Stephen

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 26_fvi%3D1 the color is from some dingdong grinding the nakago to fit the tsuka, must have been a broken blade.

Drugs? what drugs officer?

Jim I and I'm sure others would like to see the complete koshirae, btw some very good photo work is done here, some background shadow on the kissaki that thru us off path a bit but well done in the photo dept. I have a gut felling that it was done my a modern knife maker, don't think its old, one of the more interesting threads of late, hope you keep us updated. I think Brian has you in the right direction. it brings to mind a old Ken Kesey quote. " The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer."

not fake

more pix are in order, full nakago and sugata of the blade, kissaki looks good.

any updates on how the show went? Pix to share?

agree that the nakago looks buggered, looks the same on top and bottom but not in the middle,dont think this was some great find.

i think the hole cuts off a kuni so it would be rai kuni...last kanji ill have to work on it. turned the pix rightway up some tweeking maybe Kunitsugu?

http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/katana/ima ... shirae.jpg Steve the sword in ? does have fittings one just needs to click on koshirae, Tsurata san does come down on his prices as well. You should be able to find one in his shop. please share when it gets home to you in a few weeks.

did a search for kote some may like this link, be sure to check all other pix of kote http://www.likemybody.com/hot-picture/k/kote.htm

possible Kaneyoshi, heres a link, not all the same Kaneyoshi but have fun looking him up. http://search.freefind.com/servlet/free ... =kaneyoshi

cool

A light taping to with a small hammer to the flaky rust will remove it with out alot of rubbing. then just use a light coat of oil. no major rubbing you just want to stop the red rust.

is it ok to be on Ebay UK if items not in UK?

Jimmy, what makes you think its machine made, if you get the pix i ask for we can look up the smith. the ebay pix was sideways to sunday, the nakago looked ok so lets go from there.

Now those i know what to do with, three parts cow urine and two parts dog snot,,,,oh wait thats for something else. Nevermind. always nice to have dragon with ball in hand, how do you guys dig these up. ebay??

NO Enjoy it for what it is.

think the color on the habaki is from corrosion on the nakago, id want to stop that rust fast, mabye a good soaking in a oil bath, at least brush oil on the dark red rust by the habaki, needs some TLC

you did fine for your first Nihonto

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date side is Bunkwa Ju or 1813 dont get the first four on the mei side last part looks like Kuni Hidemichi, someone ..er or Nobody will fill in the blanks and correct me if im wrong.

Malcom you get them from Grey

dont think egg yolk was promoted, more of a joke, as far as liver of sulfer being a what not....guess it depends if youve used it or not. Think Henry has the best idea, just wanted to know if there was black on top of a sliver wash.

bottom line egg yokes will work in a pinch

id never use anything other than soap ,,,mild...just to see if its crud,