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    Frank, looks like a KATANA blade (SHOWA-TO) in a modern ITOMAKI no TACHI KOSHIRAE.
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    Tsuba school

    ROKUJURO replied to DanielM's topic in Tosogu

    If I remember correctly, there is a similar TSUBA depicted in the black W. COMPTON catalogue.
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    Ian, I was wrong. Now I think it is a modern, non-Japanese cast-iron sword-guard in the shape of a TSUBA, treated with a brass wire-brush..
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    A wild guess without having seen the TSUBA: A modern, non-Japanese cast brass sword-guard in the shape of a TSUBA.
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    I would like to see someone using it two-handedly.....
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    Yes Piers, indeed I overlooked it, or I didn't identify it as a crack. If Paris has the TSUBA in his hands, he might confirm. On the other hand, looking at the second TSUBA image, the TAGANE strokes have a certain resemblance in my eyes, so I would not exclude the possibility of them being a personal mark.
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    Paris, I am sure this is a kind of a personal mark, but it's not a readable signature. Piers, I don't see a "repair attempt" in these chisel marks.
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    Paris, looks a bit as if someone tried his screwdriver on that TSUBA. These are not KANJI, so no MEI.
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    Curran, what a wonderful threat!
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    Marcin, try NIHONTO.
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    Sorry Chris, I obviously misunderstood your post!
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    The bamboo flower container is a HANAIKE (general term). I am no expert on this, but the MEI looks more scratched than chiseled; it has some double lines which is unusual. Comparing with a certified GOTO MITSUSUKE ( https://www.ncjsc.org/photo-gallery/goto-mitsusuke-kozuka ), it is very different. An expert should have a closer look at these KOZUKA to examine the work. Sometimes techniques are not consistent with the purported maker.
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    The first KANJI is possibly not KANE, in my opinion.
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    I don't see a NOBUFUSA MEI on this TSUBA, but that may well be my old eyes.
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    Congratulations, Deanna!
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    Thank you very much MORIYAMA-SAN!
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    Chris, that video is only about YAKIIRE and YAKIMODOSHI. The blade is not ground or polished, so in that state there is not much to see as far as activities are concerned. Also, the forge is dark for this process, so it is the best you can get with very little light. It is not MORIYAM-SAN who made the video, it's part of a series about sword-making.
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    Paris, I believe that NOBUYUKI is a sword-smith.
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    Vintage katana ??

    ROKUJURO replied to domi88's topic in Nihonto

    Marcib, you cannot make a photo of the NAGASA (= length). You probably mean SUGATA?
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    Erik, you mean, Geoff, being Australian, remembered his French and used "tempering" when he thought of "tremper"?
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    D'ailleurs, Paris n'est pas en Belgique, c'est en France!
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    Representing an Abalone sea-snail. I am not sure without seeing it in hand. It might also be a regular TSUBA that was heavily corroded at one time, and in an attempt to "clean" it, it got badly mistreated!
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    Geoff, although closely related, hardening/quenching and tempering are two different processes. Tempering (YAKIMODOSHI) is never done with water or oil.
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    To my eyes, the chisel grooves in the MEI are shallow and show a rough surface. This can be indicative of a cast TSUBA (not from EDO JIDAI! ). The SEPPA DAI was heavily ground, so I would like to see the complete TSUBA to get an idea of what it might be.
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