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Teimei

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  1. It is a sworddealer/polisher that issues his own papers. The papers are considered worthless by most people.
  2. Ha ! Actually i found the site because someone else posted a link on NMB. regards,
  3. Damn! My condolences to his family.
  4. Like this one ? https://www.aoijapan.net/
  5. Had the same problem a few weeks ago. They get strict if you want the 7%. And then all of a sudden I had to make sure that the item is not of historical or religious importance to the country it originated... it is quite hard to proof that something is not important :D!!!
  6. Hello, recently i bought a little yari from Mr. Doffin and i was very pleased with the overall transaction. http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/swords/s124-sankaku-yari-signed-shimosaka-paper The communication was very easy and the time he needed to respond was excellent, despite the time barrier. The yari came in a solid box with enough bubble-wrap to secure it even from the extrem misshandling by DHL/the local customs office. Definitely a seller i can recommend to anyone! regards,
  7. Never had any problems with transport damage. But i am in the middle of a very harsh discussion with my local customs office right now. They believe my little shimosaka yari is a national treasure! Never underestimate the incompetence of your local authorities... regards,
  8. Hi Joe, they used the darker paper till the early 90´s. I have a tsuba with a hozon paper in the same dark color without the punched holes. best regards,
  9. Seems like a legit wedding gift to a young women ! Although the husband surely would prefer a blender...
  10. Congrats! You will never be disappointed by a kashu smith . regards,
  11. http://nihontocraft.com/Kamakura_Tsuba.htmlooks kind of similar to me. Good luck with the sale, nice piece!
  12. Teimei

    Kumo Iron Tsuba

    Hi Ruben, well done, the simplstic design really appeals to me ! regards,
  13. Yeah, definitely my favourite swordmanga. Deep story and good character-development, sometimes a "bit" gory at the same time . regards,
  14. Hi Matt, USPS is fine. DHL will handle the parcel after it arrives in Germany. Only problem could be double-edged weapons like daggers. regards,
  15. Hi James, in former times swords were not treated like pieces of art(like nowadays) but just like a lot of everyday items. Especially in the sengoku jidai thousands of swords circulated through a lot of hands. So, when it was time to make a new koshirae they slammed a new ana in, no big deal. regards,
  16. Hi Jimi, i think the naginata looks nice, just a bit put off by the snake. I saw a yoroi-doshi with a dragon horimono that was similar in style, but i forgot where. regards,
  17. Would be quite a long period. First come first serve, thats only fair and i stretched my funds for this year quite a bit and it is february .
  18. Relax, everyone knows that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away."! regards,
  19. Teimei

    Satsuma Tsuba

    Hi Peter, i have seen this design mentioned as Satsuma-Mon, Jumonji, Kutsuwa or simply as Cross-design. I just like the clean lines of it, wether or not it is in any way affiliated with satsuma or the shimazu-clan. For the real fans, i looked for something 100% Satsuma and like always youtube blessed me with a little gem ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s75uRJBCFXw
  20. So tempted by the Sado Tsuba, but no funds availible at the moment. Good luck! regards,
  21. Teimei

    Satsuma Tsuba

    Hi guys, so sorry for my lack of participation(kept a low profile at the weekend), but i am sure you had fun without me ! 1. I should really quit my job as soon as possible to learn some kanji! Thanks Guido and Pete for correcting me . 2. Some very nice examples of the same theme here, just keep on posting! Yeah, my taste is quite puristic mostely simple iron sukashi tsuba with little or no decorations. Both hitsuana are plugged with silver. The job was not done yesterday but defenitely after the issue of the papers. The second tsuba is nearly identical to mine, but a bit thicker and without an paper. Don´t know where Eric was at that time, but my tsuba was sent by USPS from NY. regards,
  22. Teimei

    Satsuma Tsuba

    Hello Guido, like i said i only could recognise the cross-shaped kanji, which i thought stands for the mon. At least it still looks like the satsuma-mon . Thank you very much for the correction! best regards,
  23. Teimei

    Satsuma Tsuba

    Hi Bruno, yeah i know. I was even inquiring for that one ! Thanks for the compliment . regards,
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