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Nielsrid

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Hello everybody, I was wondering if anybody know the manufacturer mitsuhiro of Japanese swords. In the description it says: Nihonto wakisashi katana gesigneerd 備 州長 船 住 光 弘 "Bishū osafune ju mitsuhiro" in Shirasaya - Tamahagane staal - Japan - Muromachi periode (1333-1573).

I can’t find anything about him but I’m also new in sword collection and don’t want to buy something worthless.

Thanks for your help!
 
Nielsrid said:
Hello everybody, I was wondering if anybody know the manufacturer mitsuhiro of Japanese swords. In the description it says: Nihonto wakisashi katana gesigneerd 備 州長 船 住 光 弘 "Bishū osafune ju mitsuhiro" in Shirasaya - Tamahagane staal - Japan - Muromachi periode (1333-1573).

I can’t find anything about him but I’m also new in sword collection and don’t want to buy something worthless.

Thanks for your help!
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Do you have any photos or links?
 
I have no idea about the maker that you are talking about. Which is why I would never buy that sword, not unless it came with NBTHK papers (and truth be told not then because I'm not into Japanese swords). That aside signatures are virtually meaningless unless you have other corroborating information. Signatures can be and are faked and they were faked in period also. Additionally not every famous swordsmith signed their work. Do you know what to look for in a Japanese sword? What shape is the Nakago supposed to be? What are the file marks on it supposed to look like? Should it be polished or rusty? What shape was the kissaki supposed to be in 1350? Etc. Etc. Etc. The point I'm making is that if you need to come to a forum (and you came to this one) to ask about a particular maker you don't know enough to be laying down money on a Japanese sword no matter what people on this forum (and you would have better been served by going to nihonto forums) tell you.

That's not in insult that's a mere statement of your current knowledge level. We've all been there. Don't be that guy that buys that original bowie knife (or worse yet the civil war bowie knife) not having any clue what you are buying and just taking someone's word for it. Slow down. Learn. A lot. Study Japanese swords if that's your thing to the point where you can answer the questions I asked and a hundred others. Then you can risk your money on a Japanese sword.
 
Allright thanks a lot. That is a lot to think about en I will. These swords are not cheap so I will look into books about them.
 
Nielsrid said:
Allright thanks a lot. That is a lot to think about en I will. These swords are not cheap so I will look into books about them.
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That's an excellent plan. Going to museums is better. Going to sword shows and handling originals is even better.
 
You have to have a membership to post pictures directly. You can link them using one of the photo hosting sites.
 
Nielsrid said:
I tried to post some pictures but I can only post a link to another medium to show them?
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Yes, you can drag the images onto imgur.com, then click the little dots at the upper right hand corner of the image in Imgur, click to copy the BBC code thing for imbedding into forums, then paste it here.
 
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