? on recently acquired Japanese swords

[knife7knut]

I tried to photograph them but with very limited success.Here are a couple of closeups.Any hints on getting good pictures of the entire blade?My camera doesn't have a wide angle lens.

[Rich]

Have you removed the tsuka (handle) to see if either or both are signed or dated? The hada (grain) is very prominent, looks rather "etched"; unfortunately that is commonly on modern Chinese "replica" swords. Can't tell for sure, but that may be a possibility; or they could be finely polished true Nihonto.

Need to see the tangs to tell anything else.

Rich
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Richard Stein, PhD

Japanese Sword Guide
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

"Never go anywhere without a knife"
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Rich

Have you removed the tsuka (handle) to see if either or both are signed or dated? The hada (grain) is very prominent, looks rather "etched"; unfortunately that is commonly on modern Chinese "replica" swords. Can't tell for sure, but that may be a possibility; or they could be finely polished true Nihonto.

Need to see the tangs to tell anything else.

Rich
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Richard Stein, PhD

Japanese Sword Guide
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

"Never go anywhere without a knife"
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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