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  1. loiner1965
    could it be yoshitani.. i believe it is hand made because it has a zodiac date on and if its yoshitani its quite likely
  2. loiner1965
    it seems this fukomoto kanemune crops up everywhere george as i have 1 katana signed in his name and my kanetoshi might be signed by him too...how good a swordsmith was he
  3. loiner1965
    sometimes it seems easier to punch a ghost than to take pics of a blade....just patience and take notes is the only way to go.......and practice
  4. loiner1965
    like me george i think its old age :D ...concentrate on finding more info on that silly kokuin on my kanetoshi which is being polished as we speak
  5. loiner1965
    was told years ago that the soldier tied it on the loop for parade and official functions but wrapped it around the saya and ashi when in combat as its more functional that way
  6. loiner1965
    good question joe....i think it was easier to stamp in english numerical stamps as they are freely availiable and you would only need 10 punches to cover the the whole range....this is only my views
  7. loiner1965
    fine looking sword and by a good smith,,,,but its not teruhide kao you see at the tang http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/teruhide.htm
  8. loiner1965
    more will follow sebastian but i am waiting for the buddy david bailey to get his finger out.........
  9. loiner1965
    More like a needle in a haystack in Montana. Even if he manages to get some decent photos, it doesn't mean it can be identified conclusively. have faith ted as this forum is full of nihonto experts....yourself included
  10. loiner1965
    i know guido....ive told him to take better pics and introduced him to mr stein excellent site to give me more info....needle in a haystack springs to mind......nice picture frame by the way
  11. loiner1965
    sorry if you seen before but i have found zilch out about this.....http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8037/kokuin.jpg
  12. loiner1965
    lol......where are you mate......have you seen this kokuin then http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8037/kokuin.jpg
  13. loiner1965
    previously posted by another member but interesting to see all the stamps....http://i31.tinypic.com/2mi8hw.jpg
  14. loiner1965
    very rare to see but heres one...http://www.japanesesword.com/Images/Swo ... katana.htm
  15. loiner1965
    new pic but not brilliant...if he wasnt 100s of miles away i would go up and take some better ones.... http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2338/kissiki.jpg
  16. loiner1965
    thats what i told him too......all i know is the sword as grain as thats all he told me
  17. loiner1965
    http://img16.imagehosting.gr/out.php/i757781_tang-1.jpg http://imagehosting.gr/show.php/757788_tang-2.jpg.html gentleman my opologies first as i will be posting more infomation and pictures of this sword as soon as i receive them from a friend who is not pc friendly....these pictures were 6mb each in size can any hazard a guess about era...school etc i will know more when i recieve measurements and hada info but please be patient
  18. loiner1965
    balistol is also good to use
  19. loiner1965
    years ago i use to use fine powdered pumice stone obtained from a dentist friend of mine as a substitute for uchiko...sewing machine oil is great as mentioned earlier instead of the traditional choji oil. i only use uchiko / pumice to remove contaminates from a blade but a fresh polished one i would use a product i use in the motor trade called spirit wipe...it removes grease and oil and non scratchable then lightly oil
  20. loiner1965
    i remember reading this awhile ago....like tsuba menukis are easy to take a cast off and remoulded so to speak.
  21. loiner1965
    thats why i think they are repros......they are only going on an ornamental sword so he isnt bothered as such
  22. loiner1965
    sorry brian......its the other one
  23. loiner1965
    http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/258/menuki.jpg any thoughts on these i just bought off brian on here for my friend. brian not sure but i think they are repro or from a paul chen type swords....just curious if i find anything out so i can tell my friend some info....comments good or bad please......
  24. loiner1965
    looks to have had its tang cleaned in the past....cannot find the smith either
  25. loiner1965
    i am thicked skinned and still here
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