Japanese Blade

[chahler]

Hi, just picked this blade and would appreciate any comments. 
Thanks
John

[chahler]

Gj

[gabedamien]

Sorry, but this is a very poor Chinese fake. :-(

[Paul G]

That blade and signature does not look right to me. Looks like a modern Chinese copy. Can you show the whole sword? including the fittings.

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[chahler]

Thanks guys for help
I have one more for opinion

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[GHP]

Kanefusa saku [Made by Kanefusa]

兼房作

The sword is papered [dunno the grade] by the Japan Art Sword Preservation Society on Heisei 13 [2001], March 30. It is registered as a wakizashi, length is 1 shaku 8 bu 9 sun [22.5477 inches; 57.271158 cm]

--Guy

[GHP]

The white kanji on the swordbag [?] is "Kiyomitsu" [alternately read as "Seiko"] ... but "Kiyomitsu" sounds more like an art-name.

清光

--Guy

[gabedamien]

…The sword is papered [dunno the grade]…

NBTHK Hozon.

Not sure which Kanefusa, there were a lot of them. Wish the NBTHK wrote more details on their kanteisho, one reason I like NTHK-NPO papers.