Stephen

Hai Domo!!!!!

Thanks looking forward to anything from Dawson

being i sold my FG, and a poor memory bank, i cant seem to find this logo (mark) on the nakago, any help is very helpful. maybe something with railway steel.

Javi think Brian hit the nail on the head if the sword speaks to you go for it, we all know the seller (used to be blue carpet background) and if he thinks the blade is older its a good chance it is.

That is one very nice set up, one glaring problem, its not mine. Paul M. was looking for one heres the link. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 26_fvi%3D1

Mr. Stephen Christensen I received the photograph from you. The naval martial art instructor's Masayoshi Takayama devised the sword not rusting. This sword is called "Takayama sword" by an alias. The quality of the material of this sword contains chromium 18%. I attach the photograph of another Takayama sword. Sincerely yours. Tomoyuki Ohmura ----- Original Message ----- From: H2obro1@aol.com To: xxxxx Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 6:47 PM Subject: Takayama to This just in from Ohmura sama, also two pix, they may be to large to post but worth the wait to open. enjoy.

from The Samurai Sword. by J Yumoto. understand the Sword and Scared Mirror. what is it behind the Comma Shaped Beads? If one puts two together you get one O or the circle of life, the yin yang aspect?

Yes thats what i found. http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html_p/J02.167.htm

Barry I was thinking animal also but found a plant in a search, lets see what comes before I post. hint i have some growing along side my house hurry spring!!!

this was asked on another board, what kind of oil do you think was used.

John so true, as I do have the itch also just for items like this..... http://lll.pro.tok2.com/sword/sdata-sp/lw051b.htm ...well really lesser but you know what I mean. I also told him for a first sword at around 1100 it was not that big of a mistake and it would serve the purpose.

Thank you for sharing Paul

Javi is looking for a OS on the QT I have advised him to take a bit longer but he has the itch, we all had it in the beginning, this shot was the killer for me. I drew a line to show how far off the machi were. He wants a sword NOW.......so if its a old blade in WWII mounts its got him going. Now he'll hear from you the folly in that way of thinking.

I dont think Javi is worried to much about the mei, just that it is a older blade.

looks like some great work in the blade, nakago (tang) pix?

it sure looks to be so far, well need to see the Nakago and some more of the blade, please.

remzy wrote:At first i thought you meant to say that this was too good to be true. Ditto above, i thought the same thing. _________________ James Reinig well that too

the link, not sure we can say this one is SS http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0324847075

Thanks Steve but in all modesty my knowledge is minute to some of the board members, and in the case of this sword Moriyama sama deserves most of the credit. I believe he is one of the most dedicated and relentless member we have.

old saying if wishes were horese beggers would ride, if i had money id been bidding, might want to book mark the seller look at his completed sales, the tsuba book went dirt cheap.

Thanks Moriyama sama and Jacques, one reason I could not find it on that site was its all in Japanese. Still very interesting sword and would like to see if it turn's out to be true nihonto, I bid my gas bill money but its past that now, thank god, if a member wins this please keep us updated on activity of the blade. we have seen some were Stainless Steel and not true nihoto,

Thanks Scott id like to start a folder on Takayama so if you dont mind post pix here on email me the mei, i remembered it but could not find the post. Hai domo!

Since the font of mei of "Emura"and army commission swordsmiths"Nagamitsu", was alike, some persons of a sword community had the view of identifying both in the same category until now, but it can be said to be a mistake. 1. Mr. Emura is the head of the Okayama prison. He is not a chief warden. Emura was a person who loves a sword. He was the personal character with personal magnetism out of character with a government official. perhaps this is where some of the Taka mix up started.