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There was a time, not so long ago, when many collectors and dealers switched from washi to micro-fibre tissues for sword care. The disadvantage was: This kind of synthetic tissue picks up loose particles of rust from the tang and rubs them over the blade, producing ugly scratches. just an idea reinhard

The estimated price is way too high. Reminds me of past days in the 80ties and 90ties, but this golden age for dealers is over. Shinto-To should have its mei at least partially. O-suriage is a no-go. reinhard

Keep on dreaming on the tip of the iceberg. reinhard

This conversation is drifting into the arena of the absurd. In order to verify a fake google/gmail-acount I should "google" it? Are you serious? reinhard

"Crap material"? You better start on field one. Obviously you haven't understood basics. reinhard

A gmail account doesn't proove anything. reinhard

Mustafa wrote: "This idea is copyrighted worldwide and others can not patent the ideas here." Well, Mustafa, I don't intend to steal your ideas. I think nobody does. What you don't understand is: Producing replicas on the basis of new technologies is of no interest here. Your rude and highly aggressive attitude has a suicidal touch, as far as this board is concerned. Reminds me of a character kicked of this board not so long ago. But maybe that is what you want. Anyway, I am a chess-player and it seems you don't understand basics. reinhard

Thing is: We can tell, what the real hamon is. To me it looks cosmetically added in the monouchi-area. a) is correct when the heated blade is plunged into water horizontally; the proper way. It is a dfferent thing when the partially heated blade is plunged into water vertically with the tip downwards. b) is definitely correct, but again: We haven't seen the real hamon yet, just vague pixels. reinhard

Ray Singer wrote: "Lewis, my impression is that the corrosion is more recent. The pitted and pockmarked appearance of the nakago has, to my eyes, more of the look of something where the age was chemically accelerated. It does not look like a naturally aged koto nakago." Exactly what I thought when seeing the pics of the nakago. reinhard

There is something wrong with the sori (curvature) of the blade. The monouchi-area seems to bow down. This indicates a retempering of the upper part of the blade. Close expertise (in hand) could solve this question. reinhard

Who cares? I don't. reinhard

Playing the "sexist card" is about what I expected. Just don't bother us with childish and silly emojis any more. reinhard

Gimei is gimei and that's that. "nihonto-museum" is no valuable reference at all. And yes: Guido is a real character, always was. Sadly enough he is not able to participate anymore. As for you , "Dee", I have my doubts who you really are. Playing the "Lady-bonus" here for somebody else ? reinhard

Comparing paintings with blades 1:1 doesn't make much sense, but so-called "AI" is stupid and will do whatever you ask, unless you ask for sensitive and censored information. Nevertheless the question (prompt) marks an in important point: Good Nihon-To is more than a tool. It is the ultimate approach to combine functionality with beauty. reinhard

The thread starts with the following statement: "I did not realize saiha (retempered) blades could paper (unless very famous smith or significant blade)..." The examples of Toshiros and Shintogos proudly presented afterwards fall in the category of "famous smith or significant blade". For the average collector of Nihon-To the device must be still: Saiha is a no go. Collectors of sharp militaria tools can ignore this advice, of course. reinhard