My wife and I got to meet Magoroku Kanemoto in Japan back in 1989. Video links below. I finally got this old video transcribed to DVD...

Pete

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVbaaXz7Aw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHBm5488w0k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaKveMYG200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE6I238K5Vc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITUI5po-NM

Hi, can anyone read this signature, I believe its a Showa blade in WW2 fittings, thanks.

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Hi Stan,

I hope that you have received the pictures of the blade, I had just sent you through email...Kindly attach them to this thread for everyone to see, As I said I am really needing your knowledge on the sword.The seller said its muramachi period? Koto but im lost with kantei? Could anyone include or describe the activity of the hamon? I could not provide a picture of the koshirae, but it is in old shirasaya mounts.. Well be hoping for a favorable response...

Many thanks,
Joseph

Hello Aficionados,
Hope you all are having wonderfilled days.
I was wondering if I could get some help with some kanji, I found inside a saya.
Any and all assistance would be appreciated.

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I found another sword at the local pawn shop.. it was covered in duck-tape but it looked interesting so I bought it and took it apart.. any help would be great!

Hello,

I have one Wakizashi in my collection.
Mei was cut so I can not identify Swordsmith. Can anyone help?
Only two letters remain.

rabbit indy

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Found this katana at a local pawn shop, along with it's wakizashi partner.. can anyone give me any info on them?

Hello, Stan
I return towards you about my wakizashi, I have just noticed in the light artificial that on the shinogi-ji by leaving of the munemachi that he(it) ya had a light line of tempering ( martensite ) which goes towards the kissaki, but I see her(it) not whole coaches the waki na not be repolie. I shall like knowing if it is common (current), and if it is typical of the school of Echikuzen, I looked and I found nothing in subject, little you to help me on it.
Thank you very much
Very friendly
Eric

Good evening Gentlemen,

Hope all are well.

After talking with my Sensei, I feel bad about asking for this blade to be Kantei.
He won't even look at it, told me I shouldn't be either.
So I apologize for offending your eye, I am learning as fast as I can.
Can't buy anymore blades until I learn a lot more than I know now.

Pavel

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Hello to ALL,
i haven,t been on for a while but am asking for information on a waki not long back from polish, was in a bad state and i am pleased with the outcome, so any information on this would be most helpful, it seems Surage and badly done at that, horizontal file marks and hope my pic although not good will help a little,
many thanks,
peter