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thats a odd request

modern, often applied after the war by westerners as a perservative agent. especially in tropical areas

varnish, and the only reason i posting is for respect for Bruce

THANKS GUYS, but why is his me nippon seikosho ?? not the normal hideaki

hey guys, theres some that escape me, it looks like toshihide need conformation please need the gapes filled in please MI SHO KASA WA HO KU KO NEN ? ROKU ? GATSU ? TOSH- JITSU ? ? thanks for your help peaples

wow just read this. i never new this guy was making deals with "me".... he never offered a deal. he tried to haggle on price. while i was ignoring his haggling, the sword sold. he got upset when i posted it sold. next time you try and be a cheap bastard and haggle a seller down to a stupid price on what is already a stunning deal, just remember im free to sell to others . we or i didnt enter ANY agrement with you. so stop runining what was a good sale for the person whom paid me instantly, and got extra out of my pleasure of a easy transaction

if your haggling over $150, this isnt the hobby for you. many books cost more then that?

fair point the kanbun area sword made from nambantetsu is ok, but a showato stamp on a gendai quality sword will always be the black sheep of both communities

its could be that hes was just a overlooked or short lived smith.

AND A VERY GOOD ONE BY THE LOOK THE CARVING

no, they change hands, just in closed circles. example. shingunto Generals grade from the Han Bing Song collection

how many years ago??

still worth a window

ITS not the highest, truly minty dont make the market.

real, but late war low end, and possibly put to geather . so not nice

ITS NOT A TYPE 98, ITS NOT Japanese AND IMHO IT NOT EVAN WW2. IF YOU WANT TO INVENT A NEW NON Japanese STYLE WW2 SWORD AND TRY AND PIN HOPE TO IT. MORE POWER TO YOU GUYS, BUT I DONT THINK ITS HELPFULL OR EDUCTIONAL. LOOK IV BEEN A MEMBERS FOR A LONG TIME, IVE COLLECTED FOR A LONG TIME, 20 YEARS PLUS. THIS STUFF IS SO NEW ITS NOT FUNNY. IF IT WAS ABOUT 25YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE MORE RESPECT OR IT, BUT IT WASNT. SCAMMERS WILL SCAM, YOU ALL THINK IT TAKES MONTHS TO MAKE THERE PIECES OF JUNK. I BET ALL IT TAKES IS A COUPLE OF DAYS MAX. imho ISLAND SWORDS ARE A MYTH

BRUCE, BRUCE PLEASE FROM ME TO YOU YOU HAVE A BAD HABIT OF HOPING TOO MUCH. ITS JUST A MODERN FAKE. PEAPLE SEEM TO GIVE YOUR OPINION VALUE, SO PLEASE LEARN TO IDENTIFY CRAP. YOU HAVE TO ASKE YOURSELF WHY ARNT ANY OLDTIMER COLLECTORS FROM 40 YEARS AGO KNOW THER s**t BUT ALL THE NEW GUYS DONT?

i would say that alot of the swords on the postcards would have been distroyed to stolen during the war

will this help Jussi??, sorry i had correct the orientation before uplaoding but it when back to its orginal

finally a person with a brain, long time no speak Ian, hows life? i assume you heard of Dougs Passing?

great orator. very enjoyable, nice a snappy presentation for those who dont get to sit down for long

Han Bing Song got alot of PU YEE's swords offf the top of my head

the bottom 2 look very good, they have all the fit and finish of a Japanese made military sword for occupation forces, or evan taken them modified, but the most likey option in my opinion is due the time frame of the Beiyang Army, was made on order. as Japan exited the LON in what the early 30's. its not really my interest as its outside of Japan. but the top 2 concern me to a point where i wouldnt clasify them as kyu gunto. the middle was is interesting but still has some concerns.

there refuring to THE KUNIMITSU" a very famous and often faked smith. there are many many other smiths that signed kunimtsu, show us the rest of the blade

wonderfull words from a wonderfull person. ps, Andrew has straighten a odd bend for me in the past. masterfull results.