Jean

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/9453-new-sword-what-is-it/?hl=%2Bhosho.+%2Bkanekiyo&do=findComment&comment=95805 You can see jinie throughout the blade

No Guido, I strongly refuse to indulge in porn stories. This thread should be flagged with a mention « for adult eyes only » BTW, beware of false friends in foreign idioma. For example, in Spanish, a « pollo » is a « chicken », if you want to talk about a hen, never say « a polla » because it means a dick. This is not as you may notice a porn remark but a linguistic lecture. ROFLMAO

Jean, if you start to compete with me for bad pun on mispelling, I fear the worst for this board. BTW, if you look in the dictionary, you will see tha Shithara stands for « turista ».

Welcome Josh

Graham, The signature is not «satisfying » I entirely agree with Ray, it looks as it has been added and very poorly. Check again with commercial sites showing tang signatures.

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