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Gordon Sanders

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  1. Sorry to have missed it. I will be in Sidney the last weekend of February
  2. Seems a bit too cheap http://www.ebay.com/itm/539-350-yr-old-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-Kanemichi-76cm-katana-Nihonto-blade-/131722027529?hash=item1eab3ea209:g:SjEAAOSwzgRWtsGX
  3. It looks like two pieces. A tanto 280K and Katana. 1.400k
  4. Thanks Henry!! I hope to get feed back from others.
  5. Just arrived today Any idea of attrition? I do find the them very happy. And I love the fish
  6. Those are very nice. Could I see the koshirae? The theme for my Kinmichi Daisho will be waves, dragons, and boats. FYI. One of my interests in Hong Kong is that I am a competitive dragon boat paddler :-)
  7. That is an incredible piece. Great purchase Grant and amazing work Ford!!!
  8. It is never a waste if you learned. After all the only way to learn is to fail. You don't get smarter with success :-)
  9. Looking at all of his items on this page makes me think it is pressed and not carved http://www.messer-spezial.de/kozuka.htm
  10. Thanks very much Ask and you will receive. It looks like you are correct
  11. Hi guys I have menuki that this kozuka will be a great match with but something looks odd about it Like it was colored black on the front with a marker? Or am I looking way too close
  12. happy to contribute but may have missed the link for the article ;-((
  13. Yes. I just noticed that there was a signature
  14. can anyone read the mei on the blades (sorry forgot what they were called) that I have above? the one with a DRAGON
  15. As soon as they are translated. I have been told they would be ready today :-) Do you have a scan of the catalogue you mention?
  16. Thanks Curran. Haven't seen this type very often, at least since I have been researching. With the design continuing around th edge/Mimi
  17. Wow. Great eye. Thanks Since they are both jersey. Is one more valuable/collectible?/desirable
  18. The only difference I see is wear. And that the dragons are looking different directions
  19. The groups of six are the owari notation. The singles are mino goto notation Thanks for the help
  20. The mino papers are recent. In the last couple of months The owari papers. I am unsure as I forgot to ask It is two different tsubas. But they look identical
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