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Ted common, Everybody can see that the blade has improved, and its far from finished, if i use non-traditional methods i understand that puritans react, but i think that wasnt the main issue here, its was the thing of thinking you can do it yourself, like hybris. I'm not doing anything foolish, i bought this blade cheap and it needed some work, saw the point of the tip? I have got some suggestions on how to end the work, and that will be with traditional methods, the closer the finish, the important the method. But, i can assure you, i wil not write anything more in this subject.

I understand your concerns. I only wanted to restore a relatively cheap blade i saw the potential in, getting some clues on how to finalize the work from other members. I dont recommend any one else to try these methods as it might ruin a precious blade if performed incorrectly. For a nice blade, a traditioanlly trained sword polisher should of course be used, but for the other blades, otherwise clasified as junk is another situation, is my oppionion.

Hello, sorry for not checking the replies, didnt know i got any :-) I use a method of perpendicular strokes of wet sand paper in finer and finer quality (sorry for not being fully traditional, but i dont have any traditional material). Much work remains, i first planned to remove also the chips on the front edge, but now im not shure, it will need a lot more work. The hamon on most of the blade seems to accept that, but i must check the boshi also, its not fully visible yet, hope i havent lost it. Yes, im glad if i can preserve a historic piece like this, i will post more pictures when i continue, thank you for comments. Regards /Mikael

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Here is some new pics, after some initial polishing, the hamon starts to appear. I'm not shure, but it seems there can also be some boshi left for the new tip, but still need some more polishing at the tip...

Ok, will post some pictures tomorrow, but no way close to finish :?

Hello Forum, I bought this as a restauration project for myself, polishing and mounting a blade with a cracked tip and some bad surface condition, but overall nothing serious. and i have started the restauration of the tip and polishing and indeed, it seems very well possible to restore to good (not perhaps top) condition. I send you the pictures in the state bought it, and if your interested i can upload pictures on how the restauration progress. I'm specially interested to know about the mei and age, think the mei says someting like Minamoto no nagamoto...?

Thanks for info :-). I will try this. I can see a hamon, but its not very visible, and it's straight, can see it in the boshi also. But all the hamon (and boshi) are kind of shiny, like it has been affected more then other parts, by a polish of some kind. Again, much thanks for all info.

I don't know how previous owner handled it? Perhaps he have made some polishing on his own? It probably isn't possible for an amateur, but is it possible to remove the effect of the last polish in some way? I guess one have to make a new polish then, in effect, to see if its worth polish, you have to polish it ? :? Or can i wash in some solution? Pure alcohol, like 96%? Sorry (language issue here) what do you mean by dim? You mean light when photographing? Thanks for all information anyway, much appreciated.

Thanks for answer! About the lack of activity, is there something i can do to reveal activity if its hidden by a bad polish? Also, I would like to know how the fittings can be made in the early 1900, but the blade is a showa? I can say it fits perfect for the blade. What i mean is that the tsuka must have propably been made after the blade, as it fits as said perfectly to the blade, and if the wrap was made about 100 years ago, how can the blade be Showa? beats my logics class?

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Hi, With some recommendations i have tried to take some new, better pictures of this blade, soo i would be happy if you can add some info on it, the blade length is 69 cm and the fittings are very precise to the blade. Previously the fittings have been dated to about beginning of 1900 something, and as the saya, tsuka and tsuba are very precise (fits perfect) to the sword i would believe the blade must be at least the same age. But please inform me about it, i like this blade a lot and i intend to use it for iai when my instructor let me use a sharp blade. Soo here the pictures come, and excuse me for them not being perfect, hard to take pictures on shiny things.

Thanks for reply Mark, Interesting info about the stuff, the kashira has really nice details, but the fuchi is plain, although perhaps it has some years. The menukis match the kashira (dragons). I agree the blade in the pictures looks lika showa, but i think its the polish, i must try to get better details, beacause there are some hamon and hada and some very small, hariline-thin openings that look old to me, at the back (block side) of the blade. I have had a koto-blade so i now how it looks. I dont say this is a koto-blade, but if its not shinto i would have guessed on shin-shinto? I thought showa blades didnt have that kind of nice nakago? Also, as the tsuka has a perfect fit for the nakago, and its wrapped traditionally, so i guess the blade at least must be as old is it.

Thank you milt for information about tsuba, but i would like to hear about the rest of the item, if someone has some info to share?

I payed 710 USD, excluding shipping and tax. Someone has some info to share about this item?

Ok Brian, Thanks for info, then i think i should change the style :-) Best regards /Mikael

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Yes, now i found it Brian, I dont know if its due to firefox, my web-browser, but the bottom tabs is very narrow in height and therefore very hard to see. One tab, the default one, shows the "Disable BBCode", "Disable smilies" etc, the other one has the attachment possibility, and the tabs doesnt show up with any labels, as tabs usually have. Soo here come some new pics, i would be happy if someone of you havesome inforamtion about my new one. Regards /Mikael

ok Brian, i'll be back

Aha, sorry bout the babes (get firefox and you can block popups ) I actually didnt see them first. How can one post images directly? (I think it was possible previously?). Thanks for info on the tsuba, how about the blade and the rest? perhaps i should add links to some new pictures (without babes :D )

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