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Of course, that must be it! Found another example online: https://www.1stdibs....ishes/id-f_10942281/ I don't think mine's in the same age/value bracket though...... Many thanks, Charles. Regards, Roy

Thank you very much Ray, much appreciated! Regards, Roy

Hi, I recently acquired a joblot of poles (I was only after 2 specific poles in the lot) and this item came with. It was described as a swagger stick, but I'm not sure that's correct, though it's about that sort of size (84cm or 33" in length), tapers from butt to tip and has a "swelling" about 1/4 way up from the tip. Any ideas? Many thanks. Roy

Hi, I would appreciate help with the mei on this yari I just acquired. Maybe X X Tomo Tsugu? Many thanks. Roy

I've had the blade in hand in the past. It's most definitely a katana and 69.2cm is correct.

Hi Ed & Steve, My friend would like to convey his grateful thanks for your help and he doesn't feel the need to have the blade itself assessed further. He's happy enough just to have had the information on the origami explained. Many thanks. Roy

Thank you very much Steve, I thought as much. I don't have the blade to hand but I'll see about getting some pictures off him. Roy

Thank you Ed & Steve. Both really helpful replies. Just had a quick lookup of the Fujishima school. Given that it stretches from Koto through to Shinshinto eras, is there anything on the origami to suggest if it might be Koto? My friend has been told it's a Koto blade. Roy

Posting for a friend who's not a member. It's a sword he has owned for many years and he understands the issue with green papers. He's been told the attribution is to "Fujishima" but is there any clue as to which generation? He's shown it to a few Japanese friends but some of the Kanji (archaic?) is not recognised by them apparently. If anybody could provide a full translation of this origami, he and I would be most grateful. Many thanks in advance. Roy

PM sent re: no. 3 please.

Hi Bruce, As requested, here are photos of the corroded nakago mune. Apologies for the delay, but I didn't get to disassemble the fittings again until now. Regards, Roy

Understood. I’ll be suitably careful with my use of it.

Thank you Francois, that's a very useful chart.

It certainly is, Jesse! That's why I was willing to accept the condition of the nakago and the incomplete/mixed koshirae.