Jim M

Gabriel, I'm hoping some enthusiast responds to my ad. I did get a offer im sure is more than fair from a member here. I just hate to sell stuff long distance. Im definetly going to do some more reading up on it as for storing it, and what not to do. I did wipe it with WD 40 when I first got it home to wipe the rust off the blade, I almost hit the tang with a wire wheel. but fortunately I couldnt get to it easily and its only about 110* in the garage. So I came in and started reading up on swords, and found out about not cleaning the tang. Im going to pick up some machine oil for the blade to clean any fingerprints. Is there anything else I can do to care for the blade? thanks again. Jim

I threw it on craigslist in tucson and phoenix. Im looking for a used car trailer to haul my bracket car. Hopefully someone may have one. I missed out on a trailer last year, guy just wanted it out of his yard! So im sure theres deals to be had out there. Jim

I really understand what you mean about it just sitting when someone could apprecitate it. Believe me, Ive seen a few camaros, chevelles just rotting in peoples back yards, with "Im going to fix it someday" mentality. I'm trying to get a realistic value to the thing, I may post it on the local craigslist and see if I can find another car nut that would be interested in trading for some car parts or something. I hate to sell anything long distance. Pictures dont show tell the whole story and the parts/item usually looks worse when it shows up in the mail. The only thing that came with it was the black scabbard you see next to my cat, the tsuba, and the silver looking collar. Again, thanks for any information that you can share. jim

Thanks for the information Brian. Your the second person that mention the kanbum shinto era. Is there a listing of when sword shows tour the country? Im in tucson arizona, we have gun shows about every three weeks, but Ive never heard of any type of sword shows in my area. If this turns out to be genuine, can you tell me what a blade in this type of condition sells for? To tell the truth, my hobbies are muscle cars, we own a 71 camaro, 71 el camino, 68 el camino and a 70 SS 454 chevelle clone. This blade and tsuba was actually purchased at a yard sale, and the only reason I bought it was that I thought for the price, it would make great wall art for my garage. Jim

First off, I'd like to say hi. I found a sword last weekend and decided to get a crash course on swords. What I found is a sword that has a blade of 28 3/8 long, over all its 37.5 tip to end of tang. There is no signature and the sori is about 1/4 inch (curvature?). The Tsuba is iron with bamboo on geese on one side and bamboo on the other and its 2 5/8 inches in diameter. Ive posted this question on craigslist in hawaii, california, tokyo. Ive been getting some great advice, but figure it can never hurt to ask. Thanks for your time. Jim M