loiner1965

could be as the rust on the tang and tsuba is still active...usually chinese copies have a distinct damacus type of hamon which this hasnt. the mei is sloppy but i am no expert in reading kanji....abit like 2 finger typing is where i am at the moment....thank you for your reply. edit.....rust might not be still active as its different colour in the other pics so could be just the lighting conditions.....

hi brian i thought exactly same but etched hamon over chrome. amuses me why people buff metal up to a mirror finish and then think it looks great. in this case do you think the buffing has obscured the hamon by generating too much heat or just a normal case of a false temper line

parhaps another kanehisa

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0295589129 just browsing the site and saw this...must be showa 1940s and machined blade. not had chance to deciphe kanji as i am very slow but second kanji i presume is hisa, looks chromed or highly buffed with etched hamon......i have no intention of buying just speculating

already had this site bookmarked but its now been suspended according to my server

its in better nick than my two swords i have mike....just keep it well oiled for now, i like it by the way. i look at swords this way....they do not belong to us we are only looking after them for the future generations to enjoy

does tamba no kami yoshimichi favor sudare-ba hamon...or am i on the wrong track as normal

off topic brian but i am a fellow shooter and i have 2 parker hale rifles amongst others

one of my other hobbies is centrefire shooting. i cannot buy any reloading items on ebay uk like i could before but i can buy from ebay.com. may i add any of those items are legal to buy by anyone even if they walk into a gunshop....

why are the different styles of hamon...grain....and tang shapes etc...is it just decoration or is they a purpose.

i can fully understand guido responce stephen but what better way to study a blade is they....i suppose this forum could have a beginners page where study blades with simple 2 character kanji are shown without revealing no other information until a certain elapse time as expired. we all start from the beginning as i am and with experience and time we hopefully get to a level where the top guys are. if they is no new blood in any sport or forum then it will surely soon decease. many thanks stephen for your reply

its for research only as i have no intention to buy....i enjoy my lesure time in finding old blades people have and researching the smith and school to the best of my knowledge. i even tell the seller the translation. i find this relaxing and its a easy way of increasing my nihonto knowledge,

personally i think its koto mino den

following on from my translation i am looking for kanemoto and kanehisa oshigatas....anybody got any they can post so i can narrow my search please

i can now see the kanji hisa......but then its easy when i have been told....many thanks to all and i will pursue both smiths oshigatas

cheers stephen...your expirienced eyes do you credit.....many thanks my friend

bit too obscure for me to make out....can anyone read it please

looks like they using this forum and our email addresses as a scam

tlc= tender loving care

thats what i thought as he listed it as koto.... the mei is a little different to the tachi ive ceen with his signature on

just curious in this mei....any help thank you

cheers for all the replies.....i will leave as original....many thanks lads

sorry for the poor quality but if i use my canon digital it tends to ruffle brians feathers

is it best left alone or could i use a tooth brush with a bit of woolite and warm water and damping off with a cloth etc.....your thoughts

beautiful blade never the less but has you say the hamon runs very close to the ha now so keep it well oiled :D