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Thanks again for specifics and corrections. This is the one i ordered and will use a eye glass cleaning cloth with it. https://www.amazon.c...in_title_s00?ie=UTF8 Thanks all! dwp

Thanks to all for quick and helpful input! think i'll skip the Uchiko, seems too fraught with potential complications. How Does 3 in 1 oil and a eye glass cleaning cloth seem to you experts? thanks much, dwp

Grey, thanks for your reply and tip! Took a quick look at your website and i can see you are deeply immersed in the sword thing-- neat. Some questions if you don't mind: Can you tell me what is the powder the guy uses in the embedded video in my posting? What specific oil is best to use? Would some sort of solvent (if any) be good to use on the blade to remove any contamination from acids or such from people touching the blade w/ ungloved hands, before re-oiling? Any other tips or recommended things to do for care and maintenance? I think from now on i will only handle the sword w/ gloved hands, either cotton or nitrile- good practice? fyi, i have attached 3 pics of the Gunto. Thanks, dwp

Hello Katana Experts. Can you recommend a good quality Katana maintenance kit source ? The Gunto i received from my late father could benefit from the routine that is shown in this video. Some of the reviews of various kits indicate that some offerings are less than desirable, thus my question. Thanks dwp

Hi Bruce, Thanks for the dating of the sword and value estimate! Correct, when i took the handle off to get the stamp pics i checked the other side and 'nothing'. Appreciate your time and expertise. Your valuation is about what i came up with after doing some web searches and finding very similar gunto. thanks very much. dwp

Hi Bruce, Sorry to take so long to get back to you on the measurement of the Seiki stamp. Thought i had checked the "notify me on replies to this topic"-nope! Attached are some pics of the stamp/scale. I also measured it with calipers and it is about 4mm sq. The boundary on one side is kind of vague, but that is my best measurement w/ the naked eye. Do you are anyone here have a idea of value on this gunto? I will be giving this to my son for Xmas as he has a small collection of swords and that way it will be displayed instead of locked away. By knowing the value he can then decide if insuring it is worthwhile and for how much. Also, any tips on care of the blade and tang to help preserve the sword as best as possible? Any tips for displaying? He plans on getting a glass case to display it in and to keep it from being handled. Thanks to all for your assistance, time and expertise on this sword. Dennis

lets see if this flies... Is the small stamping below the pin hole the foundry or the date or???? Thanks. dwp

Brain, thanks for the info. I just noticed the file size and total below. got it. Bruce, yes, they were all .jpg. thanks guys. dwp

Hello Japanese sword experts. I would like your assistance on a Katana to verify it is authentic and a 'real' gunto. Although it won't be sold, an estimate of it's value would be nice. An age of the sword would be nice also. I have tried to attach pics of the sword for your review, but get the msg. "there was a problem uploading your file(s)" May be some limitation on size/no. of pics i can load. Upload failed even with one .jpg attempted. Any suggestions? Once i can upload the pics, any help on this sword would be very much appreciated. dwp