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  1. Thanks for your fast replies! pcfarrar: might be! I was always careful not to touch the blade and didn't let anyone do so. Would it be possible that i left a finger print while cleaning it up with the paper or when i oiled it? mariuszk: Thanks for your warning! That may be a cause, but the stains on mine are perpendicular to the cutting edge and black. It is really hard to get it on pic but i tried my best. You can find the picture here: http://hpics.li/cc5c41d Hope this will help!
  2. Hello everyone! I purchased an Edo jidai wakizashi few months ago and noticed some black spots on the Hi-boshi. I enclosed some pictures. I also noticed few "scratch-looking" black lines on the hamon (not visible on the pictures) that however do not look like hagire or real scratches to me. I first guessed it may be dust or cloth fibers but it seems to be quite similar to the black spots mentioned earlier. I began to worry about my wakizashi's heath and would like your opinions on what these "stains" might be and how to get rid of them. Looking forward to read your opinions and advices! Thanks in advance! Pictures available here: http://hpics.li/1f9541d and http://hpics.li/e24b336
  3. As promised, here are some complementary pictures. Following Jean's feedback, I started thinking this might be a suriage wakizashi. I am not yet familiar with all the terms, but the tang actually looks like it once was the blade itself that got shortened... I still hope it is a "born wakizashi" but well, looking at the tang I am not sure about it anymore. It does look like a suriage wakizashi... Anyway, the fittings are quite interesting to me, and the hada still has something, altough the hamon is not spectacular. I think it is a correct 1st sword for an amateur! I am interested in your opinions, please let me know!
  4. Merci Jean. You're right, I will post some other pics tonight, notably close ups of the blade. No visible flaws on it, looks like a suguha to me although some slight variations on the hamon can be seen. The blade in itself doesn't look exceptional but the "grain" seems quite good to me. I also thought avout this wakizashi to be a suriage but the tang seemed quite "clean" to me. Another point to be checked with complementary pics!
  5. Rokujuro: my bad! What is your opinion about this wakizashi? Jussi Ekholm: thank you for your help! To answer your question, I live in France. I checked the Token Bijutsu Kogeisha website, it is quite interesting! I might buy my kake from them! Thank you!
  6. Many thanks everybody, this really helped! Rokujuro: since you spoke about the wakizashi's width, i decided to post some pics of it for you to get a clear idea of its dimensions. The blade in itslef is mumei, estimated Edo Jidai but no certificate to prove it... As the seller (Onishi san) seems quite serious, I trust this estimation (altough i think it is a late Edo wakizashi). The fittings (Edo too) are particularly original and interesting, although the blade in itself is quite simple (no great hamon here, even if the hada seems quite good to me). Do you know where I could find a matching katana/tanto kake on the internet? I really want to get it before I receive the sword, in order to protect its blade. However, I couldn't find it yet... Except on Yahoo auction, but the system seems quite difficult for a foreign user (especially concerning shipping). Thanks for your help and advice!!
  7. Hello to all! I'm new on this forum. I used to check it for the wide variety of information it gathers, and finally registered. I am now the happy owner of an Edo Jidai wakizashi and I am looking for its "holder/katanakake". I found one I would like to buy, but i feel the wakizashi's size and the katanakake's are not matching. I asked the seller his opinion, he told me they will fit each other perfectly. Since he's a renowned seller and had only positive feedbacks, I think he answered me honestly. However, when comparing the sizes, I can't help but feel unsure about it... I would like your opinions, here are the sizes of the wakizashi and katanakake, as I got them: Wakizashi Koshirae full length: 66cm Blade full length: 59,2 cm Temper length: 45,9cm Sori: 1,1cm Width: 2,5cm Thick: 0,55mm Katanakake Length: 7.3" / 18,5cm Width: 22.4" / 57cm that's the part bothering me Height: 12/6" / 32cm I feel like the Katanakake's width will not allow me hang the Wakizashi properly: the tsuba might be between the 2 holder parts. It seems quite unbalanced to me. However, if both of them could match, it would be perfect! What do you think? Do they seem "matchable" to you? Thanks for your help!
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