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  1. Ken-Hawaii
    Agreed. It was a lost cause, to start with.
  2. Ken-Hawaii
    You might start with
  3. Ken-Hawaii
    A major reseller like Aoi can't afford to lie. But they do take the easiest path, in my experience.
  4. Ken-Hawaii
    Some type of midare hamon, but it's dead & gone, as others have told you. In future, do not do anything to a blade that you post on NMB, other than gently oiling it!
  5. Ken-Hawaii
    So, condition isn't important to you? I agree that the price difference is ludicrous, but why would you want a tsuba in such awful condition?
  6. Ken-Hawaii
    I've both shipped & received shikomizue, with no problems.
  7. Ken-Hawaii
    Yes, they're visible. Okay, Sojy, now please remove the sheath, and take a few photos of the bare blade. And we post our first names so that you know how to address us.
  8. Ken-Hawaii
    Click on More Reply Options. At the bottom, you will see a link to load your photos.
  9. Ken-Hawaii
    Welcome to NMB. Please give us your first name, & it would be nice if you would post photos, so that we can help.
  10. Ken-Hawaii
    Ah, thanks for clarifying, Peter.
  11. Ken-Hawaii

    Took a flyer

    Ken-Hawaii replied to Surfson's topic in Nihonto

    Looks pretty good, & hope it does well at shinsa - some day.
  12. Ken-Hawaii
    Interesting, but wouldn't you expect something more-unique from an architect?
  13. Ken-Hawaii
    Photos, Adam.
  14. Ken-Hawaii
    Tosho is Ono Yoshimitsu. Is it actually for sale, Piers? https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/eng/product_details_e.php?prod_no=KA-0278 If not the same sword, it's close. Mukansa smith pricing, too.
  15. Ken-Hawaii
    Lovely blade, great photos.
  16. Ken-Hawaii
    Just spotted this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOeQc2vCFEY Do we know who made the utsushi?
  17. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice site, Boris. Drooling over the Heianjo tsuba.
  18. Ken-Hawaii
    There's an art to drawing a sword, called sayabiki. In essence, you draw the blade as far as you can, without changing your balance, & then pull the saya off the kissaki, freeing the blade for nukitsuke, while keeping your left hand on your obi. Sounds hard, but isn't.
  19. Ken-Hawaii
    I'm having trouble associating specific koshirae with a ryuha. When I bought my last custom iaito from Tozando, they certainly didn't ask me which school I trained in, or where I'd like the menuki positioned.
  20. Ken-Hawaii
    Not sure I'd put any money into it. Sure, it's a blade, but not a lot to be learned because of its condition.
  21. Ken-Hawaii
    Very nice-looking blade, Chris.
  22. Ken-Hawaii
    Please flip it 180 degrees.
  23. Ken-Hawaii
    Looks more like two of the geckos on my wall. My first thought would also be Shoami, but Owari & Akasaka also come to mind.
  24. Ken-Hawaii
    Click on your avatar, which will take you to your Profile, where you can add your first name & initial, per Bran's rules. Welcome to NMB, & for showing us a really-interesting tsuka.
  25. Ken-Hawaii
    That's interesting, Dave. I was taught that the menuki helped to position the hands. Even today, as soon as I draw my katana, I expect the menuki to be in a certain location in my palms.
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