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  1. ROKUJURO
    Yes, probably Autocorrect. But we are no victims to a foreign power, we can read and re-read what we have written before we shoot it out. But in this case, it is more funny than a problem, I think.
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    TSUNAMI on a sword? That sounds really dangerous! Did you mean to write TSUBA? That one looks a bit like JAKUSHI style. I cannot see the MEI properly which might be TOMOKANE (not sure), but the writing is not the typical JAKUSHI grass-script style.
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    Chris, the tip of the blade is the point (= KISSAKI). The end is the NAKAGO with the NAKAGO-JIRI, so all those photos are good, but upside-down. In these photos I can see that the damage on the KISSAKI is not severe and the basic shape is o.k. It looks like a mistreated, partly hand-made/machine made military blade, so not a NIHONTO.
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    Some well focused magnified photos of the NAKAGO (oriented tip-upwards) might clear up if this belongs in the MILITARY section, not NIHONTO. With these photos I get the impression that the KISSAKI is damaged/ out of shape.
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    Max, traditionally, a raw blank was cast and hammered to the desired size. Then the design was cut/sawed (= later technique) and chiseled and filed and polished - quite some work! But you cannot detect if a soft-metal TSUBA was pre-cast in a mold and then worked on and finished. This was done in an extent with later TSUBA when Western technology was known in Japan.
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    Richard, your longer blade is signed TACHI MEI. I am not sure if it can make a DAISHO with a WAKIZASHI in the precise sense of the term even if they were from the same smith. But that depends on what you want them to be when both swords are mounted with similar KOSHIRAE. In any case, a very nice pair!
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    Oh, you mean the big stamp Thomas? In mass production, that is done with a punching machine when the steel is red-hot.
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    Viktor, I have not compared 1.000 SOTEN TSUBA, but I have seen images of really good ones and less good ones. I think there is no doubt that many TSUBA were made in the SOTEN (or HIKONE BORI) style when they were in fashion, that had nothing to do with SOTEN or their school directly. I posted my comment mainly because the auction house Zacke compared this TSUBA to one that was sold 10 years ago at Bonham's for an equivalent of € 5.800.--, and I don't think the above TSUBA is in that range.
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    I am not of great help in the field of militaria, sorry!
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    It does not seem to have ORIGAMI which is a red flag in my eyes, specifically with SOTEN TSUBA. There is the saying that "from 100 SOTEN signed TSUBA on a table, very likely all are copies". Depending on the price, I would look carefully and compare. If it was cheap, then it is probably safe to assume it is a copy. If it was expensive (> € 600.--) I would ask for a certification paper. Just my 2 YEN.
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    It is a KANZAN HAKOGAKI, I think, and perhaps for an OWARI TSUBA. 尾張 Mauro is an expert on these and will certainly be able to help.
  12. ROKUJURO
    Yes Piers, I did not think of that. Tthe police would have the technical means for that.
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    My impression is that the YOKOTE is not in the correct place.
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    Ron, in some cases, when corrosion has eaten away too much material, signatures remain guesswork. In this case, I also thought the first KANJI might be TAIRA, but I have no books on blades or signatures to check that. What you could try would be making photos on a plain dark background, in a dark room and spotlights (not too strong to avoid glare) shining from the side. I found that extreme magnification often does not help much.
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    Looks very Chinese from a distance.
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    Nicolo, then it is not a WAKIZASHI but a TANTO. A desirable form of a Japanese sword, but in this neglected condition, there is not much that we could say. I can only strongly recommend to let a professional polisher (= TOGISHI) have a close look at it. If the basic condition was still good (= the blade has not been in a fire or so), it might be saved. There are some of these guys in the U.S. so sending it to Japan is perhaps not necessary. But a complete restoration will not be cheap!
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    Might be KANESADA. It seems as if the NAKAGO had been "cleened" (= sandpapered) which is really very sad as the patina is gone. Big value loss! Is the blade longer than 303 mm (measured from the notch on the back just above the HABAKI to thr tip) ?
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    Ian, is it magnetic?
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    Hi Ron, translation requests are best posted in the TRANSLATION section.
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    That one is better. And now the BÔOSHI in magnification so we can see how the HAMON ends on the MUNE, or if there is a KAERI
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    To be sure about that we should see very good photos of the BÔSHI, if possible in magnification. Dark background, dark room, using spotlights, sworg oriented tip-upwards.
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    Dave, thank you for sharing! Well made and quite interesting!
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    Anthony, if you want to put the photos in the correct orientation and post them in the TRANSLATION section, you might have more success. First and second photo (not much to read) with a 90° left turn. Third photo with a 90° right turn, but then it is still mirrored (= backside). Forth photo with 90° left turn, but it is also mirrored (= backside). I assume these papers are just a kind of padding or a means to stiffen the object. I don't think they have to do with the armour; might even be printed.
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    I have seen some YAGYU with completely different steel surface, looking more "sandy" than this one.
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    Ron, with a dark, non-reflecting background you get a much better contrast. This will allow the experts to see more.
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