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Something great has come together here. :-) I have here two more examples.

Yes Glen, I mean udenuki-ana. :-) My Iaido-teacher told me also they were use to wrap a cotd through it for secure in the battlefield. Thank you very much!

And thank you Jean.

One more other question. I heard that the 2 holes (1 larger, 1 smaller) in the tsuba stands for "masterless samurai - ronin"? Is this true?

Wow, that's great. Thanks for the input and your help.

Hello, I wanted to ask you what meaning " beam" have on Tsuba, Menuki etc... If it has any meaning at all in Japan. Thanks for your help. Peter

Very nice, Volker. Thank you for sharing.

I found the hopefully correct address of Fujino (Yoshisaburo) Masatsugu but no email. So I wrote a polite letter last September, introduced myself and put a photo of me in the envelope and hoped to get in touch with the smith. But unfortunately until today I have not received an answer. Maybe someone of the members from Japan can help me with this? :-) To this address I send the letter: Fujino Consistency Mitsumasa Japanese Sword Forge 藤野一貫斉光正日本刀鍛錬場 854 Kamikagemori, Chichibu, Saitama 369-1872, Japan 〒369-1872 秩父市上影森854 TEL：0494-22-1497

Thank you all and I wish you a merry christmas.

Hello, hope someone can help me with the translation.

Brian, the donation goes to brian@nihontomessageboard.com via PayPal.

This Gendaito is now sold to a friendly member. A donation was made to the NMB. Can be deleted or moved to the archive. Thanks!

It was a little late last night and I have the mei not compare properly. But it's just komonjo and trust is not very big. Thank you, Bruno and Stephen. I am curious what the price will be.

Komonjo shows here a good example of a Ichihara Nagamitsu with date fake. I must admit also several times to look more closely at the details. :-) https://www.ebay.com/itm/133956605094?hash=item1f306f94a6:g:TW4AAOSwxdthrvBL

Thank you, Malcolm. Of course I have already downloaded the file :-D

Thank you very much, Steve.

Hi, I hope I could translate the most of the mei correctly, but need some help with the further translation. Date: 皇紀二千六百三年一月日 = koki ni awn roku haiku san nen ichi gatsu hi (a day 1st month 2603 years Japanese Empire January 1943) Smith: 肥前国正次鍛之 = Hizen (no) Kuni Masatsugu kitau kore (forged by Masatsugu of Hizen Province) but the rest? No stamps on nakago, Bruce :-) Thank you.

Hello members, I am offering a Gendaito made by Kanehisa in Shirasaya. The habaki (silver plated) and the polish are from WW2. Shirasaya was made new in 2020. The blade has a very small chip and superficial scratches. No bent, no deep rust, no fukure. In the download section you will find from M.Cox "GIFU TOSHO LIST 1937" the most important information about Kanehisa. Let me know if you want me to upload more pics or if I forgot something. Price: 1700€ + Shipping. Mei: Noshu Kanehisa Saku Shōwa Jū Hachi Nen San Gatsu (March 1943) Location: Gifu / Mino Shape: Shinogi-zukuri Measurements: Nagasa: 64.0 cm (Ubuha); Nakago: 21.6 cm (Ubu); Sori: 15.0 mm; Moto-haba: 32.5 mm; Moto-kasane: 7.4 mm (Iori-mune) Jihada: Ko-itame Hamon: Choji- Flamboyant Boshi: Ko-maru 中上作 CHUJO SAKU (上工の上位 Jōko no Jōi); Third Seat at the 6th Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941)

In the Background you can see a rare type of the sakura tsuba. Line this one:

Yes, I buy it. :-)

Hey Chris, like this tsuka? But it is the Sakura type.

Yes Bruce, I would also like to see some examples :-) The blades I have seen in civilian koshirae were from smiths who were gunto smiths and not RJT.

Hello together, every time I see civilian gunto koshirae like the sakura or bamboo leaf variant, there is a non-traditional blade (seki or sho stamp) mounted. Have any of you seen gendaito or old blades mounted in civilian gunto koshirae?

Hi, I'm looking for more information about Yoshikane, real name Fujiwara Kinjirō (藤原金次郎). I now he is born 1895 an study under 1st. Gen. Kawashima Tadayoshi. CHUJO SAKU, 3rd Seat 6. Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941). But perhaps someone has more. Hi is listing in Gendai Toko Meikan page 168. If anyone has the book maybe he could tell me what is on this page. :-) Have any of you heard/read anything about Suyama Tadashi? Maybe he is famous, but I can't find anything about him. Thank you!