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Old 18th March 2005, 11:20 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Spunjer
thank you for everyone's responses. i guess i have to etch it further to get a better assessment. btw, those perpindicular lines on the edge are cracks. i hope that helps for now...
Maybe Rich would know ; I have heard these cracks referred to as 'tired steel' by a nihonto collector .
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