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could you send larger image of the complete thing? KM

the last pic contains weapons i will NEVER EVER own or want to own.... too dangerous....... i had a KRIS spear once... and was happy when it left the house... so i do hope he performed the proper rituals..... KM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! KM

indeed a very very nice sword stand... however, just as with the cabinet also posted on here, i have a bit of a problem with the crudeness of the fittings... KM

looks like masayuki indeed.......... also gimei? let me know! KM

If that is the case, then it will surely be the story of the ambush of yoritomo, with the guys trying to pull him from his horse (have a ukyo-e of that one) however i dont see any MON on the big cheese... KM

Me thinks it is the big cheeses army! dont think the Hojo things are sashimono, but archer shields. not very useful in an ambush. more like: Dono, your troops are ready, the battle line is straight, we have the upper hand. or sth like that.........but then in classical Japanese of course KM

crude cast but looks nice... wether or not its real ill let other connaisseurs decide... KM

thank you for the e-mails... i will make sure to post them in the mugu mail section of 419.com !! oh my will they get a lot of second chance spam! it is custom for us scambaiters to send a massive hello when new adressess arrive!!! KM

well Stephen, according to the real mei i have seen he almost always signed his mei on the line (raised part) of the nakago... so yes i guess the same.. gimei... but as i stated earlier, i dont care that much if its gimei, its more important that it is nihonto...... KM

Yes.......... and............? whats the problem? you have space in your garage dont you? HAHAHAHAHA KM

cool!!! but alass... o-kane ga nai yo! KM

Stephen, if you have a newer DVD player you can reset all region codes and make it region-free... i did that with mine.... but then you still need the subs of course... KM

indeed!! hahahahahaha... item location according to him is Tibet HAHAHAHAHA KM

ill measure the ones i have...... but you have to make them folded! and with real hamon! :lol: KM

Most welcome! also still looking for the film Romusha......... banned in the Netherlands.... While The Dutch might point their finger at any injustice in the world they still somehow conveniently forget about their own war-crimes in Indonesia! KM

Hey peter that one looks fine to me! i have put it on my watch list. curiousss what it will make in the end. 60 squids ya say? my my!! by the way, I am trying to convert an old forged theatre sword (charlottenburg, 1810) i got for free some time ago into a Japanese "Yari" kinda type spear..... just not sure yet if the blade shape could be allright for a long samurai spear... its for re-enactment mind you.... might even cover it in clay and fire it up in my kiln to see wether i get a hamon hahahaha....... what do you think... could it pass off as a shape the Japanese might have used? i also plan to take some metal off the part near the tang... getting more of a \ / shape...... here are some images... :lol: so.... what do you think? possible?? KM

thank you for the info David!! its is true that the pics i received and posted are not that great... will have to see with my own eyes what range it might be in... anyway as a first it looks allright to me.... even when gendaito... probably will chuck the mountings anyway.... just a bit worried about that riveted metal thingie to keep the tsuka straight.... as long as i dont come home with the Chinese baka na kuso stuff i am okay with it... :lol: KM

Yes Please let me know!!!!! Ill be sure if and when i get it ill play it on a 6 speaker system! might take it to my collegue, he has a viewing room with THX certified EX sound system...... working in film does have its benefits from time to time... KM

OOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! now that is not nice at all!! hahahahahahahahaha ill see where the thingie ends...... (i know a few blacksmiths here who can make me a Yari 4 re-enactment purposes anyway) hehehehehe sake wa, nome nome, sake wa, nome, wo yoi i yoi....... (on the music of Tanko bushi of course) :lol: KM

mega cool!!! i should order some in 1/6 scale from you! KM

By the way, about Nakago.... i found a yari auction with shortened nakago, and if i win it i'd like a smith putting an extension onto the thing.... to make it into a pole yari again is that ever done? are there known examples of shortened nakagos even with swords, which were lengthened by (contemporary) smiths?? KM

TY for the reading! any other opinions also more than welcome! KM

has anyone already seen or found a copy of "YAMATO" ???? http://www.yamato-movie.jp/trailer/index.html KM

If i were a rich man............ KM