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    I understand the problem and will apply for gold. But as mentioned above, what to do with these:
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    Mauro, thank you so much for your excellent work! Valuable research material!
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    Famous name, no papers, IAITO TSUBA - what do you think?
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    Date looks like MANJI SAN NEN ROKU GATSU ROKU HI In my opinion, translation requests without the slightest politeness formula like: Can anyone here please help me with the translation? should be charged with $ 50.--
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    Looks as if they wanted to "mark" a HAMON with a groove. Made by someone who has never seen an authentic sword in his life!
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    Jan, the second photo is out of focus and thus useless.
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    You can always ask a moderator for help.
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    That happens when you ask AI for Nohinto. Try again for NIHONTO!
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    NEVER touch a blade with your bare fingers! It looks like a variant of a (damaged?) SANKAKU YARI.
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    Hi Patrick, I think you are correct with your suspicion that some of the TSUBA had been exposed to high heat. The flaking surface supports that. Generally, there is a lot of corrosion on these TSUBA so I get the impression that they could not be sold in Japan and so went into export. More details would be visible if the photos were made on a dark background (please see my PM).
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    A better photo (vertically tip-upwards) with a dark background would help. Light source from the side.
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    Jan, for a comment, we need photos correctly oriented (tip-upwards, especially the NAKAGO) and close-ups of the NAKAGO without HABAKI. At a first look, the blade does not seem to be stainless steel.
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    Kozuka id

    ROKUJURO replied to Kozuka id's topic in Tosogu

    The KOGATANA (= blade) photo is upside-down. It is chiselled and read tip-upwards. These inscriptions are not those of the makers in most cases. All photos should be made on a dark, non-reflecting background for better contrast (not white).
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    Steve, these are probably not HIS swords, so it was a comment on the seller, not on the blades. But you can be sure the blades are considerably more expensive at this seller than in the original shop.
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    To prevent bleaching out in the sun, wash textiles with cold water. That is logical!
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    With these out of focus photos any comment is just guesswork, in my opinion.
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    When did these kind of TSUBA appear first? I don't remember seeing them 20 years ago, so I personally think that they are all recent copies, made with modern tools and techniques. From a craft point of view, they may appear well made as silicon molds and new casting technology yield good results. But there is no artistry behind it, in my view. They are way different from the opuilent TSUBA I used to see in the black COMPTON catalogue.
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    Piers, If they are cast, they are not really "hand-made", strictly speaking. Smaller differences would then mean "not the same mold", which is well possible in a shop which produced numbers of similar items with several molds. I could imagine these candle-holders to have been standard equipment in any Japanese household before they had electricity, so possibly EDO JIDAI after all?
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    HIGH LEVEL KAWARI

    ROKUJURO replied to YOJIMBO's topic in Katchu

    It is perhaps a modern camouflage version.....
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    Bruno, sept années après?
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    MOTO KASANE 8,7 mm! Wow, that is heathy! Nice sword!
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    It is GINKGO.
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    Jacques, don't look so much at the possibly lacking competence of others! I know you are very knowledgeable in this field, so your opinion might be especially valuable to us!
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    What makes it a TACHI blade?
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    Could that be SHODO equipment in the foreground? I think I can see a SUMIBACHI with an ink stick. Representing a poet or a painter at work in the beauriful landscape?
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