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Thank you Pier In the Bunsei 1, I can read the Tora zodiacal kanjIi (in 4th position) what do you think ?

Hello Who can translate this two inscriptions painted in red lacquer inside an yokohagi okegawa ni mai dô Thanks you Regards Bernard

Thank you Piers for answer Do you think it's really a maedate or something else?

Hello I have this flat brass maedate with 9 cm hight/6 cm wide At the base, there's a tube made of two small riveted copper pieces. I think it's a late maedate. Can anyone identify it?

Thank you for your answer. The shikoro, it's being restored because the cords need replacing. It's a classic Hineno shikoro with five blades; but I think it's mid-Edo or later.

Hello I have this Zunari helmet with a top fairly flat and a very short visor, it have heavy weight 1.610 kg without the shikoro. (2,150 kg with his shikoro) The plate has 2 mm thick (this deacresing toward the rear and the edges to 1-1,5mm) The koshimaki has three types of holes: 1-small ones on the edge for attaching the ukebari, 2-the traditional holes (3-1-2-1-3) for the four rivets securing the hachitsuke no ita, and the three cords securing the shinobi. 3-and four pairs of holes I soppose for cords that also secure the hachitsuke? What do you think: end of Koto or Edo period ?? Regards

Hello, I'm submitting this signature of a wakizashi (sunobi tanto) that poses a dating problem. The signature is Choshu no ju nio Masakiyo and the dating for what I'm translating is Enkyo hachi nen ju gatsu jitsu But for the swordsmith Masakiyo of Nagato, there are three generations: 1st kanbun 2nd genroku 3rd hoei what do you think? regards Bernard

Thank you for your information Sory for the naginata naoshi but I was misled by the shape of the unokobi zukuri blade that we find on the naginata but it is indeed a wakizashi ubu Does anyone have any information about the blacksmith Soshu Fuyuhiro koto because the only information I have concerns Fuyuhiro Jakushu (wakasa) we found Soshu Fuyuhiro in the Zuikan Tomei Soran with TS332 reference but I have not this Best regards Bernard

Hello I have this new wakizashi with signature to identificate This is naoshi naginata (no yokote , unokobi zukuri, iori mune) total length 46,6 cm nagasa 36,2 cm Can anyone translate the signature (I think the thirth kanji for ju and the last hiro?) Regards Bernard

Hello I have this small tsuba with signature I think for wakizashi dimensions: 6,2 cm/6 cm thick 0,4 cm Can you help me to identificate the mei ?? Thank you Regards

Hi I saw this strange tsuba with 9,5 cm diameter perhaps chinese ?? what do you think ?? Regards Bernard

Hello I have this tsuba with signature I can read (but not sure) Masa Yuki saku what do you think ?? Thank you Regards Bernard

Hi For the stock you can use the same method as to maintain the walnut stocks of western weapons 1- degrease the stock with acetone 2- prepare one mixture with 3/4 therebentine and 1/4 linseed oil 3- with a brush put this mixture on the stock 4- polish with a cloth to remove the mixture excess Result the stock is semi-matt with the grain of the wood that stands out Regards

Hello Can someone confirm my translation of this nimei found on wakizashi (or uchikatana) with 56 cm nagasa and one sori of 2,1 cm I translate this nimei with Kane Oto What do you think ?? Thank you Bernard

Hello I have this iron tsuba with Masayoshi signature but I can'nt translate the two kanji before no ju Can anyone translate this and say to me what type of tsuba (I think edo mokume tsuba ???) dimensions: 6,4 cm/6,1 cm - thick: 0,4 cm Thank you Bernard