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Hi Rayhan The picture is the right way up for me but have rotated one for you, hope it works... Ian

Morning I was wondering if you could please tell me if there is any information on the Tsuba from the information given in the certificate. Ian

Randy, please add me to your list, Ian

Thanks Steve I see what you mean, I will have to try to find some oshigata to compare. Thanks for the input.. Ian

I read this signature as (chikuzen ju minamoto nobukuni yoshimasa). In Hawleys blue book 1966 he has this smith as YO279 and shows it as S85 but I can't find him in AFU's although Fujishiro's Nihon Shinto Jiten do's show this smith.....any help most welcome.

Hi Paul Count me in, looks to good to miss. Ian

All I have read this post and would just like to say how pleased I am to see the exchange of information at such a high level of knowledge. The information is so freely available from groups & individuals who are so passionate about the subject. When I became interested in the subject in the early 70s there were only a couple of books available in English & the nearest person who was willing to teach me was 45mls away. What I'm saying is, that it is not just technology that is making Ni-Honto available but the people who put the information there. I have been a member of the NBTHK and found them to be my best source of information ( next to the wife ). Knowledge is for sharing..that's why I find this group very educational. Ian

Stephen Don't forget the other 0.9% as in 40yrs playing with swords I may have found 2 or 3 that are just right, therefore 99.9% seems closer.