J Reid

Lovely blade Joe! Josh

I don't know you personally, but I do enjoy your posts Mike. Don't stop!

Amazing. If only I had skill like that. Josh

LOL nevermind.. Google translator helped me out. I also just realised that it is only the one sword. Disregard my trigger finger posts. haha Josh

sukehiro?

Jean, If you don't mind me asking.. >>> http://www.iidakoendo.com/info/item/a424.htm <<<< Who made these swords??? They are identical to my kanenaka. I wish I could read Japanese.. :| Thanks! Josh

Ahh sorry! I have no idea why I mentioned 1000's.. I guess I was having a moment with numbers. Haha those estimates sound way better! Regardless- This topic says it all. Speaking of deals.. Lately, I personally find the best bargains are in buying family blades surrendered during WW2 and, if necessary, having them restored. Regards, Josh

Yes please continue!!! So basically dealers buy blades in bulks of 10 for about $25 000 give or take with exchange rate. Each blade brings in between approx $3000 for wakizashi and $8000 for katana if they are lucky and they turn $25 000 into $100 000. Or at very least make their invested amount back plus a lovely premium. HMM. Josh

Okay I'm impressed.. Josh

I believe mine was 4th generation echizen Kanetane.. Looks like a brother to this blade>>> http://www.sanmei.com/contents/media/O9 ... _PUP_E.htm Josh

Hey! I had an echizen kanetane wakizashi, mint, about a year ago with kicho papers. I have a photograph library of it for reference if you want to PM me we can share. The blade was well made, thick, and strong. Dotanuki, I believe. Comparing may be useful in making your decision for shinsa.. Regards, Josh

Usually you can fetch like 500-900 depending on condition. regards, Josh

Yeah I agree. Nie clearly outlines the hamon running off the edge in pic 3, in my opinion. Josh

A Muto hidehiro gendaito (after the war -hizen style suguba) i used to own, had an Ikari OKissaki. Unfortunately, Mr. Benson had to bring it down to remove a chip in the tip. It was very interesting, although he mentioned it was impossible to salvage without further breakage. Still.. loved that baby. Josh

Justin, Kunitaro San has already mentioned, and reminded us, that as a rule of thumb -any sword on eBay or elsewhere from Japan with a signature and no papers, or old papers, is almost definitely gimei. This sword needs a polish. Currently no hataraki can be seen. In my opinion though, the neat things about this sword for someone new to collecting are the features not found in every "package"... The sayagaki, lead plug, horimono, etc. It is also quite old with history. Other than that, this blade is nothing special, probably gimei, and in need of a polish. The Hamon also looks like its been "dressed up". If the price stays low, it might be neat to study for a bit hands on. Just remember to buy the blade, not the signature. Josh

1,4,5,8,9,10 maybe.. Sometimes showato look like they have hamon and hada, but really its just the oil hamon and ji natural pattern under lighting. josh

Yeah! What George said! Built for battle! So guys- it's almost that time for the zombie apocalypse to commence and if you're looking for a mean durable zombie head cutting machine.. BUY MY SWORD!!

Yes.. Having a hamon was not optional. However, the style was. Everyone involved -Thank you so much for that pdf. Josh

Brian, Chris, George- thank you. I think anyone who hasn't already clarified for themselves what a star stamp means... needs to do some "current" research. Cross reference old theory with new evidence. The only thing not traditional about a gendaito with a star stamp is the stamp itself.

I was just too excited, I guess. I'm sporadic like that! I really should have put it up here first. lol.. I will take $3500USD for the package. Josh

Hey guys. Just thought I'd let you know I have a gendaito in minty mounts on ebay for sale. Item #: 221137166136 10% off to all NMB members. Just message me your username. Josh

Love it. PM me if you ever want to sell! Or trade. I have a similar set that you may be interested in. Josh

Best way to save this (I believe it was mentioned before). 1. get cheap ($50 bucks sounds fair......) 2. Send in for a suriage and new yasurmei. 3. Mount in shirasaya. BOOM. Worry about appraisal after its been treated. Josh

Definitely not.. Josh

Supposedly cracks on the nakago are a tell tale sign of retempering... Sorry bud. Best, Josh