Stephen

35$?? bit high if you ask me. From Freds site. http://www.Japanese-swords.com/pages/prices.htm get the large it should last you a LOOOONG time. edit to add....thats the same bottle as Bruno linked on ebay.

PMing you a chart edit do you have the samurai sword by John Yumoto? you can see both in that book.

and i ship overseas for sellers who do not want to. you did right with the tantoguy

Kanetsugu

if you can get a pix of boshi ill go with the wak, AON looks like it was at one time a katana.

Heck of a buy for under 2K id say. the yasurime in takanoha says mino or yamato den one for shinsa for sure. WTG

Donald scroll all the way down to see habaki both sides are concave. Henry mos def a one of a kind. still see a kizu in shot just before the first mei shot.

may be wrong but i see Kanetsune

Mark....not sure but think ive seen it before....maybe hiro?

http://lll.pro.tok2.com/sword/sdata95/ik202b.htm dont think ive ever seen a blade with this deep cut bohi...or would you call is something else. whatch think?

Not to hijack your thread as I don't have a led on your request for DVD's. This is the very reason I steer nihonto away from being donated to museum's, I have worked with two local myself, the Gold Star military museum, and Iowa historical society. Blades found in neglect to the point of rust. Please do your research for museums such as Boston and NYC who have a good background it the subject. That's really scary Barry to what may happen to their blades, I hope/pray you can turn that around. If you think letters from the NMB members would help id be glad to post one to them.

yes please show. Many times names have been pixed out of the book by unknowing sellers, only for us to find a altogether diff good smith.

nice looking wak, its all in light and angle of shot to show what you want us to see. If you have a nice flatbed scanner use a color background like this and youll get alot of acitivity.

still at a decent price when i looked at it under 250 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0428297027

how about something like this? http://www.swordsofjapan.com/Tsuba5.htm or this? http://yakiba.com/tsuba_hanya.htm id keep looking

Id vote #3 none of the above, the nuks are better than both...all you have is time.

be sure to remove all palm and finger prints...

rabbit ears to me

for some of the new members I do offer a shipping service for members whos sellers will not ship out of USA. I do charge a small fee, which encludes checking of packing (had some blades just rolling around in package) correct customs to give you a hassle free pick up/delivery quick same day service in weekdays.

Thanks John i could not find that anywhere. Hai Domo!

your katana 003 file first cluster is kiyo...one kanji not two. second so called nobu....id like someone to post that kanji as i see shige?

If i was to come, id hit a French member for a night of lodging and take the EuroStar...that looks like fun and not worry about bringing in a sword to UK. Off to the Poker room. Hope this happens

I give high reps to this branch of NTHK. Im sure youll be very happy with their work.

Glad it brought a smile or laugh to at least three members.

the dark line is shadow of the leather strap coming out of the tsuba, good eye on the hole....does seem strange to have it so close to the munuki. more gamble in the mix, older blade into civilian mounts for the war and they did not want to drill the nakago??? now i want to see more. lots of elbow grease choji oil and uchiko wont hurt it.