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No sarcasm there Joe - just a transposition situation =

This Nihonto porn has got to stop unless I sell a car or two - summer is for outside and cars and fishing - winter - all 11 months of it is for Nihonto appreciation. Thanks for the post though Nick - very nice indeed.

Seems like it goes too far into the steel to ever polish out and the blade probably isnt worth polishing anyway. Not supposed to comment on items that are still listed but Daimyou has been around a while and always tends to have lesser quality blades for sale. You can certainly get it plus shipping at a low enough price that it could be just sitting around but it will never be worth much

Makes sense that whomever had the blade and a tsuka sitting around and wanted to use both -= you do what you do to make it work. Seems pretty primitive to us but these are not national treasures so it would be like us putting a new axe handle on a head - may look the shits but if it functions as the owner wants it to - thats all he cares about. Funny that they look very similar so no doubt they were altered in the same way to fit similar hilts be they army or whatever but it could be some little aberation inside military hilts that mean the nakago has to be thinner in those areas. I attempted to make a tsunagi to use on a display where the blade was naked and the fittings in the koshirae on the wooden copy - it looks like I carved it from a 2 x 4 with a hatchet - I started tracing the blade and an hour later I was using a box cutter just to get it to fit and hold the fittings - anyway - will be interested to hear the "real" reasons that this may have been done.

Well done Barry - tough to get them all straight reading through the posts - considering the cost of the blades this stuff is protecting the cost may not be an issue but it would be neat to see the cost per ml or oz. The $60.00 bottle of Fujishiro oil which is 3.3 Oz is almost 100ml is less expensive than the choji oil at $1 a ml. True :??

East Coast - Prince Edward Island - may as well be in Antarctica in terms of weather and access to nihinto

$ 4800.00 - The Chrysanthemum is an imperial mon on the nakago

The Midare is not quite the same - this blade has been on the board several times as it is 23rd Kanefusa and / lengthy discussion as it sure as hell looks like a traditionally made - water quenched blade The throw off was the showa stamp and there ensued an even longer discussion on when and where these were used So - FYI here you go

Pure Mineral oil can be gotten and it is used as a laxative and other so you can drink it so it can't be too harmful to anything. If you really like the smell of cloves you can add it to the oil but it really doesnt do anything other than scent the oil. I remove it with isopropyl alcohol and put it back on once in a while and live 5 miles from salt water - never had any problems so - if it aint broke dont fix it. Very interesting tests however but these are all oils - what about Rennaissance Wax - anyone ever apply that to Nihonto = I have put it on my Colts and Remingtons and they dont change.

Aint they all -

Blade is forged but thats about the best of it as far as I can see. Not my choice as everything else is not good at all.

It is beautiful and must be from an excellent smith - the "experts" should know and if not perhaps you have found a new master - the dragon is exquisite

Ted and Darcy are both class acts - never actually purchased anything from either (yet) but they have been more than helpful and happy to share their knowledge (which is vast) and help those of us that do not get access to the many blades in hand that others do. It is the generosity of folks in the hobby and the business who are so willing to lend a hand that lets us all grow and continue to enjoy the blades.

"" Depending on the actual appearance in hand one of you is correct but there is probably no doubt that either theory is just as possible and credible - thanks for the explanations, diagrams and photos = interesting and enlightening - especially for those of us that NEVER get to see many blades in hand other than the ones we buy !! :freak:"" I will retract this statement above having re-read and looked at the available photos - I was misunderstanding that there was a question that the sword was NOT shortened and - c'mon - it is almost a classic example at least from photos so what was the discussion about again? Wthho would forge a blade with a nakago shaped like that and cut a 1/2 menukiana in it >. I can be pretty stunned at times but do hope I am learning some things - I still can't get my head around an argument that it is not shortened.

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Well done Nick - the quality of your blades continues to amaze and I am sure this Daisho will not be available on your site for very long - someone will be the owner of a very unique pair of blades.

Chris is of course correct from a technical point of view and others smarter than I should evaluate this particular case - but - tough to argue

Because it seems like there are 2 parallel drag marks on the blade it would have to be a pull or push directly along the blade - Is there any chance there was some foreign substance or a piece of cloth with grit - anything on the blade when inserted into the Shirasaya and then it moved or rubbed again on taking it out. I know how annoying these can be - I had one on a blade and it drove me to distraction to the point I eventually sold it . I also had a bad experience over 25 years ago when "I" tried to correct a little similar rub across the yokote - the polishing compound on a cloth - believe it or not - removed the mark - AND THE LINE OF THE YOKOTE> It is such a fine change in direction that even a tiny rounding of the juncture makes it invisible to the eye - now I really noticed it _ Had to get that re-polished 0 not a big deal BUT ! Don't touch it BB

Depending on the actual appearance in hand one of you is correct but there is probably no doubt that either theory is just as possible and credible - thanks for the explanations, diagrams and photos = interesting and enlightening - especially for those of us that NEVER get to see many blades in hand other than the ones we buy !!

I would think if shortened at all, the way the hamon runs off the blade on the nakago where it does, - it wasn't shortened by more than 1/2 to an inch - could it have been cut right through a menuki for the tachi mounts? Regardless - nice - can ship it to me at my address on the site and I can look at it "in hand" as suggested

Brian - always appreciated - usually it is in the New Year as OUR Thanksgiving day was a month ago - send a reminder at Christmas - and for everyone - any amount helps - even 5 bucks - cup of coffee at Starbucks :D

Tom - great explanation and considering your past history I am sure there are plenty of items in your collection that would be appreciated and maybe even purchased by the thousands of people that not only belong to this forum but drop in to visit. You are in the same boat a lot of us get to eventually and to be sure there is a lot of money around but there is something to be said for passing your blades to someone who really appreciates them. Round about way of perhaps getting you to list the odd item on this forum - no fees - appreciable audience for the most part and always collectors looking to increase their collection. Take care B

Thanks Darcy and Chris - great discussions and comments

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Beauty - Can't go wrong with Nick - great service - great blades - easy dealings and everything gets there as it looks on the site @