christianmalterre

sorrowly i am a bit questioning myself about this Kissaki. may it be possible so to show me more of this? ( you are welcome to use my PM Ray! No hesitations please!) ( as usual- just a question of course) me

This is a definitely! Amazing offer here! Excellent work! what else ? it is a damm Situation for me i do confess.... Rick is known to me, to be a very minutious and passionate bladesmith.... Christian

i am! do throw me a PM

You are welcome Steven, Rick is a professional and very excellent smith! this Forum here is more used so to see traditional Japanese Artwork per Se.... eitherway- i do agree.... a Rick Barrett Blade is always a kind of it´s own ! just excellent! i do have a blade by him myself...bought it somewhere in the 90´s.... won´t sell it! --------------------------------------------- maybe you should reflect! ( in sum- you better should not sell it my friend!) Christian

Rick Barret is a name! Nice "Bizented " blade! Christian

you got a message from me....(mail sent)

and please - do not show me the Kanbun Kyo now! as those are- 1.- other tradition 2.- other forge 3.- other iron. otherwise Kyo. and this is definitely not here.

John did you ever see a so called "Ko-Shoami" Tsuba in kind of "square" Geometry ??? i do heartly confess you! NO! i did never see such! this is a typical Awa-Shoami my friend! late Edo! but very late! why? cause there are religious differences...( occuring already lomg before those traditions did find prosperity....but essential to know!) see: The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan: A Study in Shamanistic Practices in Japan (Japan Library Classics) by Blacker Carmen.

there are least 3 points on this "Oyabun"-Tsubashi´s post....which do calm me! Nice Tsuba Pete! Laugh! ( always a warm in ones´s old heart- ( my own one!) so to see a real one...finally)

and where is a Ko-Umetada????? Sorry Gentlemen Non maybe i do need Glasses...???? Christian ( Cheers John! ...long ago....) LOL!

my best wishes! sorry for being that late- i am not regularely following... please do ( not ) tell him! it is absolutely nonsense! ( as i told him many times before ) he shall take a beer and be with your´s! much better ! do give him a kiss from me! Christian i am very Sorry! to read this!.....my thumps are yours!

oh it is even older! ( i´m getting old it seems...) Christian

none is Owari.- Sorry! # 1 is harsh looking for any Geometry and Surface flavour- todays called "Flesh" - ( i do prefer Angus!) # 2 is a typical latter Akasaka-stylism copy from a Shoami with a slighther bigger rim then first expected by this school...( so to least fullfill the symmetry of the inner walls most probably wanted...???) non,- is authentic! ( Owari Tsuba are always! present! ) this, again, is a kind of this hundreds and hundreds of so called "serial stuff " ones again... Ebay ! ( i just do really wonder me where they take this from ???? some years ago...i do remember....there were none.... ) better: do see Sasano San´s excellent ( even if near 50 years old ) book "Sukashi Tsuba" ! do buy you this book! please.... do read and learn. Christian

This is a charming one indeed! i am sorry, i never had any focus onto Kinko.... eitherway nice and authentic. Up for the Kinkoist´s Front i would say... ! ( with a good luck wish for you from mine part!) my initial guess is early to mid Nara.... Christian

i do agree with Tosa- as i honestly do not see- 1.-Akasaka iron to those times 2.-nor Hayashi/ Nishigaki Iron ( Owari import ) those explicit times, we are speaking about- Dito. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tosa iron...would be my personal Kantei. ( of course!- my comment without seeing it in live! - is grounded solely on those photos only!) Christian

using acids wont fruit successfully enough to create a so called "Bone".... you had to use a Base! especially on low tempered higher carbon iron. in sum but, i do fully agree with you. Christian

Thank you Richard! i do see and fully do agree with you! ( sorry for my delay dito....winter is comming and i have to take advantage of the last remaining days till it gets frozen ....then i have to stopp forcefully due climate conditions.....more time for me to look for- /- onto Tsuba in winter then... ...) Christian

a bit MUCH of a nonsense discussion here ? about vaverage 200-300 Dollars ??? and where is a Tsuba????? ???????? Sorry! me

you won´t " Trump" me now...? i just expect ? The KTK Catalogues are easily essential as they are. Who further would ask? This Tsuba is a clear falsation and a pure Fake! done... Christian

do show me that Iai -Tsuba Rich something of this usual garbage tricky ones, commonly in stock, done for fake the mess ??? Laugh! .... !

it is not a forge! It is simply to be called a cut-out! done somewhere in past. worthless in all the whole aspects of collecting originals! you should take a notice onto the execution of the hitsu! ( if you really do want to learn something about Tosogu! ) very simple!

it does very certainly not look like a Rai Kunitoshi here.... maybe some good old pictures shall help ? there are hundreds on Rai and Rai Kunitoshi existing in international and especially on Japanese sites! a real Rai Kunitoshi is somehow equivalent to the big M... so far.... Google! me

si il ne se vends pas..... me donne un message .... il me plait pourtant je me suis adresser a d´autres choses maintenant..... Christian

No. 4 est un Ko-Shoami Jean! tres simple a evaluer, donc son Seppa-Dai est essayement enlanguee - plus, tu en vois une ( un ) mimi parfaitement ciselee hors du Dai. pas Ko Shoami ( per se )aparent son age.... mais Ko apart de la tradition il sorte....( mi Edo ) Kyo. ( le reste ne m´interesse pas....) ( autres a évaluer...) Christian

and here again- my old Marine..... i was right! again..... no, no need for red ink!......just a strong need for those novices -understanding literature written a long time ago already! maybe some glasses if needed ? LOL! me