Jean

Congrats my friend

BTW Ford, when will you be ready to deliver your book?

FFFFFFAAAAAAKKKKEEEEE, Geraint LOL. Can I collect the price?

I have just been able to upload these pictures because, as every year, I am in vacation/holidays in my countryside house in SW of France (between Cahors and Sarlat). Where Just for fun, I’ll say Soshu tradition, Uda Kunimune (has anyone noticed that when someones mentions UDA, at 99% iis always Kunimune Lol)

Done for Brian C.

Geraint, because at the beginning John added it but as time passes we become lazy or we forgot... I added it so it will appear automatically

Tu es pardonné, mon fils . (You are forgiven my son )

Thanks John

Has anybody information about this smith? I think it is a 20th century smith (I don’t like the yasurime) https://www.naturabuy.fr/beau-katana-item-4948179.html#questions Commentaries are bullshit (except mine )

Meikanmore?

Here is the mei

I love the play on word Pete « insted » of « instead » ...

Parice Sabbah is on facebook

Gone with the wind...

I understand but Unfortunately Patrick, DTI is not in Europe...

On the French side, apart Patrice with his stand, we were three from the French token - the President Daniel Gony, Franz Baldauff who has spent years in Japan, fluent in Japanese and has published books and myself (wearing equally NMB badge). I think that this question will be clearly discussed during our next meeting. Where were all the French members, those who go to DTI? I’ll bet some of them will say it was fathers’day... one tenth of our total members.... I am, for the least, disappointed. The lectures were fantastic and given by the top of European experts. Do we have to forget any idea of a European DTI? Will it has to be, as the French expo Daimyos, a Museum exhibition with private collections coupled with a symposium?

I wonder who he is Ray

Sorry for NMB members who could not attend, they missed something: katchu, mempo, kabuto, juyo and above all other members frienship, my friend Rokujuro and Jussi also were there with whom I had lengthy discussions.... Do not miss the next one

A few pictures with Dave, Paul B. And his wife and a few others (The Italian Squadra), Zenon V. ...Nick Ricupero and my stomach, a Friend who is a French dealer with fantastic prices and a few swords Tokuju Bizen, juyo Ko Bizen, Juyo Yoshioka... I have studied in hand an Awataguchi daito, a ko Enju, a Shikkake Juyo, a chu Aoe juyo, a yoshioka ichimonji juyo. Nick had a mumei Oei sword which should have passed juyo were it not mumei. One of the best in show. My friend Patrice had a fantastic sue Bizen Sukesada moroha tanto for 3k€ ubu one mekugi ana as new...

Yes but once achieved, there is absolutelly no excuse for not spotting fakes

Steve, Look at every single sword on this site, then you will be able to spot any fake: https://www.aoijapan.com

Here it is

Chris, Take Stephen as proxy, he can manage very well this kind of thing.

Masamune and Kunitoshi where not forging at the same time. masamune is late Kamakura circa 1328, Kunitoshi was working 1278/1288. Don’t compare as judgement are subjective. You must compare in same traditions and same time. All are rated Saijo saku. You must also compared given blades. What can be true in general is not necessary true in particular.

These are nie lines, found typically in Yamato Tegai blades. http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17414-achieved-collection-gokaden/page-1