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  1. Ken-Hawaii
    Yes, of course, JP, but think how that would have gone over with the millions of people who watch Pawn Stars. Audiences like a little mystery, not peol e screaming "FAEKE!"
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    Probably selling better than ornate tsuba right now!
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    Sounds useful. Wonder why we don't have it in the U.S.? BTW, thanks for the translation, John. Doesn't look like any Kyo-Kinko I've ever seen, either.
  4. Ken-Hawaii
    Naff? I've heard someone say to "naff off," but figure it's not nice.
  5. Ken-Hawaii
    That's exactly what I thought, Brian! It's wakizashi-size, too, & he seemed to be cramming as much onto the surface as he could get. Wait until you see how much he's asking for it, papered or not! https://www.ebay.com/itm/TSUBA-Japanese-Sword-guard-credibility-genuine-Antique-Original-limited-Kikka/114176467435 Hope someone will read the kanteisho.
  6. Ken-Hawaii
    See what you can accomplish when you can't leave the house? Good job!
  7. Ken-Hawaii
    Chris, you need a shot of the entire, completely-bare blade for sugata. The habaki hides useful info.
  8. Ken-Hawaii
    I'm not familiar with this workmanship, & would appreciate ideas.
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    Ken-Hawaii replied to vajo's topic in Nihonto

    Kind of wonder what happened to the yasurime. Yakidashi says ubu.
  10. Ken-Hawaii
    With so many togari, not much question about Mino den. Chris can you take a shot with reflection down the length? Something about the hada looks familiar, but can't quite place it.
  11. Ken-Hawaii
    Okay, thanks.
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    Guido, do you think all blades from a school should have the same polish? Or only from the same tosho?
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    Thus the rather low-ball price.
  14. Ken-Hawaii
    I wonder if Darcy or RKG have high-resolution, well-lit blades in opposite polishes, preferably from the same tosho, but at least from the same school?
  15. Ken-Hawaii
    I had a great time bottling up rye whisky at your Hellyers Road Distillery Last time I was in Tasmania, Date. Still have a bottle. Wish I could have spent more time - pretty place.
  16. Ken-Hawaii
    Yes, welcome, Masahiro-san. There is an incredible depth of information on NMB, so take your time, & feel free to ask questions. We're friendly (at least, most of us).
  17. Ken-Hawaii
    Agree, but for a different reason. Blade went to shinsa, & was judged as gimei, with the recommendation that the mei be removed, & the blade resubmitted. I've seen that happen several times. That's no guarantee that it will get kanteisho, though. Decent blad for the money.
  18. Ken-Hawaii
    You're absolutely right, Malcolm, & I should have known better, as I wrote a long treatise on the brothers. Thanks for the catch. At least good blades ran in the family.
  19. Ken-Hawaii
    So, it took an anvil to finally break a Kiyomaro blade!
  20. Ken-Hawaii
    Great prints! Keep 'em coming.
  21. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice job of reconstruction, Alex. An obvious labor of love, indeed.
  22. Ken-Hawaii
    James, the Edo Period, which corresponds to Shinto + Shinshinto, was a time of peace. Instead of Koto weapons being made for constant battle (ignoring kazuuchi-mono)), Shinto blades were mostly for show. In the older blades, hamon grew much wider, so that a blade could either be resharpened, or cut down into a shorter weapon. Shinto blades maintained that, in large part, because hamon could be much flashier. Check out http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/12669-shinto-into-shinshinto-why/ for more in-depth info.
  23. Ken-Hawaii
    Spent some time trying to set up an account, but their server keeps sending incorrect confirmation codes.
  24. Ken-Hawaii
    Nice blades, & music to stare by. Love the strong nioiguchi.
  25. Ken-Hawaii
    Where is your source for that statement?
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