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  1. ROKUJURO
    Usually, names cannot be translated. The first two KANI usually represent a location or a family name. The name of the maker has two KANJI in most cases. Here I only read MASA, followed by SAKU (= made). I am sure our experts can read more. Most of the time, inscriptions on KOGATANA are honorable mentions at best, so one should not put too much weight on it.
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    Volker, that does not look like a NBTHK paper in my opinion.
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    Thank you Curran, for showing this beauty! Is that KO-SHOAMI or OWARI or....? Does it have an added FUKURIN/DOTE MIMI or an integrated one?
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    So make the files smaller! IMGUR wants me to accept their publicity ads, but I refuse.
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    Bob, late version of a SHITOGI TACHI in my opinion with a wrong SEPPA. Please post images of blade and NAKAGO always in correct orientation (= tip-upwards) and on dark background.
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    We cannot comment as we have not seen the blade before the polish. Perhaps there was deep damage to the YAKIBA and the owner wanted it to be removed. Does not look nice.
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    Thank you Kevin! On the photo, I had the impression the background was rocks, and the NAKAGO looks de-patinated.
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    Hi Eryr, no, it is not oil tempered, but oil hardened/quenched. Tempering (YAKIMODOSHI in Japanese) is the process that follows quenching to reduce brittleness and to gain toughness.
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    Yes, DAIKOKU's hammer, and even three of them!
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    Thank you Dale, for your kind efforts! These are all related, but it was still another thread with ITOMAKI TSUBA. Not so old if I remember correctly.
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    SAMURAI Kevin, I hope for you the blade is not lying on rocks....... The NAKAGO patina looks strange to me in that photo. What is its colour in reality?
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    EryWen (please use a first name to sign your posts), AUTOSOL is for chrome plated car bumpers. Japanese swords should only be treated with traditional Japanese methods by trained craftsmen.
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    Some time ago we had a thread on ITOMAKI TSUBA here on NMB which I can't find now.
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    Hi SAMURAI Kevin, there are cases where the signature does not tell you who the maker is. Please compare your sword with other certified examples.
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    Might be HIGO no JU KUNIMUNE.
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    Thank you Bruce, very enlightening!
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    Seems they mixed up the terminology. The signature is MEI, and OSHIGATA is a drawing of the life-size blade with its HATARAKI.
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    Looks like KANETAKA to me. HAMACHI is damaged. Blade seems to be oil quenched. Photos could be improved with a plain dark background.
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    Ah, interesting, thank you Bruce! How do I have to imagine a civilian organization dealing with military swords?
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    Absolutely possible Piers!
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    Roy, I am not even sure I would call this an AIKUCHI KOSHIRAE. It has what looks like a very small TSUBA /thick SEPPA, and the parts are not typical for AIKUCHI. The blade's SUGATA with SHINOGI ZUKURI shape is rather not typical for TANTO, so when you get the stubborn TSUKA off, we might see if it was genuinely made as TANTO or if it is a broken-off part of a longer blade. Just a suspicion.
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    It's about a RAI KUNIMITSU blade. ORIGAMI from 1997.
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    Attributed to Etushu Mitsuyuki (越州光行: Unsigned) Probably ECHU/ECHIZEN province?
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    Katana tosogu

    ROKUJURO replied to Rawa's topic in Tosogu

    Marcin, I am not sure that I understand you correctly. Usually, traditional hand-made MENUKI are hollow underneath. They are made fron sheet metal, processed in UCHIDASHI (repoussée) technique. Yours look fine at first glance but one has to see them in-hand to be sure.
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    Another KIRIDASHI from my forge:
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