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    Name please it is the rules on the board , sorry but you need to invest in some books on the subject , before you venture down the road of buying Japanese swords , because like your previous post this is a Chinese copy ,
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    Not a Tsuka but a pic of the tang , and not Japanese , do not waste your money on this ? just my two pence worth,
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    Hi Russell, there is lots of help and advice available in the Uk , pending on where you live you could pop along to sword society meeting , Google To-ken society Uk
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    Bruce / Dave, If you go to and old posting called , show me your High Class Gunto topic , you will see the whole sword and the previous translation , I think on page 3 NB_ you are correct it most likely means made in the vicinity of the Hachi-man shrine . Dave, we did meet a few years back at the DTI in 2016 , when you were with Paul Martin , . I was the tallest of the three Scotsman that day !!
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    Does this count , a sword made by Naotsugu in the grounds of the Hachiman Shrine
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    Luis , a possibly little hint of a Gimie signature from Jacques ?
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    hi Steve handle ? is that not the tip of his shoe , I had to look 2 or 3 times to figure it out !
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    A cast modern copy IMHO , but !
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    I agree it looks like anti-rust steel looking at the tang, have you tried a magnet on the tang , if it is pure stainless steel it should not work , just a thought ! I have seen many swords on tables at antique auctions etc. arms fairs , it is not uncommon for someone to mix scabbards up and they end up sometimes in the wrong mounts .
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    not a new topic

    raaay replied to raaay's topic in Tosogu

    thanks for fixing the images, I was hoping Morita san and Moriyama san , would give an expert opinion on the meaning of the inscription please.
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    not a new topic

    raaay posted a topic in Tosogu

    I just wanted to show this tsuba again, to see if the translation previously giving to me was a 100 % accurate ? and to try and get the true meaning of the translation. i.e. YU -RAKU -DOU ? Mods apologises , I cant get this photo to stop rotating to the wrong viewing position , help please
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    looks like it is dated - showa 1943 plus a small Nagoya style stamp ? above the date
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    Hi Malcolm many thanks , I will try and get a better picture of the single one .
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    Here a few of mine , I have never got round to finding out what they are !
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    Tsuba -Help

    raaay replied to raaay's topic in Tosogu

    just a heads up !! I was just going over an old post of mine, and when checking a link sent to the board re the possible translation for the meaning of " YU RAKU DO " my virus checker immediately blocked a TROJAN attack .
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    An unusual beast.

    raaay replied to Alex A's topic in Nihonto

    anyone from the UK in the Japanese sword fraternity, knows all about the "amazing right ups and politely Bs and amazing prices and the polishing that they get done ?? , enough said
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    please note no disrespect to all other Japanese armour experts and dealers in the Uk , I only commented on the one I knew in the Uk that was currently restoring and selling Japanese armour etc.
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    hi ? please sign your posts as per the board rules , that said , Google David Thatcher Uk based Japanese armour specialist ,
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    fuchi/kashira

    raaay replied to jct3602's topic in Tosogu

    sorry , but it seems to be going down this road again.
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    HI Michael, check for Ubu -Ba just above the cutting edge of the blade , just at the habaki , if it has an unsharpened flat area , more than likely a showa period blade , it is good place to start . I take it, the tang is not signed as you only show one side of the tang .
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    Sorry all fakes , as already stated.
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    in Tsuruta san's opinion , the sword dated from 1558-1570 , If I remember rightly the koto period finishes approximately about 1590 ! so if he is only 20/30 yrs out , I wish I could be that accurate when dating a blade. the sword for me , even with pictures supplied looks like an early Shinto period sword ! and I agree with Paul as to the possible date, I would also guess around the circa -1600-1650 , but what do I know .
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    well managed to pick 3 Juyo out of the six I picked , more luck than expertise, but happy I got something, even if did pick no 22
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    Stephen he is obviously saving the best one for the last show and tell
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