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  1. ROKUJURO
    m41700, please sign all posts with your first name plus an initial as is requested here. Your blade could have been shortened; perhaps MACHI OKURI from a KOTO sword. Unfortunately, I cannot read the paper (YOSHIOKA attribution?) The YASURIME looks KIRI to me. Last picture is upside-down.
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    François, that seems correct! Start reading on the left side: BUSHU no JU MASAYOSHI. You can find most of the KANJI (no plural) for NIHONTO and TOSOGU in the 'Research' section. Compare https://collections.mfa.org/objects/10017
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    David, so then it might indeed have started its life as a YOROI-DOSHI, now a bit polished down. The whole appearance is more that of a thrusting weapon and not so much of a cutting one, at least in my eyes..
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    David, the length of your TANTO (22 cm) is quite right for a YOROI-DOSHI, but those are quite hefty and can have a thickness between 9 and 12 mm (at the MUNE). A SUNNOBI TANTO is slightly longer (about 1 SUN) than 1 SHAKU, if I am not mistaken.
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    David, this SUGATA is called HIRA-ZUKURI. It is a standard form for TANTO and also often seen in KO-WAKIZASHI. SADAMITSU seems to fit.
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    Phil, it could be a MUMEI GENDAITO, but the photos and the condition do not allow to see if there is HADA. The blade might have been water-quenched, and in this case you should show the blade to an expert near you (or on a sword show).
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    83,2 cm NAGASA or overall length?
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    Flat Highfield
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    http://www.jp-sword.com/files/meito/meito.html
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    Krystian, I was probably wrong. Please see the parallel thread in the translation section!
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    Thank you for the clarification, Steve!
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    Steve, I always thought a KAO was a general term for a seal. What is the difference between a KAO and a KIN'IN - except the material?
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    There were makers from the SAITO family in the EDO HAMANO school, but I don't read MASAYOSHI on your TSUBA. I think I can read ZANE- (with one horizontal stroke missing); the last KANJI before the KAO could indeed be a 'reduced' YOSHI. But that may be my lack of Japanese.
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    tbonesullivan, please sign all posts with your first name plus an initial so we may address you politely. The book 'The Samurai Sword': A Handbook (English) by John M. Yumoto shows a number of KANJI in their handwritten appearance. The first KANJI might be KANE.
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    Leon, it is a KAO. Difficult to read.
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    tanto kantei?

    ROKUJURO replied to rodrig4's topic in Nihonto

    To me, this TANTO looks like an item from MEIJI or TAISHO JIDAI.
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    It seems the subject has been used by other artists as well: https://www.aoijapan.com/kozuka-shozui-old-pine-tree-and-bear/
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    The plate of the TSUBA reminds me of TENBO style.
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    Jean Paul, I am no expert in this field but I am not sure that this is correct.
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    ORIBE style.
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    Rolling Thunder, please sign all posts with your first name plus an initial so that we may address you properly. The photos are foggy, blurry or upside-down. In my opinion they do not allow a safe assessment of what you have there. It could well be a genuine sword, but I cannot exclude the possibility that the blade is a copy.
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    It would indeed work like a drill and make a big hole, but as Steve wrote, it might be difficult on a big ship. By the way, it is not necessary to drill a hole in the bottom of a ship to sink it. Just one foot below the waterline can be enough. This strange tool may have been used together with a fork wrench.
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    I have a problem understanding of how to read the article. I tried to open up an account but that did not work. I filled in all information, but the system insisted that my info wasn't good enough. I am quite helpless in these computer things, so I kindly ask for support.
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    Tom, I assume you meant CASSATA being dipped in chocolate sauce?
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    An almost identical TSUBA was offered recently here on NMB by C0D /Manuel in sadly corroded condition.
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