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Submitted by SSN2012 on Sat, 2012-08-11 12:21

Ladies and gentlemen good afternoon. You can Tell A blacksmith me about this? I have attached pictures mei. Thank you in advance to all who respond.

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#1Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2012-08-11 14:39.

Unryūshi Sadatsugu ?

Hi Sergey,

The signature reads:

貞次作之
sadatsugu saku kore

The only smith I can think of is Unryūshi Sadatsugu. The condition of the nakago suggests it's a Gendaito sword. Signature's style is reasonably close to Unryūshi Sadatsugu.

Regards,
Stan