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  1. Ganko
    Good gendaito by a RJT swordsmith, definitely rewrapped and menuki replaced, kojiri is missing. Nice sword. TomC
  2. Ganko
    Destroyed a good gendaito and refinished all its mounts like they were putting lipstick on a pig. TomC
  3. Ganko
    Thank you Moriyama san, my kanji skills are sadly lacking. TomC
  4. Ganko
    Your sword was made by Watanabe Kanenaga in Oct. 1943 for a Mr. Yoshinaga. He is a fairly well thought of Showa swordsmith. TomC
  5. Ganko
    It appears to be a masame hada perhaps with a bit of ayasugi to it to me. You must have etched it? TomC
  6. Ganko
    Dated Enpo hachi nen ni gatsu (Feb 1680)
  7. Ganko
    For me #5 is real shibui. TomC
  8. Ganko
    You have a late type 3 sword dated Feb 1945. The makers name should be on the other side. It is most likely not hand made from tamahagane and not a true gendaito, but rather an oil tempered piece of modern steel. TomC
  9. Ganko
    Looks to me like Sukehisa and maybe Showa 18. It is not too well cut. You can clean the mei with a tooth brush and soapy water. TomC
  10. Ganko
    Your sword is signed ICHI Ryu Shi Saku, It is one of the signatures used by swordsmith Icihara Nagamitsu. Your sword is in type 3 mounts. He made swords for the Osaka Army arsenal during WW2. He is well thought of by militaria collectors. TomC
  11. Ganko
    You could submit it to one of the NTHK Shinsa's they have periodically in this country, but they would most likely attribute it to a school rather than an individual sword smith. Cost approx. $300 TomC
  12. Ganko
    These menuki are like a Rorschach test :-) TomC
  13. Ganko
    Never seen that motif before. Maybe water flowing around stones in a stream, but the golden cord? TomC
  14. Ganko
    They look like lost wax castings to me. TomC
  15. Ganko

    Choji Oil In US?

    Ganko replied to Tanto54's topic in Nihonto

    Me to. TomC
  16. Ganko
    I have seen two very good gendaito by this smith, one of which I possess. The nakago's look just like the one in Slough's book labeled shoshinmei. The one on Ebay is like the one labeled kazuuchimei. I believe it is not made by the master but by a worker in the shop. The one on Ebay is surely an oil tempered piece of bar-stock Showa-to. Do not waste your money on it. TomC.
  17. Ganko
    Just found an old business card of his with a phone number. I don't know if it is still good or not. * removed by Admin over privacy concerns. Rather pm for the number *
  18. Ganko
    I believe that is Pat O'toole, he is back on the East coast. Sorry I don't have any other info on him. He often comes to the SF Tokenkai.
  19. Ganko
    I think the mei is most likely OK. Hayama Enshin passed away in Taisho 9. This sword is dated Taisho 15. The son of Hayama Enshin is listed in the Nihonto Meikan as a Showa swordsmith working in Tokyo. I suspect it is a work of his. The tsuka or the koshirae may have come from a different sword as it is not 100% correct. TomC
  20. Ganko
    Kanda ju Kanetsune TomC
  21. Ganko
    Modern sword, recently rusted, most likely of Chinese origin. Don't touch it with a ten foot pole! TomC
  22. Ganko
    Yuck, Chinese turd stirrer. TomC
  23. Ganko
    You might try immersing it in boiling water. If it is CA submerge it in acetone. TomC
  24. Ganko
    I bid on that piece and was stunned by the final price. The maker is Toshu Ju Myochin Ki Munehide who has a yoko (good) rating in the meikan. The signature did look good. The sekigane are in fact copper as they should be, and are much more apparent in the other original photos on Ebay. I thought it would look good on a wak I have and bid $150 and the bid didn't even show up. Seems over priced for a late Edo yoko rated maker IMHO. TomC
  25. Ganko
    Nature abhors a vacuum. After seeing your archival filing system, it seems I have a ways to go yet. Thanks for sharing. TomC
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