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  1. Ganko
    Ken the kurikata is there, it just blends in with the other metal.
  2. Ganko
    There does seem to be some metal displaced at the lower edge of the upper ana. It may have been done to tighten the tsuka on the nakago due to slight wear? For more adjustment a copper shim is typically fitted in the ana.
  3. Ganko
    I think this is in that category. 80mm x 78mm x 3mm. It also has some bones in the rim.
  4. Ganko
    From the limited details it looks like a decent Shinshinto sword. Could be a good maker. Kogarasu maru shape with naginata hi.
  5. Ganko
    The koshirae appears to not be too old to me.
  6. Ganko
    Here are some pics of the Kiyokane. One of the star stamps is a different size. There is a stamp on each side of the nakago. The koshirae is the 4th one down from the top in the pic.
  7. Ganko
    Looks like "Kanemitsu"
  8. Ganko
    Tsutsui Kiyokane was the first swordsmith to receive a license to make swords after the war. I had a blade by him that actually had two star stamps on it. It was of excellent quality in late steel scabbard double button mounts.
  9. Ganko
    Qsaka Shinto?
  10. Ganko
    I am thinking maybe sue-Enju. Late Muromachi? It appears to be pretty good quality work.
  11. Ganko
    A large loss for the Nihonto community. May he rest in peace.
  12. Ganko
    I saw one in a real nice clamshell holster years ago. I think it was 8mm Nambu rather than 30 Mauser Cal.
  13. Ganko
    It appears stamped or cast.
  14. Ganko
    How can you copyright something in the public domain? I would refrain from viewing his site.
  15. Ganko
    Just when you thought you'd seen everything. That is really strange.
  16. Ganko
    The friction that holds the sword in is supposed to be on the ha and the mune, not the sides of the habaki. The sides should just barely touch. If the pressure is on the sides it will tend split the mouth of the saya over time.
  17. Ganko
    Now that I see the additional pictures, what looked like a strange irregular hamon on the omote side is staining from rust removal. This may be a late Edo Awa Kaifu piece. They made katakiriba blades quite often, and strangely would sign them on the ji.
  18. Ganko
    Looks like it has yakiotoshi about 1/2", which would imply that it is ubu. Probably a Shinshinto piece.
  19. Ganko
    Those clusters took many hours to do, that is an over the top one.
  20. Ganko
    I believe it was from a Japanese site that was in English, it may have been "Kichigai nuri". I had a tachi kake that was done in that manner.
  21. Ganko
    Robert, I recall reading some time ago that it is sometimes referred to as "idiots lacquer", since anyone would have to be crazy to spend the amount of time it takes to produce it. I like it. Great koshirae.
  22. Ganko
    I believe the line you are looking at is the boundary of a difference in metal composition. The hamon hardened differently for that reason. The center metal is slightly different from the sides in that area.
  23. Ganko
    Very nice koshirae. I think the rust on the F/K will clean off fairly well, as Geraint says, a little work with sharp piece of bone will tell you more. The lacquer is a variant of Wakasa Nuri I believe, and very nicely done.
  24. Ganko
    Looks like Chinese fake to me.
  25. Ganko
    Maker is ?. ?, Kanemasa. and dated Showa 19 (1944) 8th month( Aug.)
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