Chrometank
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Beautiful photographs ! thanks for sharing them, cheers
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Hi Lareon, could you post a close up of the blade ? Cheers
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Thank you Rivkin, much appreciated !
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Hi, hopefully I am not out staying my welcome, I just have a question about my second blade, I see wavy lines that I assume is the grain ? I also see a hamon, would this be a WW2 blade made by hand ? All the best
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Thanks Rich, I can feel it drawing me in !! It looks like a hobby you where you couldn't learn it all. I will look those books up, cheers
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Great information Rich, much appreciated, I am in Jervis bay NSW. Thanks for the tip on the book, I am used to getting a little technical with firearms but this Nihonto is a whole new level ! Apart from getting my head around new terms, most of them are in Japanese. old dogs new tricks !! I really do appreciate all the help I am getting here. All the best Paul
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What a beautiful sword ! Thank you Bryce, I can't see the boshi on mine like it is on yours. Sorry I thought the Kissaki was the boshi, in the right light i can see a wavy hamon but much thinner than on the blade edge. Would a professional polisher bring that out or is it possible my sword has been shortened and its actually gone ? Cheers
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The cutting edge is 715mm. Here is where the blade turns into the tang Cheers
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Hi Rivkin, I did the outline, the boshi appears to rise a half millimetre over the last 30-40 millimetres. I took some other photos, hopefully they help Cheers
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Will do, cheers
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Thank you Rivkin, Is it possible to nail down a time frame and school with better photos or is it always open to interpretation ? Cheers
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Thanks Thanks John, I don't care so much for the value more the history. I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts, Cheers
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Thanks Darkon, I was thinking more of an appraisal than a restoration, I see that polishing can be thousands of dollars. I bought the two swords for the WW2 connection not so much the blades but I find all of this fascinating, even though I don't follow all of the terminology. Yet !! Cheers
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Thank you for the replies, I see that there is an expert in Australia, Andrew Ickeringill , who does polishing and appraisals, for $200 he offers for full in-hand appraisal, which includes a written report covering provenance, condition, value & restoration options. Would this be worthwhile for this sword ? Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge All the best Paul
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Rivkin, could I assume the blade is from the mid 1800s or am I completely off ? Cheers
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Thanks Jon, there was an auction of over 250 swords, the two I bought were the cheapest ones. I will post the other blade soon, cheers
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Thank you Rivkin for that information ! I will have to do some study to fully understand your reply but look forward to that, I will endeavour to photograph the boshi soon, all the best
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I struggle to photograph the blade without reflections etc
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Hello, I just bought two WW2 swords at a large recent auction in Australia, when I posted them in the WW2 section it was suggested by one of the forum members that the blades could possibly be older. No writing on the tang. I would appreciate any feedback you could give me regarding this blade Thanks in advance Paul
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Thank you again Bruce for taking the time to tell me about these, much appreciated. Cheers
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Thank you, great information, I will do that now, cheers
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Active rust ?
