Hastur
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Awesome I was worried it was something serious. Would I be able to get some help with a full translation? I am guessing Mano Kuniyasu from other example but there are some questionable characters in there.
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Here is a photo of the other side that is more clear of rust, does it look alright?
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How would I check for a weld job? Any telltale signs? I'l try to get better pics of the nakago.
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There is a really curvy line (doesn' go through and is not straight so no crack) in this picture. Near to where the polish ends and the nakago patina begins.
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Thanks I'm looking for the stamps origin now. Is it normal/Okay to have a ware like that in the area under the habaki?
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Found this odd diamond stamp at the end of my Kuniyasu's nakago. Anybody know what it might mean?
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Hey guys I finally got my hands on a water quenched showato. I believe it is made by Mano Kuniyasu. Let me know what you think it looks pretty flawless except for what looks like a ware or something from under the Habaki section. Interestingly there is a diamond punch out on the end of the Nakago.
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But ya I am shooting for a middle of the road quality if possible nothing fancy as long as there is no edge damage. Hope I'm not buying more than I can chew with this.
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Sorry I meant 1600 USD not Canadian (the exchange is pretty rough for us so my budget reflects that XD) I thought emura's were pretty high quality?
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Hi, does anyone have a traditional (gendaito or otherwise) blade in gunto mounts for sale? My budget is around 1600, looking more for good condition than a high Smith ranking. Thanks!
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A prayer and some blessed oil eh? I hope its okay with western stuff XD
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I hope not. If someone did try to grind in that area would it make such a stain and ruin the temper? what does a temper ruining heat form grinding usually look like?
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ya after oiling I cannot see it anymore... must have seen some weird cleaner at some point...
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Does it make blueish colors, maybe gasoline was used? Don't think a dremel would make a circular burn mark hopefully.
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Hi guys I have this odd blue stain on the tip of a showato.. really hard to see but it's a circular stain near the tip but not on the edge. After oiling the sword I can't find it anymore but I am perplexed at what it might be? It was on both sides but not the same shape.
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Sorry guys somone went and bought it ahead of me while the person I was in contact was away bummer I was dead set on buying it too.
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Would a sword with this kind of tempering be brittle for lack of soft mune?
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Would that be a fatal flaw if it was the clay option? It sounds serious.
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Ya it's odd, is there any structural disadvantage for having the temper reach near the mune? I should put more research I to this style I'm used to a clear separation of hardened and soft style.
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Is it a common style from that Smith?
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I'm not familiar with hitatsura bit looking at pictures it matches pretty well.
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Hi, I am perplexed by the hamon on this one. the sellers pictures are not the best but it seems to by muneyaki? could it be a retemper and is there any way to positively identify that?
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A top notch job for a top notch sword for sure!
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Mailing Swords To The Usa From The Uk
Hastur replied to Ford Hallam's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I labeled mine as "Japanese tachi" and had it picked up by parcelforce at the UK guys house via online parcelmonkey.uk about a year ago. No issues.
