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Thank you very much! Cheers! John

Hello, Could you please show me where the smith's name is or just translate what the registration card says at your convenience? Thank you John

I want to take the time and thank everyone for all clarifications and in-depth analysis. I absolutely love it John

I am definitely going to send them some of mine to see what they bring. Some lots got BIG NUMBERS! WHOA... John

..."Get lost in Russia or something" 🤭 John

the boshi in particular makes me lean towards the Mishina school. John

I wish I had all the time and knowledge John I appreciate all of your inputs! John

I wish there were more threads as this one (regardless of photos VS holding the blade at hand). I can't express how much I have learned because of it. Cheers John

Hello all, Yes, I am aware it is gimei but as I mentioned I purchased it because of the nakago shape and rust primarily. It is an old blade with beautiful hamon activity and very pronounced ji nie. I am debating about This blade and based on your replies i probably won't be bringing it to shinsa. Paying to hear what I already know is money thrown away... plus I have a considerable amount that Have to go through shinsa so this one will be resting on the wall of shame for the years to come I am not worried about it Cheers John

If I manage to put everything together for shinsa, absolutely I would. It seems like papered items bring confidence.. John

Thank you for your time!!! I got it because of the nakago rust/shape. The jigane is amazing and the inazuma is as nothing I have seen. As we all say - buy the blade, not the signature John

Hola, Could you please help out at your leisure? I can't even see that close... Thank you all *prob gimei John

Opposed to the majority's opinion, I think there are fantastic blades available either on ebay or even from personal sellers. What SUCKS is that people want mint, papered Yada Yada blade for wholesale or ridiculously low price. That doesn't make any logical sense. Why would they rate a swordsmith in gold or yen if their work goes for chump change??? Long subject I guess... John

Munetoshi Thank you very very much Cheers John

Hope everyone is well and healthy, Please help with last character as it gets me annoyed I can't find it. Mune? Thank you kindly John

Hello, Time to change the atmosphere and open fresh air for my new acquisitions so here it goes. It isn't papered However I guarantee Hozon as it is or your money back. I am here for the long haul so definitely not looking to pull a fast one. The blade has no loose hada, no rust and IMHO a Japanese trained togishi probably wouldn't need to go back many stones to make it pristine. I see an amazing o gunome hamon and tightly kniw hada throughout and the boshi is still well preserved. No , this is Not kazu uchi mono judging by many factors. Also, many know that thin gasane was a trait for Sukesada at that period so as you may see not much has been 'shaved' off. I think it is a great and healthy blade that needs minimum to be pristine once again. Nagasa: 18" Motogasane: 5.1mm Mihaba: 27 mm Sakihaba: 22mm 2500 obo plus PP. Free shipping in the ConUS Cheers, John

Hello, Just FYI , there's a 'Wanted to Buy' section which is very convenient and frequently followed by the sellers and dealers. Your post would get much more attention there ! Just a friendly reminder. Cheers, John

Looks like a delightful study and depending on traditionally trained togishi's kantei, potentially worth restoring (based on my rookie eye) John

Research it and then act. These don't show up often! John

I'd be happy to see John

Thats how traditions disappeared...for good or bad. I want to see a living national treasure reproduce 'utsuri' Cheers John

With all due respect I thought suguha is the most difficult John

Beautiful Ayasugi hada John

Job well done. There were many aggressively priced items on Mark and Grey's table and others as a whole. I am glad I went just to get acquainted otherwise who knows what damage I would have done to my wallet after seeing few very very appealing and tempting examples John

I saw that wakizashi. The 'kuni' character scared me so I passed on it. In any event it was reasonably priced and I am glad someone got it Cheers John