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Chinese muck.... sorry to say........ say ICHI!!!!! wouldnt it be an idea to start faking chinese fakes and dump them on e-bay? so you can buy a fake chinese fake, made in Europe..... or wherever... would there be anyone collecting chinese fakes yet? just for the fun of it? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: KM

I just laugh.......... though in fact it is really sad.... however entertainment wise its cracking me up every time!!!!!!!! KM

Rule: NEVER open any attachment from anyone you dont know..... NEVER answer any (Phishing) e-mail from any organisation directly.. instead, after having read the e-mail, get in touch with the PROPER/REAL organisation through their customer service, and also keep all the headers of the e-mails they supposedly sent you NEVER give away /enter your login name / password or whatever to any e-mail asking you to login or any e-mail link redirecting you to "their" site.... If you adhere to these simple rules, you are quite safe......... and if you want to get back at the originators, get their X-originating IP and learn how to hack yourself....... :lol: KM

Yaba Yaba Yaba................... :lol: KM

Darcy are you stopping your company alltogether? KM

Ah the samauri!! that old tribe from New Zealand not to be mistaken with the Maori...... a tribe of muck selling critters living deep in the caves of roaroa...... :lol: KM

very nice sword indeed! i do not particularly like Daimyou54 (UNDERSTATEMENT) but this is definetely one of the better things!! KM

fraudster alert........ bogus auction! KM

eBay has changed how bid history information is displayed for higher-priced items. To help keep the eBay community safe, enhance bidder privacy, and protect our members from fraudulent emails, only you and the seller of the item can view your User ID in bid history. Other member will see .................anonymous names............... ?????????????? talking about a contradictio in terminus!!!!! :lol:

Hell!! the Oni have finally took permanent residency in Mackstar's head!!! OMG this could be made into a truly Japanese ghost story! :lol: KM

Hey Jean, well it sure does look the part...! however its supposed to be on top of a pole for my SoHei depiction... (if only I know how to get the small stripe above the o ! i wouldnt misspell anymore) :lol: KM

DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! forgot the link........ http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Japanese-Sa ... dZViewItem KM

hehehehehehe........... actually...think of this: samurai goes to battle, with Tsuba depicting his lord... his lord loses the battle and samurai decides to switch sides secretly... however... the face of his master is still on his tsuba... how to go about it.... no money for a new tsuba, still some respect for his old master....... lets cut the head off!!! (I know, completely off my rocket here) :lol: KM

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE COOL!!!!! so I did know! KM

Very nice work!! hat off!! KM

Overpolished core steel if you ask me.... OUCH.......... KM

Hiya'll i stumbled across this one and thought the shape would be fairly allright for re-enactment purpouses..... what do you think? is this shape useable/fairly correct? of course i'd need to drill a nice mekugi ana... but for re-enactment its better to get a fairly looking replica than a real nihonto/nihonnaginata...IMHO KM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stunning-Japanese-T ... dZViewItem I wouldnt know....... KM

Both flaws are not fatal! and adhere to the swords history though a polisher might ask you if you want them removed... nice blade! did you check under the Leather cover of the Saya yet? best wishes, KM

Thank you for that photo Koichi dono!! i also thought in daily life the Samurai would rather have the sageo firmly inside their obi so the saya didnt fall out... KM

This sure is a lucky moth for many people!! very nice find!! well worth polishing and restoring it!! KM

Thanx Brian, done it... ty for the compliment on the gear!! i can say that it is a lot more comfortable than my Roman armour!! no action video yet... hopefully at Detling Military odyssee in two weeks where i meet a UK based samurai group we might get some! KM

If you read closely the katakana under my postings already gives my real name!! KM

Yours truly at Kelmarsh festival of living history... I take my re-enactment serious! btw its a festival, hence the matsuri headband! KM

one thing, remove the leather saya cover... highly likely you will find an original WOODEN saya and not a gunto one... the leather cover and the mouting (ring on the cover) as well as the original fuchi/kashira which are not military issue, give it away. this is not a gunto, only the leather saya covering is gunto style Imho NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KM