CaptainKevo

Steve, Please let me know how your second attempt turns out. I might find myself diving into the same endeavor in the near future. Peace, Kevin

I would have to sell my Triumph Bonneville to raise the money for it. I'm newly retired and not quite flush with cash. If something good happens to me...you'll be one of the first to know!

That's a really beautiful piece of art! Good luck Mark. I'm sure someone will snatch it up.

Mark, are any of these still available? thanks Kevin

Greetings Mason, Is this sword still for sale? Thank you Kevin

I have to admit that I see tall grass.

Hello Brian, Absolutely! Make it one of the first things a newcomer would see to get them on track. Also, I would suggest using Subscribe instead of Donate since the younger generations are more tuned into that for obvious reasons. Just a suggestion. I apologize for posting in the wrong forum. Please move my post if you can or delete it if that is easier. Best wishes Kevin

understood. If I could remove it, I would.

Rokujuro, Would you be referring to the Shinogi? I admit that it is not pronounced but it is there. Could this be the result of over polish? Also my photography skills are bad at best.

I neglected to include the measurements. overall length- 39.3 cm cutting edge- 31 cm Sori- 0.3 cm Motohaba- 2.4 cm Motogasane- 0.5 cm It's a small Wakisashi but a pretty one. The Shirosaya is quite decent as well. Thanks again, Kevin

Thank you sir. It's nice to be here!

Esteemed Sirs, I am a collector of antique silver Kanzashi who recently has been sucked into the world of nihonto, not totally against my will. I am extremely pleased with my first purchase and since I was never planning on reselling or an extensive collection (my pockets aren't that big!) I'm not at all concerned about the dollar value of my blade. However, any information on the age, style and relative condition would be greatly appreciated. There is some pitting.The polish has seen better days and the Hamon is not visible. There are no visible cracks or wounds that I can see but there are some interesting scratches just above where the Hamaki would be that made me wonder if they were from use. At this time I don't think this blade merits a professional polish and definitely not an amateur one! I really, really like this blade and contemplating it's long history has already brought me a lot of pleasure. Please tell me what you think. Kevin

Greetings Gentlemen, Granted I am a boomer and new to this hobby and site, I wanted to inform you that it took a good five or six minutes for me to discover how to join and ma ke my payment ( a very reasonable payment in my opinion ). By the time that I was finished I had come to the conclusion that a little reworking of your leader board would be a big improvement. New users should immediately see how they can join, what their contributions do and how reasonable it is for the vast amount of info and support that they can access. It should be short, sweet and unavoidable ( not just plain lines of text like that which appeared when I opened this site and Did Not Read). This might give you a small uptick in subscriptions for no cost and little effort...