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  1. Stephen
    T Seki Junin Kanenori saku. hope no typos
  2. Stephen
    yep typo....thanks Jacques
  3. Stephen
    #1 Kanekune #2 Kanekado seki stamp, date showa ju shichi
  4. Stephen
    Barry i think i see a problem with the blade, better send it to Des Moines for a closer look for lets say six months! LOL vvn my friend.
  5. Stephen
    Welcome aboard mate, one slight due where due is do. Rich Stein started the NMB then passed to Rich T, then Brian. I'm sure you have been to his most exlant web page. http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm
  6. Stephen

    why with hagire

    Stephen replied to goose710's topic in Nihonto

    Seen that the other day, i cant see any hagire, can you pick up one the from the pix posted?
  7. Stephen
    on behalf of the owner and myself, thank you very much.
  8. Stephen
    taking from them both, could one take the Kanesada and retemper in a forge and have the cracks go away? just a wondering this morning. http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/SC.html
  9. Stephen
    Owner request a traslation, please help.
  10. Stephen

    Bad rust

    Stephen replied to Daniel-San's topic in Nihonto

    Im the go to guy, as a member here can not have swords shipped to him, I also thought it odd that they had to be done first, we'll know now that on such a undertaking polish first rest later.
  11. Stephen

    Bad rust

    Stephen replied to Daniel-San's topic in Nihonto

    Buying a rusty blade is a crap shoot, see link for what turned up after foundation polish. This was bought on ebay for five hundred, add in shipping shirasaya and habaki its not fun when it goes bad. http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/SC.html
  12. Stephen
    machine made as in power hammer.
  13. Stephen
    shinto shinshinto still wont hurt, with all the chips in the ha a little elbow grease not going to hurt a thing. If it was in above avg polish, then you can yell and scream all ya want about cleaning abrasions. Grandma huh...looking for words???
  14. Stephen
    you have a war relic, not a national treasure, if you want to clean the blade it wont hurt this gunto to uchiko it, don't worry you not going to ruin it.
  15. Stephen
    "Out of interest would using metal glo on this blade be a stupid thing to do?" Not a good idea, In its state, Uchikoing it would be the best to bring out the hada and hamon, water quenched is not for sure, if it was it could be both hand or machine.
  16. Stephen
    Bugs your saying the Ponzie has been around a long time huh.
  17. Stephen
    read somewhere...dont ask....it may have been a salesmans sample, heard of them in differant sizes. just a thought.
  18. Stephen
    looks nice any chance to do a side by side of someting so we can get a feeling for scale?
  19. Stephen
    I must stop wasting money I must stop wasting money......... REPETE I must buy books I must buy books I must buy books :D
  20. Stephen
    The only way to tell is have experts look at it. Right now a lot of politics are causing doubt on such organizations. Id wait a while then have it sent to shinsa team for examination. cost around 800.$ better yet just sell me the tanto ) just a joke im MAC at the moment..
  21. Stephen
    Serge this is what Hawleys looks like
  22. Stephen
    Grey check Hawley Kan 2547...also the four stroke count for tomo mid right column, ? stroke to the right insted of the left on the top of inter top stroke to the left...if that makes a diff.
  23. Stephen
    looks good so far, one more please of the full blade sans handle and habaki, one note, looks like someone used metal polish to shine the blade...may be the light on the photo....if that the case be sure to just use a light oil, not to heavy of a coat.
  24. Stephen
    if its his yes, the date i found and i may be wrong is from around 1596, to see how well he did we'd like pix of the full blade, nice shot of the tip and any grain pattern that you can photo.
  25. Stephen
    Bishu Inuyama ju Kanetomo im sure we'd all like to see the rest of the Tanto
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