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FYI; Tanto: Kōtaishi Denka Go Tanjō Kinen/Shōwa Hachi Nen Jūni Gatsu Kichijitsu Gassan Sadakatsu Tatemakoto(NBTHK Hozon Token) | Japanese Sword Shop Aoi-Art (aoijapan.com)
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beautiful and unique tanto（铠通し）
Nobody replied to sorisori's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Ref. 短刀 左光久 明治四未年八月日造 (棟に)小久保氏2110-3042｜日本刀 刀剣販売 e-sword イー・ソード -
赤城軒元孚 - Akagiken Motozane (Most likely gimei)
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帝都舎 – Living in imperial capital (Kyoto) 正興 - Masaoki
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It does not look a genuine nihonto.
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The spool is used for sewing thread. You should forget about fishing nets.
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The design is 糸巻雁金 – spool (board spool) and wild geese. Ref. 鍔 無銘 京透 糸巻雁金透鍔(TU-021217)｜刀・日本刀の販売なら日本刀専門店の【銀座 誠友堂】 (seiyudo.com)
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Handwritten description of sori on torokusho
Nobody replied to John C's topic in Translation Assistance
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FYI, there are shops who make replicas of military equipment. A replica on the following page has the same tag indication “Copy”. Ref. 中田商店レプリカ 日本海軍飛行帽 冬用 p79Hb-m30449451172 (beamo.one)
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鐶木瓜 (Kanmokko) or 鐶木瓜に花菱 (Kanmokko ni Hanabishi)
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There is a poem composed by Takahashi no Mushimaro in Man’yoshu. I think it is the origin of the theme. The poem expresses a cuckoo sadly flying and chirping on rainy night. The motif is cuckoo’s loneliness, because it was a brood parasite, and it does not know its real parents. Ref. Man'yōshū - Wikipedia Ref. Takahashi no Mushimaro - Wikipedia
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I think that the gold seal reads 谷双 - Tanitomo (reading?). Howeve, I could not find such a name among metalworkers.
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一柳軒 - Ichiryuken 栄珉 - Eimin (unsure)
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kozuka theme identification help
Nobody replied to John C's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
At the Battle of Dan-no-ura, Minamoto no Yoshitsune jumped from ship to ship as he evaded the pursuit of Taira no Noritsune. This is Yoshitsune’s famous “hasso-tobi” or “Leaping of Eight Ships”. Ref. Battle of Dan-no-ura - Wikipedia
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Sorry, but that is a Chinese fake.
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如鱗斉黯意 – Jorinsai An’I (reading?)
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於濃州関源一兼継作之 – At Seki in Noshu (Mino province), Gen’ichi Kanetsugu made this.
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You obviously mistake cherry blossoms for plum blossoms.
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Last two characters are 兼定 - Kanesada
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How are kozuka attached to kogatana?
Nobody replied to John C's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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It was lately sold at online auction. The mei was expressed there. 肥後住 - Higo ju 宗忠 - Munetada
