Will let Bob and others respond about the signatures but for mine, it was at one point a full length sword and the signature was cut off when the sword was shortened
Will let Bob and others respond about the signatures but for mine, it was at one point a full length sword and the signature was cut off when the sword was shortened
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Map's sword is a different situation as it was a shortened older sword. It may or not been signed previously as many lKoto were not signed. In the case of an ubu Shinto wakizashi that is unsigned, I believe Fredrik has got a handle on what he has and what to do. If he wants a polished blade, money would be better spent on buying one that is already done and possibly with a shinsa paper. Either way, a professional opinion on an unsigned ubu Shinto wakizashi is nothing more than an educated guess.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
It's sad that I won't be able to see the sword in its full glory, but it's too expensive to polish it. I will try to care for the blade and keep it in the best condition possible!
Exactly what Paul Martin has said. I've had the pleasure to meet him a few times, and he gave a lecture to my students during one Kagami-biraki (first training of the year); after which, he volunteered to give his opinion on our swords (which were, well ..... only good for killing).
by Paul Martin
--Guy
I once saw an unsigned katana with three sets of papers. One attributed it to the mid 15th c., the second to the mid 16th c and the third to the mid 19th c. Papers #1 & #3 were issued by the same group. Even the exerts make mistakes. One evening when I was a guest at the home of Yoshikawa Kentaro sensei, he produced an old oshigata book from the late 18th c. showing the rubbing of an early 12 c. tachi signed with a two character signature. He then produced the same blade with no signature. It seems that at the beginning of the 20th c., a sword expert deemed the mei fake and had it pounded out. The sad thing is it was a mistake and the mei was genuine.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
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