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Post by stevengraham on Dec 10, 2023 0:52:15 GMT
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Post by larason2 on Dec 10, 2023 1:22:26 GMT
Yours looks reasonably similar to an apparently authentic one: yakiba.com/kanefusa-23rd-generation/They didn't always use the same characters, plus the date would be different from one sword to another. It's not exactly a production sword, as while they were making them for the war, the ones by smiths were generally better than many production swords that were otherwise made. There were lots of kanefusa though, as implied by the fact there were 23 generations! Sometimes apprentices would sign their blades with their master's mei until they were able to strike out on their own, so there's some variety in how they were signed. The strokes on yours are the same direction as the authentic one, and are the right shape to have been made with a similar tagane.
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Post by eastman on Dec 10, 2023 3:25:28 GMT
your links require a sign in to view
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Post by stevengraham on Dec 10, 2023 3:45:44 GMT
everything is pointing to it being a real japanese katana by Fujiwara Kanefusa 23 generation, Kato Koichi. It would be cool if it was made by him and not some apprentice. thank for the info on the strokes
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