Hey Gang-  Apologies in advance for my lack of participation recently. I have been completely immersed in getting the new motorcycle into production.....  Presented for your consideration is a little slice of completely wore-out nihonto, of dubious origin.  The jihada is ayasugi, mixed with mokume, but very faint due to neglect and age, the mei barely legible and the first character now lives really close to the mune-machi. I used talc to bring out the mei, and a little trick ligh