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  1. SAS
    If the blade was in a certain condition when it was given to a craftsman, it should be returned in the same condition, unless it was submitted for polish, in which case it should be in better condition afterwards. Personally, i would absorb the cost of repairs if this had happened in my shop; I would see it as the right thing to do.
  2. SAS
    If the saya maker damaged the blade in the process of making the saya, it is unlikely that the saya is of good quality. I would not polish the blade at this point. Who are we discussing?
  3. SAS
    1660 to 1680s.
  4. SAS

    An Old Ken

    SAS replied to Jon MB's topic in Nihonto

    Looks awesome, like a relic from (Kofun?) one of the old burial tumulus of old Japan.
  5. SAS
    Throw away opinion....suriage Muromachi sword, Mino, chipped ha unlikely to be economically removed.
  6. SAS
    Namikawa Heibei has been very responsive when i ordered supplies, never had an issue.
  7. SAS
    Mine went through no problem....
  8. SAS
    Mine is supposed to auto renew also, will keep a lookout for it as I just got the notification.
  9. SAS
    Being able to perform the work correctly is a substantial hurdle; the other is access to good stones. My belief is that the best stones never leave Japan except in limited quantities. This limits the results using traditional methods outside of Japan.
  10. SAS

    Sword ID help

    SAS replied to Double0brandon's topic in Nihonto

    A good polisher can repatinate the nakago if needed.
  11. SAS
    Peter sees not only into the future, but the past as well
  12. SAS
    Mei removed perhaps...I like the blade though. Later Koto perhaps, tsuba is questionable, but not my area.
  13. SAS

    Help Needed With Sword

    SAS replied to mds308's topic in Nihonto

    Hurts my eyes, glad you asked first.
  14. SAS
    My guess is real and shinshinto, looks decent depending on price.
  15. SAS
    Withdrawn until further notice, thanks. GTH (Gone to Hawaii)
  16. SAS

    Sword identification

    SAS replied to Nicholas's topic in Nihonto

    I would think Kanbun Shinto later 1600s, that hamon is rocking. A good polish would really make it zing.
  17. SAS
    How about an Aizu Kunisada wakizashi in shirasaya, signed and dated circa 1688, in reasonable polish, notare/ midare hamon in nioi, for about $1500 USD? PM me if interested......
  18. SAS
    Those marks appear to be too deep to be shinae; they look like kirikomi to me, but how they got there nobody will be able to say.
  19. SAS
    The sword hints at having some interesting activities, but the last "polish" seems to have blurred the geometry somewhat, and the finish is not clear enough to reveal its full possibilities. In proper polish, I suspect it will be an interesting sword, though whether that is economically feasible depends on one's own definition.
  20. SAS
    Beautiful package.
  21. SAS
    Buying a sword that is in polish will be better in the long run, as polishing is labor intensive and thus costly (good stones can run upwards of $3000 apiece.) The sales forum here is a good place to look for good values.
  22. SAS
    IF it were to be repaired, TIG welding would be what I would recommend, while keeping a wet cloth on the rest of the blade. TIG is a clean process without spatter, and the heat affected zone is small compared to other processes.
  23. SAS
    The recurve could help retain the saya in the obi, or be used to deflect an attacker's sword....just theorizing.
  24. SAS
    I have some real Japanese swords i can sell him if he is so hot to trot.
  25. SAS
    Genuine........reproduction
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