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Thank you very much for your advice , well i opted against this sword just when i have a gut feeling it is usually right. As the guy was very vague in his response and just a pain to deal with. So what i plan on doing is saving my money and around September time i will also have birthday money. As i often think ooooh cheap but it is cheap for a reason. I think i will get sooooooo! Much better for around £1500.00 , there is also a guy i have been speaking to I cant remember the guys name , but he comes too and from Japan and he will mule a sword for me and i know i will get the best i can out of my money. I also plan on making my own tsuba and my own custom saya with metal inlay and gold leaf. I may get custom fuchi kashira but i may get period fittings instead. Im going to go to northern token society and get some books instead of jumping into it. As there is no rush for now i will look at my miyamoto Paul Chen chinese made Japanese style Katana until i find the item i want. Thanks again everyone for all your help Jason

Ok so regarding this sword i have managed to get the seller down to £500.00 on this , so im going to look at this in the morning What should i look out for ? Is there anything that i should really avoid? Pitting of the blade? Also marks in the blade which is folding of the steel could this be mistaken for cracks?

Ok thanks for that Jason

Because the guy im buying this from is very slow and litteraly just emailed me it as i posted it on here

Thanks for the reply , well the person wants £600.00 GBP for this which i dont if it is a good , bad or fair deal

Yes sorry Jean i have been trying too for the past half hour but it keeps saying name taken?

Here is a document provided from a guy whom apparently verified it?

hello all and happy new year. I was wondering if somebody could help me regarding a sword i know nothing about As i am begining to collect Japanese swords and this is my first. My concerns are the legitimacy of the signature and the age of the sword itself. Also i assume by the pictures the person sent me that the koshirae were not made for this sword as the hibaki looks ill fitting and the tsuka looks too long for the tang. Also if somebody could also give me a good figure to pay and if it is worth buying it to have the blade polished and basically restore it.