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  1. DRDave
    Certainly looks like habaki to me. Rather unusual for tsuba motif. Could the 4 (shi) combined with the geometry imply "death on the cross"? I wouldn't rule it out.
  2. DRDave
    Francois posted this link in one of your other threads. Good info on the rating system used in the Toko Taikan and other systems.
  3. DRDave
    That's amazing. USPS should get into design-your-own; it would probably be a money maker.
  4. DRDave
    I don't get it , but I don't watch demon slayer; so I presume it's a replica of a fantasy sword? It slays me, too
  5. DRDave
    I'd use nothing more than a dry Q-tip gently on those wet looking areas and see if it will remove whatever is giving that appearance.
  6. DRDave
    I like it. Looks interesting. Is there masame in the shinogi-ji ?
  7. DRDave
    To me there's kind of a garden vibe
  8. DRDave
    Went browsing and found this seller has had a few: https://www.samurai-nippon.net/SHOP/list.php?Search=tadatsuna Four of the five have horimono.
  9. DRDave
    Yes.
  10. DRDave
    Your phone takes way better photos than mine. I'll bet that blade has some heft. Any idea what it weighs?
  11. DRDave
    I know you'll enjoy the book, Bruce. I think it's a must-have for anyone considering the purchase of a Yasukuni blade.
  12. DRDave
    Slough's pg 104 and 105
  13. DRDave
    I've done the same, but if there's advance notice the end is near, I'll try to sell them myself. If not, I want her to sell them and spend the money on what she enjoys.
  14. DRDave
    MB recently listed this: https://nihontoantiques.com/project/hizen-masatsugu-daito-fss-882/
  15. DRDave
    Is the jiri an indication, or did he make several styles of those, too?
  16. DRDave
    Thank you, sir!
  17. DRDave
    Bryce, I've noticed he didn't always sign the same side of the blade, and not all had kao. For Example: https://www.aoijapan.net/tanto-osaka-ju-gassan-sadakatsu-kinsaku-kao/ https://www.aoijapan.net/tanto-kotaishi-denka-omamorigatana-motte-yotetsusyowa-8nen-12gatsu-kichijitsu-gassan-sadakatsu-saku/ Do you have any stats on those two differences? With gratitude, Dave
  18. DRDave
    Congratulations and best wishes!
  19. DRDave
    That is a stunner. Best wishes on your sale and next purchase!
  20. DRDave
    In the second photo, is it just me, or are there ghosts of mei below the ana?
  21. DRDave
    Very nice.
  22. DRDave
    Wow Cars, motorcycles, swords; talk about living the dream! Best wishes in all your endeavors, JT. There is some irony in all the NG it will take to produce enough energy to supply electric vehicles, when it could be used to power vehicles in the first place.
  23. DRDave
    Years ago I received the most extreme example of cheap packaging I've ever encountered. Seller used a Marie Callender's frozen dinner box.
  24. DRDave

    kantei

    DRDave replied to Rivkin's topic in Nihonto

    I'm curious why that is myself. When searching for info about Sueyuki, I found several sources that said no signed pieces of his exist; but Darcy says he has seen one. https://yuhindo.com/ayanokoji-sadatoshi/
  25. DRDave
    I would submit it when the opportunity arises. Orikaeshi-mei always reminds me of one Ray (I think) posed that was folded from both sides; I'd never seen anything like it.
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