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Hi, This Bingo smith, according to the signature, may be Mihara ju Masahiro who worked in Ei-roku(1558). Ref. Hawley MAS 164. I have a large Aikuchi(33cm) by a contemporary smith Mihara Ju Masayoshi (1532-1559) of the same school, picture shown. Martin

Dear Nihonto board members! May I introduce myself: My name is Martin and I have been watching and enjoying the discussions on this board for quite a while. I hace been collecting and dealing swords and related items for over 30 years. Maybe some of you know my homepage: http://www.juwelier-strebel.de/Asien/Japan/Japan.htm Back to the topic: Dear Brian, I consider this board a valuable resource of information for all of us. This platform of international communication should not fail becaus of economical reasons. I would gladly make a donation, if you tell me the best way to do the transfer (actually anything except Paypal). Maybe you should simply open an account for donation purposes, publish it here and whoever wants to donate a few bucks can do so anytime. Martin