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Thank you Mark, It is great to see mei and hamon of those other swords and the skill of these smiths. That first one has a beautiful hamon.

Thank you Steve, Ludolf, Mark, and Nobody. I feel that you are correct in the assesment of my picture skills and will practice in order to avoid such headaches in the future, Gentlemen thank you agian for your time and efforts. Sincerely Nathan

Gentlemen, thank you so much. I hav e very little info on this sword so I do appreciate you taking the timew to educate me. I did some research in my few books and found the three Sadayuki smiths and I am guessing the 1600s. I have little else too go on. Steve, I have included some picturs of the Fuchi/kashira. The little I know of swords I know even less about the fittings. Any input would be appreciated. Mark I have included the picture I have of the blade as well. Again I apologize for the poor quality of pictures, I am going to purchase a tripod to help. Again my thanks.

Thank all of you for your efforts, I am truly grateful. Steve thank you for the picture tips, I tired bracing the camera by tucking my arms into my body but that obviously does not produce good results. I will post the Fuchi - Kashira later tonight since they are on another computer. Thank you gentlemen, this is a family hierloom that I am trying to get information on, there is no intention of selling it.

Thank you Sir for taking the time to translate this for me. I do apologize for the pictures (shaky hands and poor camera skills) and I will try to do better.

Good Evening Gentlemen, I come hat in hand asking for assistance. This sword was picked up off a pile of weapons in WWII and brought back. I have tried to translate it myself and I think the swordsmiths name was Kaneyuki but I would very much like some assistance with the mei. The fuchi was also signed and I have no idea about that mei. I apologize up front for the quality of the pictures and I think I have them all oriented and sized correctly except for the fuchi. Thank you for your help.

Absolutely Beautiful, I truly envy your talent.

I hope you recover quickly and completely.

Thank you both for your input. I am very grateful. I will try to deciper the kanji tonight. That you agian for all of your help. This is a wonderful resource from which to learn.

I would be very grateful for any assistance given in translating the following writing on a shirasaya. I believe the first section to be "Tsuda Echizen Kami Sukehiro" , but I could be mistaken. The rest was beyond what I could find in my books. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I recently aquired this sword and had a few questions that I cannot answer after doing some research. This is for my collection and I have no intention of selling, so all information that will be given is for my learning. The sayagaki attributes this sword to Tsuda Enhizen Kami Sukehiro and gives the date of 1675. I take that information with a grain of salt. The blade was signed however all that I can make out now is the first character of the mei and it is similar to Sukehiro's mei. I am aware that Sukehiro did produce swords with sugaha hamon and that the there was very thick nie in these blades. So far all of this fits with this blade. What does not fit is that this blade does not have the hefty Osaka-shinto look to it. I feel that the blade has been altered during polish at some point since the ha machi does not have the depth to it as it should and the shallow hamon. The nakago does not have the same shape as some of the Sukehiro blades I have seen as well. The nagasa is 17.7". I do not claim to be an expert, I merely listed the above information to show I did my due diligenace and reseach prior to comng here hat in hand. Does this blade look as though it matches the saygaki? If someone would be so kind to as to provide a little information, it would be greatly appreciated. I also apologize for the poor pictures. Thank you.

I am thirty miles out of San Antonio and am somewhat familiar with the "locals". I would stay away from them. Just my input-for what it is worth.

I guess what really make me wonder is the rust on the blade looks "new" or applied for effect. Am I off base on this?

I have no intention of bidding on this item, however I saw it and was wondering what the distinguised gentlemen of this forum think of it. I am a bit perplexed as to how the blade faired so badly and the koshirae did not. The listing has several things that would make me hesitant to deal with this seller. I am hoping to learn from your input. Here is the item: http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Wakizashi-Sword_W0QQitemZ150276267750QQihZ005QQcategoryZ73466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thank you for your replies and your patience. I am going to study the link provided regarding the sword laws so that I have a better understanding. Nathan

Please forgive my ignorance, however I have a question regarding something I saw in an online auction. In a current auction the seller list that the permit cannot be sent with the sword but must be returned to the authorities. I have pasted his words below: "I am sorry, but the Japanese possession permit in the image is not precocious because of a sword. This certificate carried it to inform it of this sword having registered itself with the Japanese jurisdiction government office formally. Because I must return the authorities it, I cannot attach the possession permit of the sword. I dispatch an image to a necessary person." Is there something authentic to this or is it something one should be weary of when bidding on an item? I have refrained from bidding on any sword from a vendor that has not been mentioned as reputable on this board, and want to ensure that I make good choices. I would greatly appreaciate any insight into this matter. Thank you for tolerating a very green collector. Nathan T.