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ya i saw that too ill check it out next time im there

Thank you so much for all the info The reason im buying this sword is for the fact i can make payments.and a good chance ill mount it in civilains mounts and use it for iaido i started with a live blade many years ago and allways used chinese made swords...time to move on and its a good place to further my understanding of the exstensive world of the Japanese sword....

Were could i find info on this smith.

wow you guys are fast thank you so much

so would kane be Province name, were it was made?

First off i want to give thanks to any one that can help me with my first aquisition.I went a pawn shop here in kamloops bc canada to buy tool for work the owner had a few chinese made katanas for sale so that got the convo started.at one point he had me wait for a sec as he whent in the back to get something.he's back with a really nice gunto so i striped it down to see the nakago. thats when a see the seki stamp.im going to buy the sword anyway but id realy like to get started on the fun of doing the research on it but im kind of limited on the know how and were to start. Im paying 1500$ for it iv put down 500$ so far and hope to have it payed off in a month or so. http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... eg_2_2.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4330.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4333.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4332.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4326.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... CF4327.jpg

God no,by restoration i mean just mounting ,saya tsuka ect... I would never attempt to polish a Japanese blade.

Sorry Brian for being off topic.I only put it here to get some comments and pointers i do plan on expanding my education on restoring Japanese blade by practice and if the chance arises maybe study under a teacher but if any one would like to follow the progress here's a link.http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showth ... ost1125112. Thank againg guy's

Thanks IanB yah i wished i had used some thicker copper for this one but I'll be getting some better stuff soon. I did manage to get a bit of a wedge shape by filing and sanding. I got the saya carved yesterday I'll have some pic up later today if you guy's want.

Let me start of by saying that i'm no pro.This should never be attempted on a nihonto with out the proper knowledge,tools, and year's of experience in the field of habaki making. I have a Shobu zukuri made by John Lundemo http://sbgswordforum.proboards.com/inde ... read=16910 that needs to be mounted so the first step is to make the habaki.I know its not a nihonto but there's no way in hell i'd try to make a habaki for the few Japanese blade's i do have. I made a very poor tutorial for you guy's i hope it helps you in some way or a other.If there's any one that is active in habaki making i would appreciate any help or comments good or bad Also if there is any thing i missed or did not do correctly please let me know.. So here we go.. http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0016.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0017.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... V_0018.mp4 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee18 ... 4&newest=1 For thoses of you who just whant pics

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/t ... -nice-iron

Some help would be very appreciated in confirming the makers signature.FYI i got this of ebay for 70$.I'll put it on my new lundemo when i get it...

No responce yet and i still cant find the reason as to why they would plug up the kozuka or kogai holes.

So after some consideration i decided to get a refund.Not just because it may be fake at 36$ i was not holding my breath.I'll put the money some were else. Thank for all the response sorry to have wasted your time but it was not a total lost i learned a few new things about the Yari. Thanks

Fake or not for 36$ not its not to much of a lost .