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a big thanks. but I wonder what they were doing at 8am on the 18th ???????

its really a O tanto, and I don't think you would need either a habaki or shirasaya. but you would just have to make that choice once you see it... easy flip for cash. you never know, under that milky polish might be something very nice

well I found another interesting photo I need help translating, please. iv been a bit poor of late but this time a donation to the board as a thanks this is the first time I have seen a sword slung over the back, I have read about it but this is a first for me

I tried to buy too. my fleabay didnit work either. great buy and good money to be made after a polish I think

and heres another ken, it signed too. still impressed with the hada, but lacks a hamon. if this guy did habaki he would really get a lot of busness with the Iai and cutters https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Japanese-Samurai-Sword/232654000389?hash=item362b425105:g:kjwAAOSw5utadn0x https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Samurai-Sword/292429705656?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D49924%26meid%3D905084c5fa7846fe8e70934ac57ebbaa%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D232645904258%26itm%3D292429705656&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850 https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Japanese-Samurai-Sword/232651766892?hash=item362b203c6c:g:biQAAOSw37Bac9xs

well I have mixed thoughts on the condition of the nakago. hada looks great, love the nie but........ https://www.ebay.com/itm/232645904258?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI232645904258.N36.S2.R2.TR2

a DREMEL used in ur left hand with one eye pocked out . your good eye too

a true role model to us dreamers. I really admire Paul Martin, Andrew Ickeringill, Guido Shcriller, Robert Hughes and afew others , for may reasons. but mainly for overcoming the language barrier and the racism. but more so, for there passion of the nihonto

heres one from Japan, the seller is great. https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-Japanese-GUNTO-TSUBA-AND-4-SEPPA-98STYLE-ARMY-tsuka-koshirae-tassel-sheath/323045080793?hash=item4b36fcbed9:g:gOsAAOSwfpBacqcF edit, sorry this is orig, just listed for the guy to look at buying it.

some clown drilled a new hole so he/she can put it in to a set fittings that it would normally have been mounted inn. alarm bells!!! "dealers put it togeather" to cash in on the new high prices and interest IMHO if you can see in hand, check the inside of the saya and tsuka for either glued in shims or rough file marks to see if its been altered. secondly when the blade is inn the saya, shake gentle from side to side to hear if the blade moves/rattles with in the saya, dead giveaway.

so many to list, the Bohi is too squired at the edges, the habaki dosent fit well or line up correctly with the tsuba the WHOLE tsuba looks off. to pointy and sharp edges. blade and numbers are funny and the sori of the blade doesn't loo correct, almost like the tsuka would be pointing away from the back of the blade when in the saya BUT, I cant really see or fault the tsuka or saya yet. more pics

don't trust it.

that's why I mentioned RADIO carbon dating, heres a basic link for the science guys easy done with advances in new tech, and you can also apparently radio carbon date rust too! http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0305/Cook-0305.html

radio carbon dating should be easily done within the European continent. plenty of radio carbon dating facilities to help fin the date. http://www.radiocarbon.eu/carbon-dating-blog/

Im with john, dads home made Grappa or slivovitz is very possibly 110% APV. i

I have serious doubts of to its age as the corrosion is to even. but what would I know

I will send it too the guy who got the type 95 hahahah

the blade is rubbish, don't know about the mounts but its on par with a Chinese. it looks like a etched hamon rather then hadori.

would rather spend my monopoly money on this https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c637335944 or https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c632594305

edit, sorry jean, mis understood your point

sold for approx. 2500 USD or 3112 aussie........ madness is yahoo

but with all the genuine tassel in Japan, why did they stick a modern repro on it???

this is the one from the F & G books, I too think they are more likely a cadet/school used item. altho I have seen simular examples made with traditional swords. simular in size and construction. there is a member here who has a real gem, with koto blade. hopefully he can join the post

if were thinking of the same sword, the type 8 is a early D-Guard that never had ito

cant say Iv seen that type of stamp ever. whats the blade construction look like??