Stephen

I assumed it's a ax head

Thank you Jean for the correction and information

Maybe something Lost in Translation I was saying she was the one that got me looking to buy again I didn't apply that she bought it or maybe I'm lost in what you're saying a short trip nowadays @KungFooey

Imagine that it ended where I needed to one more time, that out bid would have keep on going!

I started with a snipe that ran out and then I started bidding was out bid at each step and out bid so I gave it up. Played that game one too many times. Just liked the offbeat design, I go for the ones are not the norm, it would have been nice to have but c'est la vie I also asked myself why are you bidding on Tsuba you haven't bought anything and not cared about them for some time. I blame it on a new enthusiastic member who's buying right in left... Boy do I remember them days lol She knows who I'm talking about https://buyee.jp/ite.../auction/e1168870068

Does it state nagasa?

Lol what I came to say, Miss D never stops shopping. Lol

Thank you Piers, I'd love to see the outside but totally understand if you don't want to post it, anyway I'm glad the wife is happy

So you've moved to a different place in Nippon?

Haven't dropped in on this corner for a while. Bugs I do not envy what you have to go through to save face.

Yes please show condition and how long it is

You have helped support the art as We Know that they can only make so many swords, so they make knives and razors to support their income. Hence the ad for the razor.

Oh me likey, good on you love.

????? Is search for info

Show blade please, hada? Hamon?

Nice that you can still find swords at garage sales, may I ask you what you paid for it?

Miss Dee you do realize your working with a majority of Boomers.... back to the regular program, as you wish.

Have to go change my profile and tag me is old couch lol How much Loose Change have you found in me @Brian

Glad your back Dee, ask Brian how many times I've left in a huff, even threatening to burn the place down, he probably can't not enough fingers and toes.

You have a good eye Miss Dee. Flattery not intended.

Sidebar I remember your bundle swords Petie we always dug through him to find that one special true Nihonto

We need a FU button, why don't you onward yourself out of here and don't come back there's no need for that juvenile reactions.

https://buyee.jp/ite.../auction/f1167583505 Soooo close 22 pages in Buyee.jp Just a little bit too busy and not cut like others

Left the down in memory of Miss Dee

My interpretation: Hotei showing the child choices in life, the boat in the seven gods of luck, (I forgot the name of the boat dang it) its the child's decision on which path to take. In the boat. The Seven Gods of Luck, or Shichifukujin, are often depicted on a New Year's Treasure Ship: The seven gods are: Ebisu: The god of fishing, agriculture, and trade, and the only deity with Shinto origins among the Shichifukujin. Bishamonten: A protector of the righteous, and one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism. Daikokuten: Based on both the Shinto deity Ōkuninushi-no-Mikoto and the Hindu deity Shiva. Fukurokuju: The god of wisdom, luck, longevity, wealth, and happiness. Benzaiten: The goddess of literature, music, and femininity, and the only goddess among the Shichifukujin. Jurōjin: The god of longevity and wisdom, often depicted with a stag at his side. Hotei: Also known as Budai, the god of happiness and abundance, often depicted as a Buddhist monk with a prominent belly.