Shuko

Until he sparred with Ernie Shavers for a film part. He told Ernie to hit him normally; result was a left hook that put Rocky in the bathroom spewing before he was carted off to hospital

I have three nakago with 3,3 and 4 distinct notch cuts on their edges, often wondered what they were for. These notches are all on the upper right hand side only a bit higher than the mekugi-ana but well below the habaki area. Have one tanto with three very distinct circle chisel punches high up on the nakago which I assume is telling the generation of that smith. There is an awful lot to learn and I feel like a tadpole in a vast Nihonto pond.

I also had a very unhappy experience with this Japanese seller. I bought the katana in shirasaya (extremely cheaply) on eBay and got an invoice from her which I promptly paid; then waited for the item to be posted. An email procession followed where it was described as "a sample item" and that this sword was not going to be sent. She offered me a discount on two other swords which I refused and as she had obviously made a pricing error on the katana I offered to accept a tanto in any condition instead of that katana; no response to this alternate solution. After two months was given a full refund of the purchase price. Will never deal with daimyou54eb again.