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  1. Tom Darling
    I remember seeing another excellent tachi mei Naotane dated, over 40 years ago with same bold strokes and identical yasuri-mei. Besides being dated it had an inscription referring to 5000 years ?..................... all I can recall. Should make it easier to locate in Juyo listings etc. Length was around 28 inches plus.
  2. Tom Darling
    You have a very fine sword, excellent. I am leaning towards shoshin, if it's not Naotane it's the best gimei I've ever seen. Congratulations. One Tom to another Tom I love it!
  3. Tom Darling
    Quite impressive, actually remarkable, you're one serious dude. You had Leno drooling all over your Magnolia Special. Totally a great set up for your outstanding collection. Thank you.
  4. Tom Darling
    Can anyone date the tsuka and saya?
  5. Tom Darling
    It works the same way, when dealing with oversea auction houses, like Sotheby's and Christies,they forward it to their broker (NY) service in US who ships it to the buyer, charging ($100.00 to $500.00) for their service fees. They don't allow pickups.
  6. Tom Darling
    Can someone post a closeup picture of a General rank tassel, genuine of course. Thank you.
  7. Tom Darling
    It is tachi mei. Very interesting. Nice blade and mounts.
  8. Tom Darling
    Mark, I agree with you 100% if it were a Monet or Rembrandt, it would be worth polishing. Good luck. Leave it in its original condition with "TLC" and keep it in the Family.
  9. Tom Darling
    Do you have any idea of the cost of having the sword polished , determined by length of cutting edge, new saya, shipping fees of the agent and shinsa?
  10. Tom Darling
    Keep them coming. Great
  11. Tom Darling
    You could possibly bail out with the tsuka, saya and tsuba without the blade on ebay, even if they are not original? All is not lost.
  12. Tom Darling
    I forgot to mention, you are the youngest collector there and proves are hobby will continue for evermore.
  13. Tom Darling
    Michael, congratulations you've got a new job, video all the Shows, best I've seen in a longtime. Very much appreciated. Good hunting. I also love your kitty.
  14. Tom Darling
    Thanks Stephen
  15. Tom Darling
    It would nice to view the audience and sword tables.
  16. Tom Darling
    Hi Alton, kindly take a close-up pic.of the kissaki/boshi area like the nakago pic. it would be very helpful.
  17. Tom Darling
    It takes years to build up a solid reputation and minute to lose it. I trust it will workout. Cheers.
  18. Tom Darling
    Adam, I love all your babies, one happy family. Forrest Boots looks like a tiger, he is the boss. I am going to start watching you on utube. Cheers.
  19. Tom Darling
    Adam, you are well on your way to stardom, quick learner. Congratulations on a winner. Outstanding Katana. I noticed you have two doggies, any more.
  20. Tom Darling
    Dear Georg, Please accept my sincere apologies for not providing specific answers to my opinions. There are times that even I don't have a detailed answer for my opinions. We are all students of Nihonto. Best regards, Tom
  21. Tom Darling
    The nakago has an old shape, very interesting. Please take some larger pictures of the blade, both sides. How long is the cutting edge? You must have German WWII relics. What a headache to empty the house. My sister is the Queen hoarder, large house, you need a map to walk through the place. Plus seven full sheds, garage, and two large trailers. Her daughter, my niece who lives in Maryland, will have a fit, she hasn't got a clue. And, has four cars in her driveway. Good Luck.
  22. Tom Darling
    Hi Georg, the photograph and or polish doesn't do justice to your Masayuki. Have you a pic of the blades cutting test side. Nobody can judge your sword by this pic. You definitely have a very rare sword. It maybe the only one known in this style/shape. Thank you.
  23. Tom Darling
    Interesting the saya is in better shape than the blade.
  24. Tom Darling
    I was unable to make the Show. Would be grateful to see fellow friends and Nihonto. Thank you.
  25. Tom Darling
    Jussi, your further research is very commendable. Great job. This is a very important blade, outstanding. Congratulations.
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