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I have been trying to find a nice kaigunto with sharkskin saya, vs. the same' skin. Hard to find. The one above makes me . That kaigunto would make a good match with my sharkskin kyugunto.

Sold for $2751 !

Teiji began in 1362, so that is Teiji 1. Teiji 2 would be 1363. When there are no number of days added to the nakago, and it ends with 月日 it is just translated to "A Day in.." As I posted above, yours is translated to "A day in March 1363"

The Northern Court - 北朝 貞治 Teiji 1362 貞 治 二 年 三 月 日 A day in March 1363

Speaking of the bohi, not sure if anyone has ever looked but I noticed the beginning and ends of the bohi are not the same on both sides. As I looked at the blade with the edge facing me, I could see the two sides were different.

I knew as soon as I saw the brass handle…😢😭 guy paid $500 for it. I showed him the difference between brass (yellow) and copper (reddish brown) and also pointed out all the other problems with it. No rare item for me. 😫

Will do.

Meeting tomorrow at 5:30pm so hopefully I have a special addition to my collection. Thank you Bruce and @Kiipu!

At a recent show, an older gentleman took my card. He contacted me today, offering me what he believes to be the elusive copper handled NCO. He has a flip phone and cannot send pics. He is local and I am looking for tips on positive identification. Let’s start with what I know, or think I know. Should have serial number between 1 and 7000. Should have thick brass tsuba with top latch. Should have only one screw through the kashira aimless repaired in field with additional upper screw where mekugi would go. Should have clear stamps on fuchi. Should have good beginning and end to bohi. Things I am not sure of; Type of drag on saya Color(s) of saya Please add anything additional I should look for. @Shamsy @Bruce Pennington Thanks in advance! Dan

Item was relisted. Reserve NOT met $3600. Hmmm.

I will have a table at the Orlando sword show/shinsa, and will be offering a submission service as well. Click the link below and scroll down for my post, detailing what to expect for submitting your item(s). Dan

I will try again soon, and take better pictures. Thank you for your replies so far!

I tried that. It doesn't seem to work. I wore the armor this past weekend. I tied the obi tight and got the shoulder straps off my shoulders. Still, the sode shifted rearwards. Maybe I need longer rear strings to shift the sode?

When a shin-shinto smith makes a blade in honor of an older koto smith, what is it called? I was thinking it is clled utushimono but I can't seem to find anything on here or Google about it. Whatever it is called, please give me the name and kanji for it. Much appreciated!

For those few who actually wear armor, do you have any trouble with the sode rotating behind the shoulders, leaving the shoulder exposed? I have thought of adding a cloth strap so that it holds to the arm. This is a replica suit of armor from Iron Mountain Armory so don't worry about me ruining an original antique set of armor! I will say that part of the problem may be that I have NOT been tieing the armor tight to my waist, and the shoulder straps are bearing all the weight. I have been using the yoroi obi on the exterior. I realize I need this on the inside of the do, with a sarashi obi on the outside. Maybe getting the shoulder straps off of my shoulder may help the problem, but I'm not sure this is THE fix. Help is appreciated, Dan