drb 1643
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This site looks amazing but is there a way to view it in English?
Tom
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The tassels arrived yesterday and they look great!
Thank you very much Mark for such a smooth transaction.
Tom
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I’ll take K-28, K-40 and K-16.
I’ll send you a message for payment.
Thanks
Tom
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On 4/16/2023 at 8:51 PM, PNSSHOGUN said:
Hi Tom, that's the same Kanemichi.
Thanks John.
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Thank you Thomas for your confirmation but I now realize that it’s the wrong Kanemichi.
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2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:
I've been slowly going through mine, page by page. The book itself is gorgeous, with gold gilding on the edges of the pages. I was a little surprised, though, that there's not a single blade photo in the entire book. But then, the title does specify that it's "A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords", in other words, identifying the Types and thier variations.
In some cases, a look at the blade matters, so don't throw away your Dawson and Fuller books!
I completely agree Bruce, the Dawson Cyclopedia is the gold standard!
Tom
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Christian thank you very much for your help.
Tom
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A good friend of mine found this copy in his notebook that he’s had for over 30 years. He’s not sure where it came from but look at the dirk pictured at the top of the left hand column. It’s the same style as the one I posted. I can not read the text and it appears that some of it was cut off from the top when copied. If anyone here can please shed some light on what the text says I will be extremely grateful.
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It’s not the same dirk. Mr. Banks’s dirk has a shagreen scabbard and this one is leather. It seems Banks and Rannow were hypothesizing about what it could be. I’m was hoping for updated information about what it actually is. To bad Nick Komia is no longer able to chime in, that man was an incredible source of information. The book is titled Japanese Pattern Dirks, the Banks Collection. It’s long out of print and difficult to come by.
Tom
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Too bad Nick Komia isn’t available anymore. He was a treasure trove of information. I sincerely miss him. The forestry dirks all have full back straps and the same boar’s eye scabbard fittings. I’ve attached pictures from the late Ken Banks collection book.
He actually has a very similar dirk pictured although he was guessing about exactly what it is. I was hoping someone here would have a more definitive opinion as to what exactly this dirk is. Anyway thank you both Trystan and Bruce for your time and input.
Tom
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Thanks Trystan. It does have all the other features of a forestry dirk though. The railway dirks have features similar to a naval dirk. This one is a head scratcher.
Tom
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Absolutely stunning!
Good luck with your sale.
Tom
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Thank you very much Thomas for your input. No, I haven’t contacted Chris yet but I will at your suggestion.
I sincerely appreciate your help.
Tom
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Yes Steve, and in all this time I haven’t been able to find any information on this smith. I was wondering if there was an alternate name that could possibly go with this mei.
Thanks for any updated information.Tom
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Chris S. WOW!
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Thank you very much Ray. Any idea as to legitimacy of this mei and approximate value?
Thanks again,
Tom
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Thanks Bruce, I always appreciate your input!
Tom
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Thanks John
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Could either of you gentlemen offer an opinion as to a fair value?
Tom
Orlando Fl Sword Show
in Sword Shows, Events, Community News and Legislation Issues
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Can anyone who attended this show and took pictures please post some of them? I would have loved to attend but family priorities come first.
Thanks very much,
Tom