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Charlie san Are you still owning Toshihide sword and Shirasaya? Former owner is a VERY BIG NAME. Did you know?

Hi friends 1st pic:Treasure sword of successive the Katagiri family. 2nd pic:Treasure of the Katagiri family. 3rd pic ; 一心　力 留雄

Curran san Thank you for your greeeeaaaaate Kozenji. Please wait more about Kozenji info.

Hi, Too small,can't see your pics. :lol: But i got a little, your sword is "Fujiwara Kazunori" 藤原一則 in Aichi prefecture, Showa era smith. Pls more pics.

HI, Nice!! scroll. The Japanese Waka poem is written in this hanging scroll. Meaning is (free translation): The Budda forged tachi-sword are National treasures for ever in our country.

Hi, 名Nagoya inspection mark.

Nice explanation,George. Attached tang pic is a Mei by him self.

Hi Rich, Thanks for reply. Kanemori sword(包守) on sword forum is a typyical Seki sword(file work). About your sword: Kanehiro兼厳 in Seki swordsmith had chenged his smith-name to Kanemori(包守) in around '40. File work is not same,but i believe Kanehiro(兼厳) and Kanemori(包守) are same smith.

Rich, Was the blade in the military mount(type98 /type 44) when you bought it? Blade length?

Aaron, LOL, No next.

The tanto Mei is: Inaba ju Kanekage. Unlisted swordsmith on Honma's [ Nihonto Meikan] 3rd ed,.

Hi, Racoon dogs appears in the picture book, children's song, and the legend as humorous animal in Japan. The racoon dog is dancing while beating his own belly in the garden of the Shojoji-temple at night under the moonlight.

Tanto is good jigane.

Mike san, Thank you for showing us. Raccoon dog (tanuki) and moon motif tsuba, Great!!!.

Hi, Attached Oshigata from [study of Nagasone Kotetsu] by Shozo Sugihara,1925.

Hi, :D A copy of Nobuiye-tsuba by Norisuke(Owari) was recorded in the book that I had bought recently.

Hi, Your sword is maybe Miwa Sukekuni , Seki smith. Kato Sukekuni was in Tokyo.

Hi Curran san The "Norisuke book"[Futagoyama Norisuke Ko, (二子山則亮考)] arrived to my house today. I read this book for the first time, I thought that it is Norisuke-tsuba researcher and Norisuke collector's Bible. To read the book,i will change the former translation a little because i understood their writing-habit of shosho characters.(next posting). About Kozenji tsuba, please wait for couple of days, i ordered some materials(books) to used bookstore today for my study. And pls check here. This is Kozenji tsuba. http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tsuba_001/e/a31ee ... 68a30fee3f

P/S Curran san, This tsuba is sold out today.

Hi Curran san, "san" used among friends. please use "san" or 1st name Kiyo. :D I ordered the used bookstore the book[Futagoyama Norisuke Ko, (二子山則亮考)] today for my study. It arrive at my house couple of days. Ko( 考 ) means, think, thinking about,consider,study, . "Big Blue Book" that you say is may be [Tsuba-smiths in Owari and Mikawa area. / Owari to Mikawa no tanko(尾張と三河の鐔工).]. This book is costly.

Dear Curran san Thank you for the link. "Norisuke book" is that the title [ Futagoyama Norisuke Ko /Thinking about Futagoyama Norisuke] ?

Hi, Here is his sword Oshigata in 1940.

Hi, The signature is "Katsumura, Hitachi-no-suke, Minamoto-no, MASAKATSU" . Nice swordsmith, Taisho,Showa era . 勝村常陸介源正勝

Hi, John sama :D Thank you for your reply and kind words. I save the image to my computer HDD and already printed it. The photograph was taken somewhere in the Yamagata prefecture where I lived now. Therefore, I was very interested in the photograph. Most of swords on the photograph are at the bottom of the sea now. A few swords on the photograph might had been taken to the United States(?).

Hi, Are you owning this Tsuba? My guessing is as follows.: Ordered mounting of Yama-Hisa or Yama-Kyu(name of a work shop?). Mimi(rim), one-bu eight-rin (about 5.45 mm/ 0.214in). Ichimonji. (one character on Tsuba?, or Ichimonji of sword?).