Mark

Book is sold and on the way. If I see another I’ll post it here thanks mark

James not sure where in MN you are located but Grey lives in northern MN, he knows tsuba well and buys and sells collections regularly (note he is my partner so i am biased) mark

where in Michigan are you? I live near Toledo and get up to Detroit area occasionally. i could look at it and give you more information if you were close

it was a nightmare. took a couple of weeks, i had to pay a bunch of fees and penalties and finally it was sent to the new owner. after that i decided not to to sell mounted swords out of the country

He hi asked first. It is on hold for him now. I will update when I get home and take care of the details thanks

glad it arrived safe. i had a terrible time with F&G some time ago, they confiscated a Yasukuni sword because there was same' on the handle i try not to send any same' out of the country, during my dealing with F&G i found out how to properly send same' out of the country and it was too much aggravation

i have a very nice hard bound copy. I would sell it for the same price. i am away from home and can post a picture when i h=get back sunday

i talked to my local Postmaster and he got me with postal inspectors, i think registered may have helped but they did investigate eventually it showed up, don't think anything they did helped, but i was told they were actively searching for it

i don't remember seeing it come into the show, being in Chicago it would seem a possibility. I agree that all is not lost, i had a Registered package that USPS lost for a month, it was riding around stuck in a truck. i complained long and hard, it finally showed up fingers crossed

hope to see you in Chicago. good chance to see a lot and reintroduce yourself. mark

Don’t think it’s the same sword. I sold it a couple of years ago in Vegas I think

yes at approx 3 pm Saturday there will be a lecture/presentation/hands on about the change or blade shape during the Nambokucho period. there will be several high quality blades, Juyo, TH etc made during Nambokucho period (1330-1390) Open to anyone who wished to attend. Matt Jarrell (member here) will be the presenter

update at 1pm Saturday the NBTHK-AB are having a presentation for NBTHK-AB members here is a link https://nbthk-ab2.org/chicago-sword-show-presentation/ at approx 3pm there will be a presentation highlighting the Changing blade shape during the Nambokucho period the hotel is about full, there are a couple of rooms friday, saturday, and Sunday nights.

i have a copy of this book. I planned on taking it to Chicago for the show (i have a ton of books i am taking) but will post it here I see them priced all over the place, most seem to be around $300 so i will offer this one for $250 + post it is in good slightly used condition, the picture shows it standing up so it looks bent thanks mark nixe@bright.net

is this what you are looking for? I have one i could spare let me know