Jon L

You are right but I've seen worse! Actually kind of a cool looking blade. I think this seller does a little bit of polishing and etching as well as mixing and matching fittings to "increase" the value of his offerings. Jon

I would call that normal, especially for a tired old wak. Jon

Late to the party here and it looks like both the original listings have been removed from eBay. But my first thought was Showa22 lol. Jon

Any ideas what this represents? I guess it was to cover up kizu but is it meaningful to anyone? Thanks, Jon

Hi there all, Been interested in swords and steel my whole life. Recently divorced which afforded a thorough self examination, after which I decided to indulge in a little collecting... Now I have maybe a dozen Chinese swords and am itching for the real thing! Not that the cheap swords don't have a purpose, my kid and I are having fun cutting various things and I have started studying iaido. I enjoyed this forum as a guest and feel privileged to be a member now. Jon