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  1. Bruno
    Yes best Nagamitsu i have seen in a while. I hope it will end in good hands.
  2. Bruno
    Not fake. There is a great deal of variations in the Nagamitsu signatures. It's well done. I wouldn't be concerned.
  3. Bruno
    A togishi can do miracles with pitted blades, you could be very surprised. You could sent it to one of them at least to know for good if it can be restored, or not.
  4. Bruno
    Any photos of the nakago?
  5. Bruno
    Gendai-to or showa-to?
  6. Bruno
    Well, I have a SEKI RJT smith sword with several paint marks on the nakago too (which is a good antirust btw).
  7. Bruno
    Thanks, was training my eyes, yasurime and nakago shape ressemble to the usual Seki syle. Really like RJT blades, many fun to study.
  8. Bruno
    Seki smith?
  9. Bruno
    You can't fix stupid.
  10. Bruno
    Smith seems to be TAKEHISA, average showa-to/gendai-to maker. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/takehisa.jpg The W stamp is often found on his blades.
  11. Bruno
    The wrap is an amateur job done post war. I have only seen 1 star stamped blade in these mounts but late war anything is possible. Blade looks forged- I think it is a genuine, late, star stamped blade.
  12. Bruno
    Star stamp looks ok to me. It looks like a showa-to though, but I think it is more due to the the fact it is a "RJT last ditch" sword. Let's wait for better photos of the blade and nakago.
  13. Bruno
    David McDonalds all the way. http://www.montanairon.com/swords.html
  14. Bruno
    Andy,, Very late blade, which coudl explain the pretty rough finish for a star stamped gendaito. I don't see any photos that show the complete mei: one shows the top Seki ju and the other the bottom, tomo saku, without any showing the kanji in the middle which is the first kanji in the maker's name. Can you post better photos showing entire mei (signature) and of the other side (date)? Thank you
  15. Bruno
    I woul guess one is just more faded/discolored than the other one. They were identical at some point.
  16. Bruno
    Much appreciated Mal, thanks!
  17. Bruno
    Thank you George, you are very helpful as always! So to be sure, Mistunobu is this guy on the smaller attached photo or the guy on the larger one (right and left depends if you are facing the photo or if you are turning your back)
  18. Bruno
    Thanks Mal! What surprises me is that I have been told by a knowledgable person that Mitsunobu is back row middle and Nakata Kanehide back row right. On the translation p.28 it says Mitsunobu is back row right and Nakata Kanehide is back row left. So one version is not correct.
  19. Bruno
    I may have found on Ohmura website ,a photo with Seki Mitsunobu. He is back row middle, back row right is Nakata Kanehide. Can anyone can read the name and place of the other smiths? Thanks
  20. Bruno
    Peter, There is a page on SLOUGH oshigata book for the 3 smiths if I am not wrong. You can buy the book or ask for scans pages here. NB: there should by a small Gifu stamp on the nakago
  21. Bruno
    Peter, Fukumoto Kanemune worked in Gifu in a family workshop with his father Fukumoto Amahide and Ido idetoshi. You can do a research with his name on the forum and find more infos, or even Google him.
  22. Bruno
    NENGO : SHO WA JYU KU NEN JYU NI GATSU ( December 1944 maybe)
  23. Bruno
    MEI : KANEMUNE
  24. Bruno
    Maybe SHOWA JYU KU NEN ICHI GATSU
  25. Bruno
    Interesting John, i did not know some ito were suede made. Do you have an example?
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