When I did see this lovely sword I just melted.. The kissaki that are so uniform in shape and the hamon with the utsuri.. I just had to have this beauty..


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I will love this sword for its look, I dont give a damn if its a bad sword

What do you think guys, isnt it lovely ??

Ah........ Is it love or is it lust?

Shinto not Koto, but yes it does look nice. I wish you many happy years together.

Lovely blade, a lot of activity to admire...

Thanks, I the first sight of this blade gave me a "WANT TO HAVE" urge.

So I put my max bid and it went to me.

Shinto it may be, how do you see that ? the sori ?

Looks like there is some masame in the shinogi-ji....maybe Shinto Fukuoka Ishido group would be a place to start.....

I like that one. I saw it too. Of the few that look good on ebay right now, I think that one looked best. It says it has a blister, but it must be really small because there are a lot of pictures of that sword and you can't see it. I like the couple small pieces of Tobiyaki in the hamon as well.
Good luck man, you'll enjoy studying that one.
Jamie

Not too difficult to see. Here it is...

Thanks Ted.
That's not too bad.
Very interesting Hamon, IMO.

Niclas

You asked how you see that it is Shinto.
Firstly you handle hundreds of quality swords and you just know what is shinto and what is koto. But to be less mysterious and more scientific, its the hada, the sugata, the hamon, the sori and a myriad of other things that together add up to either a koto or a shinto blade. In the hand it is also the steel itself that tells you.
Chris's suggestion of the Shinto Fukuoka Ishido group is an excellent one. It certainly has the look of their work.

Bungo Takada is also a possibility along with Ishido. Assuming the seller is correct about the presence of utsuri.

You should be happy, shinto and the price is great

Ehumm, looks that you know your things

I think I will PM you some questions later

And now I will have a LOOONG wait for it to arrive, But Im also very nervous about the post here in sweden that have sent back swords because they dont want to transport swords. I have written a nice letter to them.



Thanks, I did see the blister. Its a little flaw but I can live with it FOREVER !!



Thanks, I will be VERY happy if I get. The price was nice, even at the current exchange rate. I thought that It would be more expensive actually. I had my max bid at $708

At least I'm not the only one with "A mind full of swords"....
Now if only I had a bank account full of disposable cash.

You guys definitely aren't the only ones.

Wickstrom just purchased a very nice piece as well.

We all have the bug!

It is your money after all.

reinhard