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Identified swordsmith for wakizashi is Kanewaka?

Happy new year everyone, may your realistic wishes come true!

I am wondering if anyone can help me identify by which sword smith this wakizashi was made. I have the following info: Kanewaka of Kaga Province and is dated 1656. Is Kanewaka the sword smith? There are multiple entries for kanewaka in the data base, but I am thinking this one: KAN2899. Is that correct? If so than this is the 2nd gen kanewaka (http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanewaka.htm)...?

"Kashu ju Kanewaka" 賀州住兼若

What does the kanji on the other side translate to...?

Thanks for your help,

Chris

once again real or fake

Ok i know yall are probably getting tired of me posting asking for help so i apologize. But yall have help me greatly. And until i get through the book pete recommend. I have to keep asking. Ok here is another ebay gunto. So far the price is cheap at about 250 with one day to go.is it a real gunto?

real or fake I need help again

Ok guys need help again. Am looking at another gunto on another auction site called invaluable. I have never heard of it before. But it comes up when I google Gunto's for sale. Its at 225.00 right now.any help is greatly appreciated as always.

gunto's on ebay

Ok guys again forgive me if this is a dumb question. But do you think you can trust the military WII Nco Gunto's on ebay coming out of japan. I want to start adding some of these to my military collection but do not wanna lose money on a fake.so i need your opinions some are showing a signed tang.

any ideas on the swordsmith

Have had this sword a number of years can anyone help with the I.D. of the swordsmith and possibly the date of its making. Thank you.

Mei help on a bizen katana

Hello.

I recently acquired this bizen katana. I ask for a little help from my friends of nihonto club to determine exactly the swordsmith (omote) and date (ura).

Thanks !!!!

identify swordsmith wakizashi

Dear friends,

please your help to identify this wakizashi swordsmith.

Best regards,

Pilgrim

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Wakizashi identify

I have this wakizashi that I would like to get some feed back on.

cheers

keven

Sword mei translation assistance

I was recently gifted a katana and would appreciate any help in translating the name of the swordsmith on its oshigata.

I have already translated the date shown on the left (Showa, 20th year, February), but have been unsuccessful in translating the swordsmith's name on the right. Any help would be appreciated.

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