posted two new swords

[Bungo]

in my e-snips...........look into nihonto folder.

One with file names Yukimitsu and the second one is Mino.

 

http://www.esnips.com/web/nihonto/?flush=1

 

spot the problem.....plenty of hints given, a very easy quiz

 

milt THE ronin

[Brian]

Ouch. HaaaaaGiri! ..bless you :D

Nice blade though. Did you discover that after the purchase or before?

You have seen the pics of my hagiri blade....before I traded it. The rest of the blade didn't justify keeping it. Exactly the same place as yours. But I could overlook a hagiri if the rest of the blade made up for it, as this one seems to do.

 

Brian

[Bungo]

black rust under the habaki, whole tanto shows no hamon ( dull grey ), bought it for the koshirae.

 

Big Mo informed me about the hagiri at the foundation polish stage, I went ahead and have it polished................

looks great with habaki on

 

best looking tsunagi ( spelling ? ) in the world

 

lesson.......... think why the sword is suriage and look under habaki, why the black rust while the rest of the sword is just dull grey.

 

milt THE ronin

[John A Stuart]

Hi Milt, 50% across, wow! Has it been in a fire? Loss of hamon from heat. John

[Bungo]

what loss of hamon ? whatever you are smoking......quit it !!

 

milt THE ronin