Recent content by SShepherd

lol..there's a place here called Deerfield, but I'm pretty sure your kids would be bored to death!

I'VE been a piper for 15 years now..you know what-- suck it up ! 3min for a tune on the pipes, to show some gratitude to a couple of Marines is a hell of alot less irritating than a kid screaming his head off for 15min, or some slob that eats with his mouth open.

no other mark of any kind on the blade-- unless I can get the habaki off, which seems to be pretty stubborn. BTW, I study Iaido currently, I've been in martial arts most of my life.

excellent...is there anything else I can find out about it? Sukemitsu..fairly common name? I don't suspect the blade is anything super special. Can I find out where it was made?

Harry, maybe you can help me out with this auction buy I picked up I put baby powder on it so it's easier to read.

A full polish can run around $70/inch, if you can get on the waiting list

There were alot of different "nihonto" made during the war. Some cheap, stamped out- to full blown family heirlooms and everything in between. Alot depended on your rank, and how much you could afford. Here's a good reference site: http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm here's a few do...

I just called on the recall for PPK, Dammitall.... 8-12 weeks before I get it back "estimated" they say

I just called on the recall for PPK, Dammitall.... 8-12 weeks before I get it back "estimated" they say

Where'd that guy go that I sold a pre-29 and a 29-2 to a year or more ago?LOL

wow, haven been back here since the upgrade..looks like I lost all my info and "stuff" I make custom knives here in Michigan

wow, haven been back here since the upgrade..looks like I lost all my info and "stuff" I make custom knives here in Michigan