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Thanks for all the help!

Sorry for the delay. I havent got the sword in hand, and am going through someone else. they measured it from tip to tang.

Here are some more photos showing the ring attachment. Hope these help.

Thanks again stephen, looks like the stamp is Seki. I presume the value give is in dollars?

Blade is 86cm

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I've managed to get some more pics of the blade. from what i;ve been told there arent any real nicks or openings. There is also a stamp.

good eye i think youre right there!

I'll see if i can get one Paul. thanks lewis

thanks guys. i will find out more on the blade and try to get some more photos. Lewis

Thanks stephen thats great! is Sadakatsu the sword smith? What would a fair price be for this do you think?

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A friend has been given the task of selling off a widows husbands small collection of a sword and tsuba. The sword will be posted in the other forum. However can people give their opinions on this tsuba. Its very small and i presume for a tanto. Theres gold paintwork, and dragonflies and other animals. The outside has gold covered bambo. Perhaps it would be possible to get opinions on age, school, and a rough value at what to sell it for, i will then pass on this information to my friend. Any help or opinions on this would be much appreciated. Thanks Lewis

section of blade. not the best pictures but thats all i've been give so far.

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A friend has been given the task of selling off a widows husbands small collection of a sword and tsuba. The tsuba will be posted in the other forum. However can people give their opinions on this sword. The fittings look like world war 2, but the blade which is signed has a real hamon. Could this blade be earlier? Perhaps it would be possible to get opinions on age, school, and a rough value at what to sell it for, i will then pass on this information to my friend. Any help or opinions on this would be much appreciated. Thanks Lewis

I recently had this stand made by a very nice guy in the UK, very cheap to. Anyway, i had been looking for ages for a stand and now my only menpo and kabuto are now on display. The kabuto has a lot of damage and was restored by a 5 year old by the looks, but i think this may be fixable in the future when i have time. Looks like they used to silicon type glue, so should peel off. Anyway, i still love it and it was affordable, which is the main thing. Hope you all like it as much as me. Thanks lewis

Thanks John!

Thanks Rick, i've had it some time, and cant remember what i paid for it. Though i got it from Japan. Thats all i know about it, and would love to info an what people think about it. Thanks lewis

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