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Hi Brain, I hope the future collector might have hope but the main issue is the job market and money issues for almost everyone. The only way I know it is survive for sword collection if we print to each other an "IOU" with zero interest for a long time.

It was a great show and was great to see some of the board members attended the show. I did not realize we have a group picture. I missed it. Quang

Colins, The left hand side smith name is "Ichihara Nagamitsu" . The right hand side smith name is "Hizen Kuni Ju ni Tada Yoshi"

Stephen, Thanks! Glad to help out. It has been a while.

Hi, It is signed as "Toto ju Minamoto Yoshiharu saku".

Ed, It was great seeing you at the show. I heard your iron Tsuba "made in China" got papered. It was fun to see many familiar faces. There is another show in Chicago Quang

Chris, Sorry, my brain wasn't working late at night. You are correct. Yasuhiro and Yasutoku are two different smiths. Yasunori is nephew of Yasutoku. Somehow last night, I kept thinking Yasutoku was Yasuhiro until I got my morning coffee. lol. Thank you for your help in the translation of Kanenobu and horimono and Kiyokane. Best regards, Quang

Chris, Thank you for pointing that out. John slough book referenced Miyaguchi Toshihiro as Kajiyama Yasunori. I got the impression they are the same smith. Miyaguchi Toshihiro name was used as outside work from Yasukuni shrine. One more question for you. Is Endo Mitsuoki and Shibata Ka same smith? I went through the search forum and someone mention it is the same smith. It is new to me. Thanks, Quang

You are welcome!

Thank you for correcting my mistake. It was his uncle.

I am very appreciated for your help and the others who read kanji. Your website is very nice too. I collected mostly Gendaito swords with military mount. I attracted to those type of swords. I also got one of the smith "Aki Kuni Takano Ju Ishibashi Izumo Daijo Minamoto Masamitsu". You have a kanata on your website and I got the boy sword. Here are one more tanto I like to share with you. "Hideaki" and made in Feb taisho 7 years. I don't know the kanji of the owner.

Thanks! Quang

Thanks!

Hi Chris Bowen, What is the mean? Thank you for your earlier translation of Kiyokane.

Hi all, I need help translate the horimono. I think it has to do with spring. signed "Noshu seiki ju Kanenobu saku". Let me know what it means. Thanks