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HI Axel, info on tsuba.. https://www.seidoshop.com/products/tsuba-mukai-kagecho-sukashi-t072 BEST

Hi Bruce, your example is a Daito from a well known Daisho Yamato den. There are rising dragons on the blade with bonji over the dragons.

Hi Kelly, the only restorers found in Germany are the museums, here is an example in german, hope it helps… https://www.zum.de/Faecher/G/BW/Landeskunde/rhein/hd/km/kdm/05/novemberb.htm BEST

https://museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst.de/Restorations BEST

JAPICO..christmas coming soon.. https://japico-shop.eu/About-japico BEST

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/en/product/shousai/KA-0430 BEST

Dreams of Japan.. https://www.artoftheancestors.com/blog/dreams-of-Japan-museum-funf-kontinente BEST

BATTO..

Hi Barry, the only Dai Nippon found: Dai-Nippon kogyo.. https://books.google.de/books?id=zrKiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT60&lpg=PT60&dq=dai-nippon+heiki+kogyo&source=bl&ots=n-Sr1bTEiQ&sig=ACfU3U1OtydYco2y6tltnwNK2fWHmO9zOg&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDtILttpz0AhWP8LsIHVRRA9gQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=dai-nippon heiki kogyo&f=false BEST

Is this one only very good or Top.. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/the-samurai-Japanese-arms-and-armour-2/a-honkozane-munatori-do-maru-gusoku-armour-edo BEST

Upcoming Zacke auction.. https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/zacke-wien/catalogue-id-galeri10062/lot-679b0ee7-4506-425b-b709-add500f71ca2 BEST

Same procedure as last auction..

Sotheby`s auction results.. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/the-samurai-Japanese-arms-and-armour-2?locale=en BEST

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KANABO http://gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com/2018/04/kanabou-samurais-mace.html