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  1. Ganko
    We are all patiently waiting, knowing that Markus will do an exemplary job on it.
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    Appears to have a Nambokucho shape, quite desirable if it is.
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    I believe it is Fujiwara Masayasu saku an Owari smith who worked around 1673.
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    I believe the original rim was sawn with a jewelers saw all around the upper periphery with the portion the legs are on left intact. The sawn area was then bifurcated and bent downward to form the stand. That is evident by the cracking at the 90 degree junction. Where it was sawn you can also see file marks that clean up the sawn areas. Also there is a hint of some masame like lines at the bent area. It makes an interesting display piece. Personally I would rather have it in it's original configuration.
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    Looks like lots of good activities in it. Shinshinto or maybe Shinto?
  6. Ganko
    Many years ago,I was told by Kazushige Tsuruta of Aoi Arts "You should collect money, not swords". Obviously I did not heed his advice. No regrets.
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    I cannot really see the habuchi due to the heavy kesho. FYI, I found a good way to photograph both sides at the same time by placing a mirror alongside the blade with the blades edge up.
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    Markus' 3 volume set is done very well and the write ups on the smiths are great, but there are a few smiths omitted. Yazu Kizu was very thorough in the compilation that he did for Hawley, but there is minimal info on the smiths.
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    Appears to be a later cast copy, the mold flashing that Dale has highlighted makes it quite obvious.
  10. Ganko
    Subarashi des, great job Guido.
  11. Ganko
    The older a sword is, the more likely it will have flaws. As Mike says, on blades from muromachi or earlier the flaws are more acceptable. I know of an ubu Ko-Naminohira (Heian Period)with no temper in the boshi that the NBTHK had no trouble giving a paper. The NTHK will not paper these types of blades though.
  12. Ganko
    Could very well be shakudo, the same as the shakudo nanako substrate or else copper.
  13. Ganko
    Welcome to the NMB, Adal.
  14. Ganko

    Yari Question

    Ganko replied to 76_liberty's topic in Nihonto

    I have seen a number of short yari remounted as tanto.
  15. Ganko
    I have purchased from him in the past. He has had numerous genuine antique pieces of varying quality and many unmounted modern blades which all seem to have been fabricated by the same maker with spurious signatures and newly rusted nakagos. They do seem to be decent quality though.
  16. Ganko
    Looks like Shoami Shigetsune saku?
  17. Ganko
    Wow, so glad I posted that print. The wealth of knowledge of fellow NMB members is quite impressive. Malcom, you are absolutely right in your observation of a trace of the Kuniaki seal in the lower left edge of the print. I like the print even more now that I know about the story behind it. Many thanks to all who responded. Boku wa daibun ureshi.
  18. Ganko
    Thanks a lot, Steve and Piers. I've wondered for 3 decades who was portrayed, never thinking it was one of five famous thieves(men of white waves). It did appear that he was trying escape or something.
  19. Ganko
    I've had this one for many years, don't know anything about it, purchased it because I liked it.
  20. Ganko
    Mino Goto?
  21. Ganko
    Better to collect swords than papers.
  22. Ganko
    Maybe Edo Ishido?
  23. Ganko
    A proper hadori polish can be very attractive and for some swords it is more desirable than a sashikomi polish(nie deki vs nioi deki, respectively). What I think most people find objectionable, myself included, is the heavy kesho (air eraser?) style which is so prominent these days. It obscures the details and also hides many defects. Most of these "modern polishes" (merchants polishes?)leave much to be desired and are only suitable for the uninitiated.
  24. Ganko
    Welcome to the message board Masahiro.
  25. Ganko
    The smith is Kaneyuki a student of Watanabe Kanenaga. What he made it out of I'm not sure (motte shin kin nyu saku)?
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