Stephen

refining your search helps lot like the Skipper said... Search Options change location and to cut down on all $1.95 starts go to the bottom and place a price range ...i usually do 150 to 1500 saves a lot of hits on junk.

that would make for a GIANT KOZUKA

the dif mori

that is the wrong mori ...still working on it.

HISAMORI...ill have to do some diging to find out. Moriyama sama will most likly beat me to it.

i tried to play with the brightness and did not come up much better ..i think there top of the line F/K maybe goto? anyone?

did a google as you posted got to love them cute Nipon girls ...sorry back to Nihonto...nice pic thanks for sharing.

what a pocky girl is?

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I belive the one you posted is Minamoto yes? here is the rest of the story...i have not found one in Fujishiros thats close enough for me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... L:RTQ:US:1 If you find one close let me know which page. Bullpup yes its close

I was down and out for a week with a the bug that had me camping in the lou and missed your question,,,I based the tiredness on the mune and ha machi...both blades would need a polish and I cant tell for sure, but believe there would not be much left, pluse it looks like a lot of loose grain, a big nick in the wak would take a lot of meat of the blade, I did not mean to insult ...if you had seen some of my Ebay fiascos you'd be rolling on the floor so take it as a learning experience and onward and upward is the only way to take it...id go to sword shows and do some trading up or just keep them as bench mark as what to look out for. if you want to ask more fell free to contact me at h2obro1@aol.com

The Ronin Thanks for the input i had looked at that already, i do not own the blade yet it belongs to a big Ebay seller that was showing me some Gendai before it goes on auction. still waiting for pix of the blade. Hai Domo Beno nai

Hi Patrick, just looked over your site. I very much like the work your doing and may ask about Fuchi/Gashira for my next project. Have you tried your hand a Habaki? I would think there would be a great demand here in the USA. for thoes who have not seen it. http://www.taganearts.com/

Thanks Koichi, my typo.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/shigmits.jpg reads Isukushi Suetsugu Shigemitsu correct? So the stamp has not been seen by anyone?

Ok heres one stamp i have not seen, any one come across this before? Seller states that the anchor without a circle just shows it went to a Navy Officer...it comes in Kai gunto mounts...and its true gendaito large Bizen choji hamon. The other Stamp is spec it has something to do with Mt. fuji, any help there? How about the kaji above the kokuin do we know what that means. I find Shigemitsu in the Gendai toko meikan on page 189...no oshigata but wold like to know what it says if you have the book if not i can scan and post if youd like to help. Thanks

that one separate the blade fro the Koshirae, big Mo would do that for you no need to ship it apart. Id contact Stuart at Stuart Broms - 7 Foster Drive - Des Moines, IA. 50312 Phone 515-979-3388 - E-mail stuart@iowarealty.com Or Mo to be sure what you need to do.

Yes id go tru Big Mo the safest way to go.

here is a link and a page for the shinsa, Yes youll need to submit each item. http://www.midwesttokenkai.com/show/Welcome.html SHINSA 2007 Nihon Token Hozon Kai SHINSA: (evaluation) A team of experts from Japan and America will evaluate sword blades, fittings that make up the handle and other parts of the sword. The team will be headed by Mr. Yoshikawa Eiichi; curator of swords for the Japanese Imperial Household Agency. The Shosoin Treasure House in Nara. The Seikado Museum Collection and the polisher for The Imperial Household. The items will be evaluated for authenticity and if deemed correct or meet the criteria of the Shinsa team, papers will be issued for the item. The papers are issued from Japan a few months later. COST: $75. for each item submitted and $75. additional for each item that papers are issued, for a total of $150. ($75. if no papers are issued) No one will be allowed to submit to the Shinsa except during their reservation time slot. The early reservations have the best chance of receiving their choice of sessions. The number of reservations is limited, early reservations are recommended. Shinsa Results Explanations: Each day will feature a question and answer session with the Shinsa team from 6:00-7:00 pm. Anyone submitting items for Shinsa will be able to bring their questions about Shinsa results directly to the Shinsa team. Translations will be provided. The exact time will depend upon when the Shinsa team finishes for the day. Reservations must be made in advance for each item submitted. Send $75. for each item reservation. Make check payable to; Marc Porpora Mail to: Stuart Broms - 7 Foster Drive - Des Moines, IA. 50312 Phone 515-979-3388 - E-mail stuart@iowarealty.com

the maker is toshimitsu..ill have to work on the first two but im sure Koichi san will be there before i can dig tru the books. the back is ment to be that way, nice kozuka late shinshinto i think... maybe wrong not much of a fittings guy.

I am in total agreement with Brian, unless you've been around many swords of various stages of neglect....LEAVE it to someone who knows what he's doing....just didn't want a lynching of Kirk.

i agree that this blade and all its deep pits can stand a light sanding to see what can be done...plenty of meat on it....better yet let a pro look at it and he can tell you to cut and run or drop you life savings on it. What would i do? send it to Bob Benson and let him tell you whats what.

The New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths Tamio Tsuchiko, Kenji Mishina you can find it at Amazon, if not i have copy for sale. h2obro1@aol.com

kanekage

fair price ...dont forget to exchange Munemoto for the Fujiwara for the new guys learning read mei's.