Need help to ID a old japanese sword like

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dysoner

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Hello everybody

I need help to ID a small japanese sword

I own it from familly and i want to know what is it really.

That's a 38cm longer sword

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The blade is really damaged, the kissaki was stamped, there is no kanji on the nakago.

The fuchi is well made but i lost the kashira

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The tsuba is signed.

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Thank for your precious help and excuse my poor english.

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The sword is a Shobu-zukuri wakizashi.
Possibly Sue Seki Mino work, meaning Mino work(school who made the blade) in the late Koto period, around 1550-1600. This style of blade were very popular then and the Mino school were producing a large number of this style blade. Bizen school also, but the nakago does not look Bizen on this piece.
The tsuba looks to be Bushu or Choshu school. I'd say Bushu.
Not altogether convinced of its authenticity because of the cast aspect of the hitsuana plug. The overzealous cleaning hasn't helped its appearance.
I'll translate it for you when you have more than one post. ;)
The fuchi is nothing special from the looks of it. Authentic, but not great quality. The 'signature' says 12 and is probably a later addition for whatever poor reason.

Hope that helps.
 
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I try to collect information from different sources to compare it.
The only thing who seems to be sure is that's a Shobu-zukuri wakizashi…

I'll try to take picture of the blade soon.

PS :it's my second post on the board :)
 
I can't attach the paint pic I made to explain the kanji but the signature reads;
(Omote) - Goshu Hikone Ju
(Ura) - Soheishi Nyudo Soten Sei, possibly with a kao(artists seal) at the end but it all gets a bit blurry around there in the pic.

This is a popular signature and well used on Soten school fittings but your tsuba does not match that style.
Internet search for Soten school fittings and you'll see their style quite clearly.
It could be that your tsuba is a later copy by Japanese workers(not China copy) in the late Edo period. Search for shiiremono makers for an explanation.
 
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