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nice one Stephen, I wish i had a few of these in my stocking.....all the best for the season to you and all fellow members Anthony

Stephen ,i hope you are not leaving ....you have been a great help to me on the board and in person ,looking after and getting shinsaed my lovely KEITH Austin blade ,i it could not have been in safer hands.The board will not be the same without you ,i hope you reconsider and i thank you again for all you help and friendship in the past. best regards Anthony

yes i would be interested to ..i have a few fittings and a couple of blades.. Anthony

hi ,i recently recieved a naginita from Japan ,no problems getting it but customs duty and vat as usual are charged at full rate ,even thought it was stated on customs papers it was over 300yrs old.So it a trial to try and the duty and vat back. Anthony

Hi Steve,heres a link to a war sickle not quite an axe but interesting http://www.toraba.com/detail.asp?c_urn= ... 12737&pg=1 Anthony

hi , Yes i have to agree with you Stephen ,i like this alot to ,it looks like good iron and has a calm feel to it. the geese and moon look welll done . Anthony

hi, yes this was my first shinsa (will post results later) and i had a very enjoyable experience ,the shinsa team were exellent very friendly and helpful ,also met alot of very interesting people.i think the shinsa team should give themselves a large pat on the back(and possibly a large gin and tonic )...well done . Anthony

hi , I will be there on Sunday ,bit of a mixed bag .yari ,tanto ,waks and katana ,hoping for good results ,but have a couple of dubious ones . Anthony

hi Remy , thanks ,point taken ,i will be paient Anthony

hi , thanks John and Stephen ,i guess patience is a virtue ,i will keep trying Anthony

hi , i am trying to contact John Trado a Sayashi,the links on his web site dont seem to be working . i have sent a couple of emails ,but have had no reply.Does anyone have an upto date email for John thank you Anthony

hi Milt, depending on the tsuba i could be interested. Anthony

hi sorry .hope this is better Anthony

a couple of pictures..i will ry and take better ones ,but it gives the general idea Anthony

hi i have a kozuka blade with almost the exact same carving and mei also on the front.will post pictures or alink a.s.a.p Anthony :?

hi , i have dealt with kanetoyo and had no problems .godd sevice and exellent item fro him ..very pleased Anthony

Hi Henry, Thank you for the offer but i have just purchased a copy of the newer edition ,many thanks Anthony

:D Thanks for the link Dirk,thats made my mind up which one to get ...although money allowing it would be nice to have them both Anthony

Thanks Dirk and Jean , i will try and obtain one of those books Anthony

hi , i find myself increasingly drawn towards collecting yari ,they seem somewhat less collected than swords ,but as they were probably the formost weapon uesd in many battles ,there is not an awful lot of infomation about them and the smiths that made them .As to relative values with swords ,they often seem to be a lot less expensive ,excluding jumonji yari ,which seem scarce and understandably more expensive .Any books or sites concerning yari use or manufacture would be appeciated thanks Anthony

hi everybody,yes the exact same thing happened to me today .a lovely Tadatsugu tsuba,stated value $410 CLEARLY STATED OVER 100 yRS OLD AND THEY CHARGE YOU 17.5% VAT INSTEAD OF 5% .i have a couple of yaris and a sword coming back from Japan soon and have asked if they can send them by fed ex as they seem to be much less hassle .it seems ems is the favored courier in Japan but they use our parcelforce ,which is where all he problems seem to be .i think as has been said before try and get your items sent by fed ex. Anthony

yes thanks ,it has turned out nicely it is very useful having someone like Vandamme in europe .he has made a first class job and i am very pleased.He is also WAKIZaSHI ZUTSU made from aoe (mother of pearl ) A very long job ,i will post pics as soon as it is finished . thanks Anthony :D

:D here are some pictures of recently polished yari (polished by Van Damme in Belgium )and a stunning bark effect saya..pictures not brilliant ..it must be almost as hard to photograph as it is to polish...well maybe not!! Anthony

hi here is a link that might be interesting .as Brian stated mon on tsuba are not in the majority http://www.aoi-art.com/fittings/tsuba/F08046.html Anthony

hi here are acouple of links that maybe helpful:also check out the links page on this site ...lots of great information http://www.shibuiswords.com/ http://www.satcho.com/ http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejggilbert/tsuba.htm hope that helps Anthony