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DRDave

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  1. Just in case you hadn't seen it, I thought I'd post this link in hope that it might help. https://nihonto.com/the-yasutsugu-school-康継系/
  2. I'd be excited about that one, too; nice find. Congrats, Ed!
  3. My WAG: 1 - Once upon a time in Japan 2 - Mino Den 3 - Seki Ju Something or other.
  4. In addition to links in a recent post here, there is also info posted here.
  5. https://www.toukenko...i&katanaA111118.html Ray started a thread on it 5 years ago.
  6. Although I have very few tsuba, one is Kiku. Perhaps due to their popularity/abundance?
  7. Looks like this one is on hold now. When I saw the date, I wondered if it might be the last sword he made. What do you think?
  8. Avoid the auction fees by buying direct from the seller here .
  9. Some links that may be of interest. Info on Shigetsugu , Info on Toyama Mitsuru , Example of Shigetsugu's block script dated 1932
  10. George, With the current exchange rate you should consider taking you wife on a trip to Japan.
  11. And if I'm not mistaken, the second one appears to be Izumo Daijō Masamitsu. Can someone confirm? Some info on Hozon papers here.
  12. Apologies for being off-topic, but speaking of Darcy... I know it's trivial, but I would like to see him awarded a ranking of Grand Master.
  13. Lots of good info here about importing/exporting to Japan.
  14. In the past I've often used the Aoi Art Museum to look at mei and so forth; but today I found that it no longer has a search function. Just curious if anyone else using that resource has noticed, or if the problem is on my end. TIA
  15. Here is a Shigetaka (2 gen) listed by Aoi Art years ago that was said to have been owned by Takasugi Shinsaku.
  16. Nice going, Manuel! That's a a wonderful piece of work.
  17. I wouldn't worry about it. You'll probably see it move again pretty soon.
  18. Nice one. I like Akasaka because they often impart a sense of movement.
  19. The Thanks for the info! Yes, the difference between Juyo 28 and 29 is remarkable, both in quantity submitted and percentage accepted. Looking at your data with those two sessions as a diving point; and presuming I haven't made an error, results in the following: 10 sessions up to and including 28 - Average number submitted = 886 Average passed = 396 Average % passed = 44.7 40 sessions starting at 29 and up - Average number submitted = 1373 Average passed = 194 Average % passed = 14.13
  20. Matt, Yours looks very similar to the one I had, but the colors on mine more closely matched the one you have laying on the table. Had a nice Osaka Shinto blade (Tanba no Kami Kanemichi) that fit perfectly. Wish I had kept it.
  21. Anybody know what happened; accident or illness?
  22. Interesting. Fred mentions ayasugi hada in Jitsu'a den blades here: https://www.nihonto.com/jitsua/
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