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thank you Nicholas for me the term pappered blade has a strange aftertaste, which flows smewhatunfortuantely into this formulation?

these yasukuni swords had such a high presige, that the Japanese Emperor was didvinely endowed with them!

Please note that we the Gajin , were the first to have access to the Japanese sword and especially to the Japanese culture to this extent after WWII yasukuni shrine swords were a high quality product, (very expnsive) manufactered under strictspecifications and under the supervision of a appropriate experts in the spirit of the Japanese national pride of this time, in the spirit of Bushido.

Rawa please keep in mind, that all swordsmith who were allowed to sign the" Yasu" were subjected to a rigorous selection process and had undergone serval years of training! To write about from a "pappered blade"(whatever this is?) made by a third rate Yasukuni smith is in my opinion inapprorriate, sorry!

I would always buy a product from Aoi Art again and will probably do so again in the future. Have a nice weekend everyone!!!!

I'd like to avoid making a generell assessment here. I haven't seen or heard of a Yasukunishrine sword in this type 3 mount yet. (after over 35 years of collecting) But that doesn't mean everything! a few in Kai Gunto over the years However, I've occasionally purchased from Aoi Art over the past few years and have been sttisfied with both, the service and the product.

Hello folks does anyone know what's going on with Doug Austin?? serval email's I sent to him, has returned as undeliverable??? Thank you!

How much does shipping to europe cost with UPS´?

only the piggy bank does not always play along

Schmarrn passt.....

First print was in 1937 after my research Bradley

Himmler draws parallels in his foreword to the samurai of the past and his black corps and recommens that the men of his SS read this booklet Dee

Book overview" Ritter des Reiches in Ehre und Treue "knight of the Empire in honor and loyality" with foreword by Heinrich Himmler relation between Germany and Japan during WWII German Nazi dictatorship Perhaps somebody here knows about this rare booklet?

or the photo is deceptive, it looks like Kujiri shaped from the photo?

please note the shape of this swords nakago end ! Abe Yasushige finished /works only so called iriyamagata nakago jiri

many many thank's Piers

Thank's to all for your affort's!!!

finally it is confirmed that this Ka Mon actually belongs to the Date clan from the Provice of Iyo since 1688 Jh Daimyo of Uwadashima

Thank you Leen fund's are sent talk soon

thank's alot Uwe on the swords nakago is also the inscription Hachiman Dai Bosatsu However I'm not sure yet, whether this Mon actually belongs to the Date clan line? The sword and its Koshirae is completely untouched, original

Thank's

Hello Guys many thanks for your efforts!! some month ago I found this valuable old (dated 1928) highest quality book here in Germany on a flea market "commemorative book" exhibition was held for the relics of the Daimyos of the notheast district" learning from the past Count Date Okimune The picture on the left inside this book, shows the Ka Mon which we talk about here, perhaps someone can translate the writings around the picture. Perhaps it explains the further meaning to the Date clan here?? Thank you in advance!

thank you Bruce!

you'r right Piers but I found this, please have a look