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Yes Keith , The first one from the U.K looks genuine,missing a couple of bits and pieces but nice enough. The second listing from R U Ready forget it ,repro junk. Hope that helps. Moss

Jason , At $30 it would be hard to go wrong. Even an oil tempered showato at this price would not not be walked past by too many. Nice find for the price. Cheers Moss

Jason, No chance of any kind of action for a nihonto blade these days. Unless you have a secret time machine and head back a few centuries. So I suppose they will all have to be content with resting on the mantle and listening to politics or similar drivel. Cheers Moss

Steve, The treatment appears to have worked,the rust area has not reappeared to date. Thanks to all on their input. Operation a sucess. Moss

Joseph, Maybe some old "pheasant " obi could be used in this project. Cheers Moss

Jason And the shinogi? Thats the bit I ask about. Cheers Moss

Jason, I look forward to that. What was the feeling on your first one? Moss

So Jason, Marks had a look at your wak, and ??. The last thread just kind of died when the reading was just getting good. Cheers Moss

Hello Ville, Nice looking sword,are the seppa ,and tsuba stamped with a number? Cheers Moss

Well said Ted, Save the money buy something where you can see if there are defects. Cheers Moss

Keith, You hit the nail on the head . Bet you are sitting back sucking down a coldy,watching the Indian Ocean. Not a swan either. Moss

Dear Mr Jeeplover, 100% chinese or nepalese fake. The numbers are only the beginning of the things wrong. Just don't touch it unless you like to burn $ Very ugly Faketana at that. Look at link below for tons of info http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~t-ohmura/gunto_002.htm Moss

You are just too quick Keith. Shame to see a dead thing . Moss

Rich, Get some measurements to post. That way you will get a much better idea if it is viable. How has it been stored to get so much rust? It is a shame to see such neglect ,but I guess it there would be thousands of blades around in similar condition. Cheers Moss

Rich, Thats awful! The question that springs to mind ,is how much material will have to be removed? The kissaki area looks bad. Do you think there is anough material to work with or will the old man just really be bones. Moss

Jason , Got it . Wonder if the poor old farmer will really get what they should have? I know you didn't insinuate I had no honour,just posed the question wether it would have been dishonourable to make an offer. Nice of you to show compassion but stop beating yourself up. You could of always bought it ,got the name of the farmer and fixed them up dirrectly. Now that would have been honourable Anyway the past can't be reversed so upward and onward. Cheers Moss

Come off it Jason, You have more than just integrity left,keep that up and I'll cry.....With laughter. You have enthusiasm ,a healthy curiousity and youth on your side.Oh and sometimes you listen This honourable thing business....hmmm ,does that mean I lack it ? To place an offer does not lack honour IMHO Strikes me like this would have been a candidate for a sneeky 'Buy it Now' offer,considering it was listed wrong Anyway better luck next time Moss

Well Jason, You should have sat back quietly on that one. Put in the finishing bid and walked away with a very nice deal then put it up for show and tell. Too much enthusiasm ......way too much of a hurry. Did you offer advice to the seller? No offense to the seller who is here,I just would have played the game differently. Congrats on your wak Jason. Cheers Moss

Thanks Brian, I will submit this one to shinza (If it is held) I was just after other members opinions. The gunto mounts how can one forget them....most of the nihonto I have has come in them. Cheers Moss

Thanks all for the help, I know it probably does'nt help but I posted a shot of the Habaki. Yes the mei is faint and the condition of polish lets it down but considering I did not let too many moths out of the wallet on this one ,I can live with it. The only negative....No gunto mounts :lol: :lol: Cheers Moss

Hello all , The mei does read Sukekane,that is according to the paper work for export from Japan. So now it will be nice to find out what era it was made. Cheers Moss

Yes that is true Jean, The sellers of high quality blades undoubtedly do. But Ebay Well ? I know I would set some firm rules if I were selling there. Imagine the demands of multiple bidders asking 6 000 000 questions,wanting customs declaration reductions,all needy indeed. Then having the dam piece of junk returned because a buyer suffered remorse or was told once he had it in hand the faults the blade suffered etc etc etc. I can understand and agree with the seller. Only pay what you can afford to lose or don't buy. All the above rant is only my opinion for what it may be worth. Cheers Moss

Eric, "I decline the return of goods of KATANA,WAKIZASHI,TANTO,YARI and NAGINATA entirely" . What the seller means is, no return is possible due to Japanese Registration being realeased to export.(Your name etc gos on the release paper) It would be too much of a headache and costly to reinstate the paperwork. It should not stop you buying if the piece is good enough. It stops 'window shoppers'who potentially buy, view, then reverse Paypal,and send back I guess that sums it up. Cheers Moss

Yep with you on that one Keith. Its a bit like dropping your mates tooth brush in the dunny....better left unsaid Moss

Oh! but we will.......won't we Keith Cheers Moss