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    The koshirae look genuine to me. The blades are usually plated with an acid etched hamon. Good luck, Tom
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    Thanks very much Kiipu for your assistance! Tom
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    Some more.
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    Here’s some pictures of the sword. I’m sorry that I couldn’t take professional photos but I’m hoping that you will be able to see enough to enjoy. The blade length is 27.5 inches.
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    I’ll post pictures when I get a chance and yes, I will definitely take good care of it. Is there any place where I can find information on the sasagaki method? Tom
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    Thank you Mr. Morita, I really appreciate your help and expertise. Tom
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    Thanks Bruce!
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    Here’s the reverse as I couldn’t post both together due to file size. Thanks again, Tom
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    Can some of the members here please help me with the translation of this tang. The smith I believe is Shibata Ka but a full tang translation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance, Tom
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    There’s the MAX show in York, Pennsylvania coming up this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It’s an antique Militaria show put on by the Ohio Valley Military Society and there’s usually a good number of Japanese sword dealers there. Check out the OVMS website for details. Tom
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    Yes, I agree that it looks Murata-to and possibly related to Korean occupation. I’ve never seen one quite like it and was hoping someone could definitively identify it. Thanks for your input gentlemen. Tom
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    A few more pictures.
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    Here’s an unusual sword that just sold on eBay and I was wondering who exactly it was issued to. I’ve never seen another anything quite like this. Any ideas or insight would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures but they are from the eBay posting. Thank you all very much, Tom
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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
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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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    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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    I’m not great at reading mei’s but I think this is Kanemichi. Please correct me if I’m mistaken. Thank you, Tom
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    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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    Here’s a photo of a paper I posted in another forum and am hopeful that someone can please translate this paper. It’s from an unknown source. Thank you very much, 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. Thank you for any information, Tom
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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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