Jacques
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Slightly Cursed Kanemitsu
Jacques replied to Francis Wick's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
IMHO this sword is a kazu-uchi mono pretty tired (look at the machi). -
Shodai, this is visible in his way of writing kanji kin 金.
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Brandolini's law.... How many swords from this swordsmith have you really held in your hands? Me, only one so i keep my loud mouth closed on the subject
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Mei is Iga no kami Fujiwara Kinmichi 伊賀守藤原金道 (second generation) and lack the Nihon kaji sosho mention 日本鍛冶惣匠. Kinmichi died in 1680. According the seller, that sword was made in Enpo jidai.
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Take everything that has been said with a grain of salt....
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I did it, sent it to the shinsa and got a tokuho for the sword and one for the koshirae, and sold it (and that's not the only time).
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IA help to study Nihonto (fun)
Jacques replied to Pierre F's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
IMHO, start by putting them in chronological order. -
Yasurime and the lack of taper shows that this sword is not from Kanbun era.
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Technical term for mixed notare/suguha hamon?
Jacques replied to Lewis B's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Hamon, is choji midare mixed with gunome (look at oshigata). As i always say we see nothing on pictures only the hadori. -
I would say Shinshinto rather Kanbun
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Old NBTHK papers = no papers nothing else.
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What makes you think it's the second generation? I know these two smiths particularly well, and I know what to look for to tell which generation this sword belongs to.
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Mei seems legit, probably a sword by the shodai Tadatsuna.
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What do you mean ?
