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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SoKiku, post: 4180748, member: 20618&quot;]I already post the complete answer last monday for this sword in the GALLERY section, </p><p>is the one with signature inscribed of Takeyama Yoshiomi 武山義臣 and not Takesama from 1926-1944 sign under he swordsmith name.&nbsp; The hamon is not clear, the tsuba is in shakudo, </p><p>and does it have a numerotaion on it? Because most of the shin gunto or handmade or machinery made with this specific accessories of kabuto, koshire, menuki…, mainly all in brass.</p><p><br /></p><p>We are sword lovers, Most of people wont be able to recognize, even the specialist in this area are not able to differentiate from a real one and a identical replica of a well known or not swordsmith and from what era.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many think is older but is not森</p><p>In Japan you can refer it to an well known apraiasal firm (Aoi Art appraisal) to have an authenticity certificate if it work to do so for the fees of shipping back forward. it might cost already more than the sword.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or by doing some research of all Japanese sworsmith master or school or disciple,</p><p>that are register throught&nbsp; Showa era for the production of WW2 for officer, </p><p>is not a 1500 years old, did the teacher use carbon paper to guess how old is it?</p><p>Maybe he read japanese ? </p><p>Does he knows many name of well known swordsmith through the history?</p><p>if is no at all, Avoid them from Far%)</p><p><br /></p><p>each style have the way to temper the Hamon and the saber hilt is longer and well balance depending of one preference. </p><p>The blade is a bit damage for a 1930-1940s made, most of those sword should be polish and lubrificate&nbsp; at least if you want too keep its value, otherwise more is damage on not well restore by specialist it will decrease the value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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