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Maybe it's not my taste or I am missing something, but why would one want to chase that blade? The fittings? Gunto fittings?

I have a couple new tsuba coming in the next week or so, and 1 that had no box in my possession. Also maybe more to come. I needed some nice, simple tsuba boxes. Bob and Rita Benson shipped me out, without delay and no stories due to Christmas crazy time, 5 new boxes. Perfect for what I need. Thank you. Great service. http://www.bushidojapaneseswords.com/index.html

Purposely holding off om anything shipped until later in January, it's a crazy time.

Stinks not being able to keep tabs on it, but I imagine it's going to show up. Hope so anyway!

I don't have much nihonto, certainly none to spare, but I could donate silver coins/bars or a Markus Sesko ebook or book.

Great project Peter! Looks like it was a lot of fun and led to plenty of learning.

Indeed Stephen, nashiji hada is a subtle, hard to photo hada. For the buyer, I really liked this work, that's why I posted the auction. Hope all works out, it's worthy of study for sure.

Great work, and a labor of love and attention.

Silver fittings rock!

Lets keep the rabbit tsuba theme open, I missed out on one of the above.

Wild! Thanks for posting it.

No idea, but am interested to know!

Yessir!

You have a lot of nice swords Robert!

Uda Kunimitsu? Shitahara was a good idea as well. No idea, but making a guess.

These are great! Thanks for posting them.

Wife wants to go to Disney, I want to go to sword show and then go fishing. This should work out

I have really become attracted to mokume work tsuba as it reminds me of masame hada in swords.

I head down to Rodman Reservoir in Ocala, am checking with my guide down there.

Was hoping it would coincide with a Spring bass fishing trip, but June is not too bad.

I am not selling anything, but what I would like in any listing (and here on NMB we get them one way or another, so I don't mean here): - All dimensions - Hada side flash capture (like mine above) - Nakago picture - Full unmounted blade picture I admire the skill and courage of folks to buy from a mei or a name smith, but I want to know what I am getting into.

Totally agree Peter 100%, always verify and go to the books. You know I do. As for pics, the better folks know how to capture the elements, not my place to instruct. Ok, my post has gone way wrong and I did not convey what I meant to. If Brian would delete that would be fabulous.

If I was trying to show my Kanemasa sword for sale, I would highlight the tight suguha hamon and great nie crystals. And the reasonable fittings.

Bizarre to me that I have to follow up and/or cannot get more info on better swords. Frustrating.

We all scan all the seller listings. What I cannot understand in the era of camera phones and known ways to capture hada, etc that listings are still at times are not clear and you have to guess. On Ebay sure, but for 10k plus I am going to want to see what I need to. For tsuba (better overall than swords) front, back and edge pics are required. My advice for sellers: - Have all dimensions ready and posted (hate having to follow up on this, it's critical to an evaluation). - Have a real light (not a scan picture) with the hada, hamon in the listing. Too may listings of a "name" with about zero detail in the pictures, maybe some like to go by that, but I like to see what I am buying. - Explain any mei as best you can, if I have to go to the books for identification, it's annoying. Seems simple.