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Hello Guys, could any of you gents post a genuine Kanesada mei along side the Gimei for comparison? many thanks, Peter

hi Ian very thought provoking and maybe you where a artist of sorts in a previous life might be a good idea to show them at your next seminar at Leeds, brilliant Peter

Nice job Ian from nothing to a nice addition to your blade. I kindly for a freebe from Roy so may have a go on that . Thanks for the pics Peter

Hi Ian, have you any images and where would one purchase the mother of pearl flecks and abalone shell? Peter

HELLO ALL, just a general question , where all arsenal stamped blades made from about 1940 made in a similar shape or did it depend on factory or smith?. many thanks, Peter.

Thank you Peter. That is a strong option, i had a great day at the show with your colleagues, i had no idea they where upstairs all day while i was down until Mr Norman told me, application form and cheque should be with Chris by now, i will enquire into your insurance suggestions as for a dealer to value them i could do with your guidance on that 1 also, Peter

Hello ALL, I recently went to England from Northern ireland and posted 2 wakizashi and 2 katana a few days earlier to show some friends when i got over, i never had ant problems with the postal in the past, i showed the blades to some members of the Northern To-Ken society when they had a room at the Birmingham military show, nice guys and had good things to say about the blades, on my way home i had no time to post the blades again and had to check them in at the airport, i explained what they where and the reasons for having them with me and security was fine, on landing in Belfast the Wakizashi tube came out of the carousel but the Katana tube did not, Chounsai Tsunatoshi and a Bungo Tomoyuki, after a lot of let say "discussion", and a mountain of stress i got them back 8 hours later, So to the reason for the post, if the worst had of happened, how do you prove the worth of such items? also does house insurance cover them even if they are on the policy? Has any mishaps such as this happened to other NMB members? Peter

Beautiful sword Clive. Do you recommend registering swords in the UK with the To-ken society and if so how to do so , how to do so . Peter

Hi Clive , good to hear you got it back, any images yet for the board? Peter

Hello Henry and all I tried it on my blackberry and got audio only. Will try later on WI fi to see if I can get images to. Peter

Thank you very much Morita, seems i was way off, is it usual to see the showa stamp in place of the seki stamp? Peter

Hello all, my comp playing up so been looking through some books for this 1 could any of you gents let me know if i got any right? Tomo Da Yoshi ? Saku there is no date and seems to be half a showa stamp, lenth, 25.5 in nakago 8in and sori 3/4 in many thanks, Peter

Thank you Brian for your comments, peter

Sorry Brian for flooding the forum with images so delete if necessary, Peter

Hi guys i,m hoping its my poor photo skills thats stopping people commenting, not sure if these are much better but have a look please, many thanks, Peter

Hi Keith Thanks for your post. Its my pics I'm afraid . Will try for better ones later. Peter

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Hello guys, i posted for some help on this wakizashi before a polish and now it is back and things are more visible i wonder if anyone could shed some light on age school ect, many thanks Peter

Hello all, Thank you jean and Brian for your comments as regards the mei in question, Mark came with me to his first military show yesterday , a gent there had a blade at home and discribed it as Japanese, i went to his house in the evening to have a look but mark couldnt make it, i did look for an hour or so through a few books for the mei but got nothing, he is listed though on the later pages of Sloughs although nothing to compare to, The sword itself didnt interest me because of the condition and age as i prefer older nihonto,but may have interested Mark as a first sword and an introduction to the helpful gents and the workings of the NMB. The gentleman wanted enough money to buy an item he had seen at the show but was comparing his blade to the nihonto on display and their prices. so no offence intended to anyone Peter

Thanks Lee, i thought the SAKU mei was a bit elongated and might of offered a clue to those who know more than i Peter

Hello to all, a friend sent me some images of a mei via email and asked if i could help , so i,m sorry for the quality, i got it as Nobu yoshi saku , am i close? also if so could some1 say which 1 , many thanks, Peter, again sorry on the quality and not rotating the bottom images,

Hello to all, just arrived today and wonder if i could get some help on these fittings, age, school and quality of the tsuba? seems to be an armour theme, there are a few marks on the seppa are they of any relivance? also is there a name for the tsuka wrap and was this popular in any perticular era? thanks in advance for any help Peter

Thank you, Mark peter

Sorry Brian. Noted. Was 1 of 2 shin Gunto at a military fair this morning. I thought it was wii mei but no stamp . Was wondering who the smith was to ascertain grade or quality. Peter

Hello all I hope someone can help with this mei sorry I'm not near any books or I would at least try so thanks in advance. Peter