Please help identify this sword!

**Bruce Pennington** · 09-03-2021, 04:49 AM

There are a bunch of guys on the Nihonto forum of NMB that could likely tell you more about this sword.
Try: Nihonto - Nihonto Message Board

**RussM** · 09-03-2021, 06:01 AM

That's a lovely item now passed to you from your Grandfather. Great photos, enjoy it!

**DJVCuda** · 09-03-2021, 03:47 PM

Thank you Bruce - I' just signed up and posted there.

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Thank you Russ. I intend to keep this in the family and pass it to my son eventually.

**DJVCuda** · 09-03-2021, 03:50 PM

Guy - Thank you ! I appreciate the time and information you provided! I looked up Kunihiro - It says he made swords in the 1500's / 1600's - Would two bladesmiths make one sword? I thought it would be one smith - but please excuse my ignorance.

Thank you again!
Dave

**ghp95134** · 09-03-2021, 10:49 PM

No, just one smith would make the blade with help from apprentices. There are generations of Kunimitsu; also perhaps other smith that use the same name bu of other traditions. When I looked up the name I saw about 15 of them. You’ll need someone versed in “Nihon-To” Japanese Swords.