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Francis Wick

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  1. Good Sunday afternoon friends. I have two Katana , both polished and in shirasaya that need papers. I have neither the time or experience to get them papered by the NBTHK. I was hoping a member had contact with a trustworthy person who may be willing to do this for me. Obviously happy to pay for it. thank you 🙏🏽 Francis
  2. Ok thank you I will try get some good pics
  3. Hi Brian thanks yes it’s not the full width of the nakago probably a ware. The nakago is ubu and not machi okuri so probably original to production
  4. One would definitely mention it when selling it for sure. It’s a good old blade otherwise but I need it seen by the NBTHK as it is signed by a potentially important smith so I guess I’ll take the chance on it being rejected
  5. I agree it’s a fulcrum and I would not rely on it in battle. I’m wondering if it would fail shinsa ?
  6. Hi and thanks do the members have any thoughts on whether flaws in the nakago can constitute a fatal flaw ? I have a sword with a short crack in the mune of the nakago that does not cross from side to side near the hamachi ( only on one side ) of the nakago in a koto tachi. It is obviously a flaw but would it or any other crack constitute a fatal flaw in the nakago ? thank you for any thoughts ? francis
  7. Dyslexia is a hamper for me ,but I wonder sometimes if that applies to Kanji ? Have you heard the one about the paranoid dyslexic agnostic insomniac ? He lay awake all night struggling with the issue of whether there is really a Dog or not.
  8. Ok great thank you so much , interesting inscription indeed , almost had it right for the smith but no way I could figure the rest out !
  9. Oh jeez ….Brian ….not brain 😂😂
  10. Hallo hope everyone is having a good weekend Brain encouraged me to try translate mei and I think I have an idea this may be Fujiwara Kiyosada ? There is a lot more on the nakago of what looks to be a katana from the shows era. Thank you for any input 🙏🏽 the way ther side has a whole book written on it !
  11. Thank you for making me do it was not that hard with the kanji examples thanks Brian
  12. Hallo and thanks if anyone has a minute please help translate this Mei and date thank you
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