Bruno

Hi all, I was reading this old and interesting topic and a question came to my mind. Suguha hamon are commonly found on ww2 showato, but is it possible to determine when there are fake or not? I mean it is not easy to determine it when the blade in not in a fresh polish(often the case) and when you buy it online. I own a showato with suguha hamon and I do like to know, if possible, if the hamon is fake. Anybody has an opinion about that? Thank you

Just a question, Swords forged by a such high ranked smith can have kitae kizu???

I 100% agree with you George about people giving non asked informations to Ebay sellers. I have seen that a couple of time, people translating mei and date for the seller to help him completing its listing.I can understand that some people can't help themselves tranlating a mei because it is a fun game. At the same time, it is obvious that these same people are not interested in purchasing the sword they are giving the information for.So in a way a is a bit selfish against potential buyers, because once mei and date tranlated, the price increase. As far I am concerned, it belongs to the seller to collect infos before selling if he wants to make more money, if he does not take the pain to do it, well why helping him? When I sell a sword(and I did), I make a researsh before to get the more details I can and make the listing more attractive. With this kind of behavior, you help someone to earn more money(seler) and make another one spend more(buyer), there is no altruism in that. I am sure that if one day, anyone of us interested in bidding on a sword without any infos, but well identify by itself as signed by....and dated.....will be pissed of if the seller adds during the auction these details, gently given to him by someone without any intention to buy the sword. Just my humble point of view.

I can not remember the name of the stamp but I do know it is very looked for by collector. Very nice sword.

Hi all, I was reading these interesting threads when a question came to my mind. We all know well that removing rust from a nakago is a sacrilege because it helps to determine the age of the sword etc... But in case of Dave's nakago, it appears that some areas are more rusty than others. When I see Dave's tsuka condition it seems obvious that the deep rust has developed faster due the partial absence of tsuka. I mean the rusting process (in some areas)has been accelerate more because the sword has been neglected, it is not really natural wear.To me, the real patina is the one where we can still see the files marks, these parts IMHO, shows the real age of the sword. So could it be sensible to "clean" this deep/active rust to make the nakago homogeneous, especially if it can help to read the mei. I do not know if am clear but these deep/active rust is more "ageing artificially" the nakago, so then could maybe removed by a qualified man(togishi). As an example, if I plunge a fresh new shinsakuto blade in water for few days, then the nakago will be rusty. The blade will look older just because it has been neglected. What do you guys think?

I agree with you Brian, money, market value are something but not everything. It will be nice to see Roger's showato entirely restorated by Fred LOHMAN. Don't forget to post the pics for us Roger!

You do not need a fast connection to get FB, just need a connection. 7 members now, what an huge success!!! :lol:

Hey Brian, Not sure to know what technonots are....but if you already have a FB account, just write "Military swords of imperial Japan" in the search bar(on the right corner) and then you should find easily this wonderfull and marvellous group! :D I think must have a FB account to see the group. Regards

Hi gentlemen, We have been created last week a new group on FaceBook called "Military swords of imperial Japan (Gunto)". There were already plenty of groups related to Japanese swords but none yet on Gunto. It is done now! The group is new so there are not very much infos and photos, and it's small as we are only 3 dudes! All of you dear NMB/FACEBOOK members are welcome to visit, join, add infos, comments and photos(and join) on this new FB group. Regards

Could be this one? Japanese Swordsmith Gassan Sadatoshi 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlSKEHwmNeE

Here is the link of the trailer for those who are interested: http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=16253

and in german it's gonna be more fun!

Wow! I just saw the trailer on 3 SAT, it is gonna be great!

Hi moviefanatic, I watched it on PLANETE chanel but was never able to find out what the name of the documentary. There might a video about Japanese arsenal swords somewhere but I stopped to looking for it. Sorry

+ another $30k for their restoration

I found this on the internet: Handle to left When you face a displayed katana, if the handle is pointing to your left, it means there is no hostile or threatening attitudes as the handle cannot be drawn with the right hand. Handle to right When you face a displayed katana and the handle is pointing to your right, it shows an aggressive and guarded attitude, as the katana can be drawn directly from the stand with your right hand and respond to any immediate attack.

I thought it was more a matter of right/left-handed person.I mean if the samurai is a left-thanded man, he will display the handles to the left(in case he has to quickly grab its sword for a fight), if right-handed man he will display the tsuka to the right for the same reason. But I am one more time

Is there a special rule for that?

Daisho are always a pleasure to look at. Nice work. Thanks Henry.

I think so.

I have tried to get the F&G but at 218,51$....I gave it up!

So do I. I am wondering if these wooden handles are all similar. I have seen 2 different ones, a 2 parts wood insert and a one wood piece a bit like an handle.

Do you have some photos?

"An absolute must for collectors."

Thank you Jean, According to you they are overevaluated by the sellers? They worth less than prices asked? I will go there soon by curiosity. Regards