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  1. Stephen
    pix upside down, Takahisa date showa ju hachi 1943 http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/takehisa.jpg
  2. Stephen
    do you read your email?
  3. Stephen
    maybe post a link as we do have gunto buyers here.
  4. Stephen

    New Blade

    Stephen replied to raven2's topic in Nihonto

    Fred i was watching that on his site, id not fret the mei or if it really bugs you have a shinsa, it was a good buy and a good deal. Very nice blade. Jason this is what taking your time gets you.
  5. Stephen
    Jason both are right, new nihonto fever, you wont be the last to get it, buying what ever comes you way. for 200 you did fine unless like Dr B said the blade is totaly shot.
  6. Stephen
    Peter not sure about the small kanji....maybe polisher name?
  7. Stephen
    agree Mike is getting hes Ebay legs, he'll work it out
  8. Stephen
    Crop and reduce, crop and reduce. or send to me and ill post them
  9. Stephen
    maybe Mike got a offer he could not refuse, auctions over.
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  11. Stephen
    looks like it has a mino hamon to my ol eyes, yes parts must have been mixed up, new pix show only the added scenery name.
  12. Stephen
    hint first part of last name is Masa
  13. Stephen
    Barry knows but for those who don't Mike is one of the good guys, its good to have a contact now even if its Ebay.
  14. Stephen
    seen this on face book your pix right? http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kazunor2.jpg Kazunori, date looks like 1943
  15. Stephen
    I am a betting man and i put my money on Clive, the show with sword in hand will tell all.
  16. Stephen
    Steve crop and reduce size, if all else fails mail me or John, one of us will post them for you.
  17. Stephen
    Ray a good togi will let you know if can take a polish, id ask Bob Benson or Jon Bowhay, others as well at the show. The Shinsa could tell you for sure if its the Yukimitsu, i like to error on the side of being wrong that its not a shoshin mei.
  18. Stephen
    Ray (please sign your post) not fake as fake sword, the very big names of swordsmith's have been copied, like Picasso, Van Gogh ect. it will take a in hand by pros to tell. Sword show in Chi town end of this month and one with shinsa in SF in Aug.
  19. Stephen
    not a gunto per se maybe late war civilian mount do to the leather Ito on tsuka due to shortages, older blade signed Sagami Ju Yukimitsu. Big name might have been added to to take to war. Menuki are very interesting, sure would like to see better pix of them. If you cant post pix you can email them to me and ill post them. dont forget to sign off with your name.
  20. Stephen

    my nihonto

    Stephen replied to wthankee's topic in Nihonto

    Will please sign with your name per sign up rules i cant find a Masahiro that starts with Seki maybe a better pix of it. Also one of the full blade without mounts.
  21. Stephen
    some piecing together on this, two seppa come from a gunto, dont think the saya matches, from the way the Kane is done id say older than Meiji.
  22. Stephen
    blades cure with age, i stand guilty of uchikoing a new polish which at once showed marks from the powder, very fine but there none the less. Id only use uchiko in showing how its done or if its not in good polish , weekly use will bring out actvity.
  23. Stephen
    i think its neat but not to crazy about the ito, not very well done, which brings up flags to me.
  24. Stephen
    I love the smell of choji in the morning!
  25. Stephen
    100% agree, maybe a gun cleaning rod with swab, lightly oiled. I have had many saya lightly tapped on a table, you'd be surprised at what fell out.
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