Jean
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Kesho yasurime (tang filemarks) implies Shinto and onward. Taking the fact that In Shinto times, tanto are rare, I’ll say Shinshinto.
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Shinshinto=yesterday, I am waiting to see a mumei shinshinto blade going juyo be it an alleged Kiyomaro
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Dave, In fact, after Sekigahara, Japan was more or less pacified during the 10/20 following years and tanto forging became very rare in Shinto times, the companion sword to the daito became the wakizashi, daisho became de rigueur replacing the couple: Tachi/kodachi or Tachi/tanto. It is probably why some small yari were recycled as Yoroi doshi. The golden age of yoroi doshi was sue Muromachi.
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No Dave, I don’t think it is a shortened kikuchi yari.
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Concerning The Clive Sinclaire's Book
Jean replied to Aleguir's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Probably if it is just a reprint. Imust have it somewhere, I’ll have to check. -
Concerning The Clive Sinclaire's Book
Jean replied to Aleguir's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Alex, Check the Comments, it is a reprint edition, otherwise I am sure there would have been a recent topic on the Board got it a few years ago. Edit to add: https://www.amazon.com/Samurai-Swords-Clive-Sinclaire/dp/0785825630/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254665411&sr=8-1 -
Concerning The Clive Sinclaire's Book
Jean replied to Aleguir's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Don’t bother Alex for your new posts, I did it for you, it will appear automatically . This book is IMHO not a new one, perhaps a reprint. -
Chris, 3) already addressed Washing: when do you wash your shirts/pants? « How many swords can I threat... » : never threat a blade by fear it slices back answer: it depends on too many factors. General answer when it is dirty, and this depends on your own perception of « dirty » meaning..
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You can wash it in water 40º C with neutral soap (no added scent) and rince it afterward.
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Don’t bother about adding your name Pat, I dit it for you so it will automatically appear each time you post.
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Wah, FWIW, I just ask Paul Martin, if he has time, to find ten of them for our Token. I have one, Paul offered me years ago, I keep it preciously.
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Thanks Pierce, splendid
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That’s what I thought but really could not match the sword kanji with the fusa kanji....
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Welcome Nick
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Better none than a fuzzy one....
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Why not say: Ko means early or before, instead of trying to do it as western people, meaning putting everything in nice square boxes. Dates in tsuba are very « flexible », unlike daito, they were rarely dated (I have never seen one) and they were more often unsigned....
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I like this one and the Spencer rifle https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/296885800424641670/?utm_campaign=category_rp&e_t=1f974981eae14b19b57dae598c9be176&utm_content=296885800424641670&utm_source=31&utm_term=16&utm_medium=2012
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In fact Steve, except for some smiths specialized in kogatana forging, almost all kogatana signatures are fancy ones, don’t even trying to match the original ones, they can rather be considered as « hommage »
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Chris, Take in the table the column M, then scroll down to line 9 and you have Stephen kanji « ko » translated just under, M9=ko. It is the Ko meaning small as opposed to Chu (medium) and Dai or Ô meaning (big).
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Smith name is Kane Yoshi
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After all, wasn’t Ono school originating from Owari...
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I’ll do it Nick, be sure ....
