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Is the Headsman's Blade treated as a +3 weapon for purposes of bypassing dr of cold iron/silver if you study target with it? I ask this question because it states that "the sword's enhancement bonus on attack rolls is 2 better against a studied target". Its a bit unclear if the extra 2 enchantment on attack rolls makes it bypass the dr of cold iron/silver because it does not grant you +2 damage.

I was thinking about getting this on my slayer regardless because +2 death attack (which gets me up to DC24 on my lv 14 slayer) on a +1 great-sword is awesome and I have quick draw to get out a +3 weapon when needed.
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Headsman's Blade

Price 13,850 gp; Slot none; CL 9th; Weight 8 lbs.; Aura moderate necromancy and transmutation

This scalpel-sharp greatsword has a simple black handle and crosspiece, and is made of unusually dark steel etched with an organic wave pattern. Once per day, the wielder of this +1 keen greatsword can attempt to assassinate a target, per the slayer advanced talent of the same name. If the wielder is not a slayer, he must spend a full-round action studying the target before attempting the assassination, and the target's DC to avoid death is 15. In the hands of a slayer, the sword's enhancement bonus on attack rolls is 2 better against a studied target, and the DC to avoid death from an assassination attempt increases by 2. Additionally, if the assassination attempt is successful, the target is decapitated instead of merely slain.

1. I was wondering if with rouges edge 15 stealth if using a bow in-between each shot would the person I am attacking get a DC 25 perception check so they are not denied Dex bonus. I currently think that it does not but my friends think otherwise. This is because with rouges edge 15 stealth states that if you succeed on a stealth check then the target is denied Dex bonus until the end of your turn which this makes me believe that it is regardless of any other perception check.

2. My next question is can rouges edge 15 stealth beat uncanny dodge? I think that it does because if I do not use invisibility and I succeed on a stealth check then they are denied Dex bonus from a single attack normally so rouges edge 15 lets me full round sneak attack if I succeed on a stealth check without invisibility.

3. My third question is can you beat uncanny dodge with invisibility + a stealth role. I currently think you cannot but my friends think otherwise. The way I see it is you can use stealth to be uncanny dodge because it doesn’t state that you can’t but if you use both invisibility and stealth then you are clearly using invisibility so it wouldn’t work.
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Rouges Edge Stealth
With sufficient ranks in Stealth, you earn the following.

5 Ranks: Reduce the Stealth penalty from sniping by 10.

10 Ranks: Stealth check penalties for moving quickly are halved, including the ability unlocked at 5 ranks, moving full speed, and reaching concealment after creating a distraction.

15 Ranks: If you attack after successfully using Stealth, your target is denied its Dexterity bonus against all attacks that you make before the end of your turn.

20 Ranks: If you attack after successfully using Stealth, your target is denied its Dexterity bonus against all attacks that you make before the beginning of your next turn.

Hear a bow being drawn DC 25 Perception

Uncanny Dodge (Ex): Starting at 4th level, a rogue can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She cannot be caught flat-footed, nor does she lose her Dex bonus to AC if the attacker is invisible. She still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. A rogue with this ability can still lose her Dexterity bonus to AC if an opponent successfully uses the feint action (see Combat) against her.
If a rogue already has uncanny dodge from a different class, she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.