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  1. Mark
    to see the hamon and activities a 100 wt incandescent light bulb seems best. Hang the bulb a bit above eye line and a 5-10 feet away hold the blade between you and the bulb, sight down the blade. If you are looking for utsuri the bulb may be best over your shoulder and the hada may show best with the bulb above you. Just my personal experiance
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    not Kane, close. try looking at other kanji starting with K and you will find it. Second kanji is not Uji, try looking at kanji starting with M
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    Joe I do not think any of the guys that i recall are this list group. I will have a Shinshinto katana, signed/dated. a nice koto katana with interesting activity, and maybe a signed/dated Shinto yoridoshi with old NBTHK papers, plus a host of others. I usually do not bring my fittings but i might throw them in, if so 100 or so tsuba, a few f/k, menuki etc
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    Joe table is in my name.... it should be in the book, if not you can ask at the desk. please stop by and introduce yourself
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    Jean, I try to be a "good guy", but bear in mind this is a "militaria show". The vast majority of people there do not know anything about Japanese swords. I have had people touch the blades (a few have to touch every inch), I had one guy lick a blade (he said he could tell handmade from machine made that way), sooooooooo you will have to forgive me putting the "special stuff" where it will not be abused.
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    Joe I will be there, stop by and check my table, and ask to see items i have have "under the table".
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    Grey does not look like any Daigoro tsuba i have seen, they usually are iron sukaski and resemble Kyo-Sukashi (although later). This tsuba actually looks older than Daigoro work to me
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    the picture of the inscription seems out of focus. can you post a clear close up of the writing?
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    I will be there. please stop by my tables, i will have about 20 swords and 100 fittings, i look forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones
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    made by Sukesada who lived in the town of Osafune in Bizen province. The sword looks to be real so hard to say what you mean by if you screwed up, guess depends on what you paid and what you thought you were getting
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    I have a blade rated Yushu Saku. It sits in my safe, I displayed it at the last MINN Sword show
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    I got the same message --- i think it was signed by someone else but i am not sure (i deleted it) i think the person said they were in Washington state
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    Sadayuki
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    has Lori mentioned where she is located? maybe there is a club or a collector in her area that could offer some additional information after an in hand inspection.
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    I have owned several swords by thos maker, they were all the same so he intended it that way
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    hard to be sure without seeing it in hand, but if forced to guess from just the pictures you show i would say 1570-1650
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    Mystery spots

    Mark replied to Goldy's topic in Nihonto

    i agree with Henry that it is not something "in" the steel but is something "on" the steel (meaning something has happened to the surface). It may be old oil but i think it could be old stains, maybe they are "spi spots" that someone cleaned and removed any active rust but left the stains, or maybe moisture condensed on the steel and was later cleaned. You should have a good polisher look at it and advise you.
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    opinions on this nakago

    Mark replied to shan's topic in Nihonto

    The shinogi line looks strange, it is unusual for it not to line up smoothly through the tang, that would make me look real close. An experianced collector once told me a good thing to sight down the blade holding the tip near you and the tang poited away (sort of backward to the usual way to look at a blade) sometimes that veiw will highlight problems on the nakago
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    Yoshisada
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    smiths name is Sukemitsu he lived in Seki, not sure about his personal name i would have to look it up.
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    maybe Yasuyoshi
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    i have heard it called Wakimono but that does not seem to match your kanji so maybe there are multiple terms used
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    before trying to figure out who did what you should try and determine if either had anything to do with the sword == not trying to be too negative but unless it has reliable papers i would work on the validity of the mei first
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    maybe SoShu Ju Masahisa
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    I have a katana by 23rd gen Kanefusa with the Kiku on waves on the blade. I will be putting it on ebay when i get motivated. If anyone is interested before i get around to it i would sell it for $1500 If it is inappropriate to post this here i apoligize, please move it to the sale section-- but i only mention it as Kanefusa was mentioned in this thread
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