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  1. Please It is worn, after all.... Thanks and a Happy and hopefully Peaceful New Year
  2. Thanks Guys. As Tony Norman is no more and no-one to replace him and been quoted 520000 JPY to polish and paper in Japan, I guess it will remain a secret!
  3. Hello Geraint. Thank you. I can see the file marks on the tang in the photo I took; can you not? I will try and take the other photos soon, family permitting. Regards, Mark
  4. Thanks Joel I came to the same conclusion; yes, Christies is on the right. The Christie's lot sold for $57,600 in 2005; now that is something I would understand people making puerile comments about. But, Christie's said the two character signature was typical for this smith. Yes, mine (on the left) has patina. So it at the very least is a decent old blade worthy of a polish. I can not find ANY such authenticated examples for Horikawa Kunihiro. So, who knows? A polish is not going to be wasted money IMHO, and...... Thanks again Regards Mark
  5. I know. But it is still worth a polish. Maybe Christies have the bad un! And, TBH, I find advice amongst insults makes the advice worth zip.
  6. Hi guys Sad to hear Tony Norman died He polished a couple of blades for me a while back and did a great job. I want to get a Wakizashi blade polished now. Are there any decent polishers in the UK? Thanks
  7. Hi Guys I have a blade I want professionally polished and then sent for certification. Are there any UK options? Is Tony Norman still going / the best option? What about certification? I thought I saw a UK based certification option some time back? RSVP / Thanks Mark
  8. I've decided to get it polished and submitted for papers. Which is my best option (polisher and where to send it) anyone? Can it be done in the UK or does it have to go to Japan?
  9. Thanks, but https://www.christie...m/en/lot/lot-4461867
  10. Hi Guys Local UK auction punt. Came with "certificate" from old school expert Bill Tagg that (in his view) this is a true original Horikawa Kunihiro wakizashi blade. Comments? Mark
  11. Thanks Guys. I just know he paid $800USD for it in 2016, nothing else. I bought it at auction for less! But then he had used a rotary polisher on it
  12. Thanks Geraint. They will not say much because he western buffed polished the blade. I was trying to work out from the papers if it was worth the postage to send to someone like Tony Norman (if he is still polishing). Does the registration certificate say anything about the age, etc?
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