Justin Grant

Uwe Since my mom is German, its a bit easier for me to get thru. If you have it electronically, I would be grateful! Justin it

Placed some orders. Thanks. Anyone have a short list of the late18th to mid 19th century, maybe a 75 year period?

Anyone know where I can find a list of Myochin smiths over the years? I can not seem to find one online or my search string is lacking. Thanks Justin

Trevor is aware of this thread. He and I have talked. Email him and he will reply, it takes a few days at most as his schedule is busy. If you want the available book, let him know and he will ship it and refund any difference after shipping. Thanks, Justin

I to would appreciate an armor section. With Ian, Piers, Eric, Sinclair, etc., we have a great amount of knowledge to support this.

I too have not received either, and a few Weeks ago he was replying to email, then nothing. Maybe soon, I hold hope, it is not like Trevor to do this, so I assume something is up. Jg

I had one polished and it returned as dull as a butter knife. But, then again, it turns out he is not qualified to be doing the work to start with. :-)

This is the fun of the hunt Peter! This is why I study, to know what was original and what was added later. The art of preservation and the art of the hunt keeps me moving forward! :D As a disclaimer... I only have one set of armor that is complete and all original, the rest of my armor is a collection of pieces.

No bargin for sure... Just thought the timing of my Teppo lesson on here was good, learn a new word, and see it applied. The reason I was at the site was for video's and they had the Tanegashima listed. I own one that needs work, don't need two that call for repairs! Thanks.

I plan on going this weekend. I live 90 miles from Louisville. I drove through Louisville last week and they have huge billboards with the Kanji for Samurai on them with an ad for the show.

I love it when I learn a new word and days later see it in action, but this time, a bit different. I found this Tanegashima when browsing the Samurai Video thread for one of the suppliers of videos. He/She is selling this as a 17th century Settsu gun. What does Han Makibari mean? Half Rolled Steel?

When I built the display case for my armor, I did not seal it 100% from the outside air. It is sealed pretty well, and I put in a thermometer and hygrometer. It will tell me the inside and outside temp and the humidity. If the humidity drops lower than the room I can add a humidification device like they use in a humidor. The goal was to allow the armor more time to react to the temp changes and not a blast of cold or heat, but a gradual change. A drastic change will cause the urushi to crack and flake off, and once this happens, it is all down hill.

I live 90 miles from Louisville, and my mother and younger brother live there. I am going to make a trip of it. If they allow photos, I will capture the event for everyone to see. Thanks for the link!

It looks like the Wakizaka kamon, but I am sure that is way off too. What else do you know about it?

Odd all around. Nichiren Shu/Shoshu/etc are pacifists, so this is odd. But agree, it was poorly done. But I guess it could be his way of coming to grips of war, then again I have seen Samurai armor with the chant on it. Maybe I am wrong, was taught wrong... (I am Nichiren Shu :D )

I was referring to the 1860-1877 tineline. Sorry.

I have narrowed my topic significantly, I posed the question for my paper "How did western influence affect the Samurai Class" If you know of any "scholarly " works that will contribute to this topic, please let me know. Thanks

All, At the ripe old age of 43, I have returned to complete my degree. So, I am taking an intensive writing course, and I have my final paper due in a few weeks. This is the first paper in class that has not had an "assigned" topic. For this paper, we had to pick a photo that "asked" a question and we are required to write a paper about the question. I picked the following picture, and my topic is on the Satsuma Rebellion, my question is "was it worth it", and I am sure the question will change once the paper is moving along. However, I need to have 3-5 "Scholarly" resources as reference for my body of work. I have located an article from James H. Buck, which is based on his book of the Satsuma Rebellion, but I am looking for the book, I have the Mousey book, and will be using it as well. Do you have any sources I can use to help build my thesis? Anyone have a link to where I can purchase the Buck book or a copy I can buy, rent, or borrow? Thanks Justin http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/ ... atsuma.htm

Thank you all! Ian- I have that book, and did not equate the Kamon, maybe I was taking the straight lines of the "diamond" as being exact. Or maybe I am not looking at the right page/kamon. From what I see, THE SAITO used a "wave" kamon, so maybe the family that used this is a Saito, just a smaller or different line. However, I did read that Saito and Oda had an arranged marriage to keep some peace, so maybe a derivative. Thanks

Thank you, I am well aware of how a Kamon can be created or merged. If it was significant enough to apply to such a costly item, I am hopeful someone can identify it. I have spent the last few months looking it over and can't seem to nail it down. I have exhausted my research limits. Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks, I have been thru most of them, and have been looking for a while now. I have a Kamon book, and it is not listed. My juvenile thoughts were this- The making of guns had slowed to only the elite since the "central government" (Shogun) had to approve all "governmental" orders of guns. So, maybe this gun was ordered by some wealthy Samurai or Lord and this kamon would identify them. The barrel is signed by Wada Jidaiyu who was a Hino smith and the stock is Sakai, if that helps.

Hi All, I am trying to find the family or families that used this kamon. To my uneducated eyes, it has a Wada Clan Mokko design surrounding a Takeda Clan Kamon, but I simply don't know. It is on a Tanegashima. Thanks Justin

Thank you Morita San. I wonder if its an original. Thank you again for your hard work!

Here are some photos my wife took with the cell phone. Kids have the camera stashed lord knows where. It is on a surface mat that extends beyond the picture. The picture stops a 1/4" or so past the black line you see. I will get a more focused shot later if needed. Thanks for any help that you can provide. https://picasaweb.google.com/1040542998 ... directlink

Thanks Everyone! I am at work (yuck) but called home to ask the lovely wife if she would snap a few shots and I'll post them. I appreciate the help very much. I am not schooled on this type of stuff, so please take pity on me if I use the wrong words to describe the art. It very well may not be a woodblock; it looks like a water color painting, no hard edges, all soft and bleeds into the next. Black and while (many shades of grey). I will post the photos soon. Many thanks!