b.hennick
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Sad news indeed. Please pass on condolences to his wife and family. The respect you show reflect well on the family. Let's hope that 2022 will have fewer losses and a better life world wide.
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They publish books of Juyo and Tokubetsu juyo blades and fittings.
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Thank you both for the speedy reply. Have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
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I would appreciate assistance with the translation of the inscriptions on the nakago.
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Bruce you would be providing the details needed to improve the fakes. I worry about being so specific.
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You are looking at a poor Chinese copy of a Japanese-like sword.
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There is a club in Toronto at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, where we have meetings. Whenever, I see a Canadian on nmb I send them a pm providing some information on the club. If they show interest I add them to our email list. I also send them some recent emails sent to members. At our first meeting since the start of the pandemic we had two new file come to the meeting.
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I agree. They will be bought, enhanced, and resold many times.
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I too collect tsuba and live in Ontario Canada.
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I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
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This is an amazing opportunity for those of you who collect in this area. It is rare to see swords like these for sale. It is not my area of collecting or I would be gathering funds for a special purchase. Good move Eric and Matt. There will be hard work ahead. I wish you both the best.
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Thanks Jussi! This is a very good exercise.
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Need recommendations for Tsuka repair and wraps
b.hennick replied to Kolekt-To's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Snow flakes for sure. I am not sure if those are clouds or some corrosion...
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Need recommendations for Tsuka repair and wraps
b.hennick replied to Kolekt-To's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Welcome Todd! You are off to a good start.
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I would call it the good bye wave tsuba.
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How about a messedwith Tenbo tsuba? When in doubt go Shoami.
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As I wrote in February, Fred Geyer is a stand up guy.
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Husband's family and wife's family wedding present?
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Miikie blades often have a very wide bohi. You can see one here:
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You can hire Kelly Schmidt to do that for you.
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It was never my sword. I was just trying to help someone learn about his sword.
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Hi Bruce: I hope that you are aware of the translation of a book on Yasakuni blades on the JSSUS website. Here isa link http://www.jssus.org/yasakunito.pdf
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Keith not Kieth ... :-)
