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  1. Jacques
    Hi, This blade seems have been machi-okuri. BTW it's only a text book example for bad work. If my reminds good, some times ago, you had said that we cannot judge from the keisho because we can't see the nioi-guchi. Have you changed your point of view?
  2. Jacques
    Hi, U-no-kubi-zukuri (cormorant's neck).
  3. Jacques
    Hi, The kanefusa school was founded in 1501. For what i see from the pictures, hamon, boshi and grooves seem matching the school. Nevertheless, it is really difficult to identify which generation it is.
  4. Jacques
    Hi, Smiths named Kanefusa are numerous and worked in many periods, without seeing the whole blade (and some details such hada, hamon, kissaki), it is impossible to determine whom. There are Some scholars on this board such Guido or Clive, but for all that, they are not soothsayers. :D
  5. Jacques

    Quality or Quantity?

    Jacques replied to shan's topic in Tosogu

    Hi, I'm wondering what you can learn from the other stuffs you own. Maybe you will be more happy collecting pins or camenbert boxes.
  6. Jacques

    What is this then?

    Jacques replied to shan's topic in Tosogu

    Hi, Mantis were respected in Japan as they are predators and protected ricefield from pest insects. You will often find their image engraved on dotaku 銅鐸 BTW Mantis cannibalism is not systematic :D
  7. Jacques
    Hi, Oops! Sorry, i'd forgotten to quote the title. Modern Japanese swords and swordsmiths (from 1868 to the present) by Leon and Hiroko Kapp and Yoshindo Yoshihara.
  8. Jacques
    Hi,
  9. Jacques
    Hi, This blade is gimei at 99.99%. Wrong location, lack of skill in the engraving, lack of atari. Wrong yasurime. An absence of kiku-mon will confirm it.
  10. Jacques
    Hi, Just to add; there were only eight saijo saku swordsmiths during Shinto era, Inoue Shinkai was one of them.
  11. Jacques
    Hi, A very big name
  12. Jacques
    Hi, This smith's blades are extremely rare, so rare that Fujishiro cannot show one in his book and the Nihonto Koza just shows an oshigata extracted from the Koto Meijin Taizen. Some clear pictures should be savoured. :D
  13. Jacques
    Hi, Because off yasurime, not Shinto.
  14. Jacques
    Hi, As already said i find some strange things on this blade and the following ones make me wondering. First, look at this origami, the sanko doesn't match those on the blade and the zone framed looks odd like this picture has been photoshopped. Second, the first ji of the nengo OEI has been hammered, why? Moreover, the mei does not look good.
  15. Jacques
    Hi, The sankozuka/vajra does not correspond with those of Morimitsu. Some others things seem also odd such a text about this blade which is only kanteisho
  16. Jacques
    Hi, This sword was overpolished and it is quite tired. More, if you look at the picture "Yasuhiro, Part Blade 6" It seems to be a collection of hagire or, at least, shinae. Personally, i find 500$ is expensive for a blade like this one.
  17. Jacques
    Hi, Sorry to tell this but this sword is dead. Too much forging flaws which should increase with a new polish.
  18. Jacques
    Hi, There were also three generations of Bungo Tomoyuki in shinto times, pictures would ve helpul.
  19. Jacques
    Hi, Concerning the origami, this wakizashi mumei is attributed to Sukemitsu 祐光 Please, have a look here
  20. Jacques
    Hi, Below a blade made the same year. In my opinion, it is shoshin but im' not an expert.
  21. Jacques
    Hi, My guess
  22. Jacques
    Hi, That was suggested in my first reply about who will die, but that needs some understanding of kenjutsu. To take the line and to take it again is one of the most important point in kenjutsu. Why not your mistake? Now i will let you alone with your belief.
  23. Jacques
    Hi, As already said you don't understand, i spoke about fighting technicals. I never said the tsuba is made to protect hands, i say the risk that the right hand slips on the blade is near zero. Above you talk about holes in the tsuba, there are udenuki-ana/ quoted from: http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/tsuba.htm
  24. Jacques
    Hi, Off topic on once again Partially protected only, the internal side of the wrist is only protected by some mattress, below just under the skin there are nerves,tendons and arteries (it is one of our favorite target). I don't think you know/understand any thing about katori shinto ryu technicals. Now you can believe all that you want, it will not make me worry Off topic of definitely.
  25. Jacques
    Hi, To to speak seriously, the danger of a hand slipping to the blade is near zero, you could more throw the blade away. Look at this vidéo of katori shinto iaijutsu, you will see a hand slipping along the blade (wait for the slow motion). http://www.akban.org/wiki/index.php/Kus ... ken,_TSKSR Otake sensei is Shihan of the school.
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