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Great thx Mark. And a good laugh too. I figure nothing ventured nothing gained, learning experience first.

Mark, I really appreciate your input and help. The “crack” I think is a stray thread or lint but I will double check. Getting them submitted sounds like a worthwhile and fun project. Do you have a recommendation on who I could contact as an agent in Japan to help me? I used Paul Martin on a sword years ago. I wonder if I could submit the entire koshirae as well. The TSUBA I think was a later addition due to the lack of a good fit and no seppa but everything else is en suite. Just a thought.

Great I will do that tonight as soon as the U S and Belgium game wraps up. If these were yours would you consider submitting for papers?

Thanks for that. I cleaned it up and it was much dirtier than I realized. Happy to take other pics of these don’t work.

Sounds good and happy to see your post and appreciate you taking the time. I will get out my wire brush Dremel tool and see if I can clean it up. Just kidding I am having major guilt over the wrap. I’ll post some pictures in the next couple of days and see what you think.

They are heavy in the hand and I did have them tested inside and out in different spots and all came back at just under 17kt

There are a lot of experts here and I was hoping for more input. @Ian brooks I appreciate your input but can you give any insight besides that I should not have removed it? In my mind why use solid gold to make there unless they were from a good maker or is this more common than I realize. Does the quality look good enough to investigate further? Would you send to shinsa, something I’ve never done with tsogu? I’m really trying to learn and everyone that’s commented I appreciate. The overall package seems higher quality to me.

Is there anything curious about the menuki or would shinsa have to decide. I’ve seen several unsigned Goto menuki that share similarities. Does the quality look right?

Really? Why do you say that and is it not important to find out?