Brian]

I don't think uchiko will do this one any harm. It can have issues with in-polish blades, but ones like this it can't hurt. Sometimes helps to see if the hamon is complete etc. Only for very out of polish/sanded/buffed blades though.

 

Brian

[runagmc]

You could clean a sword with uchiko everyday for 10 years and not be able to tell that any material was removed... as long as it's done properly. If it's not done right, it might make some of the crisp lines less crisp - but that obviously isn't a concern with this sword.

[flan2012]

I would like to list this sword for sale in the for sale section here or ebay. Any idea on what a fair price for a sword in this condition for a buyer would be?

Thanks,

Shawn

[runagmc]

Hi Shawn, maybe something like $500-$1000 , and then mention that you will except offers. I think that's about all you can do with a sword like this. You have to keep in mind, anyone who buys it will be taking a big gamble, because in it's current condition it's basically impossible to tell from pictures how much potential it has...