Akitombo

Hi, Just listed this item http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :MESELX:IT Regards David

Thankyou for all your help David

Hi, Please could I have a little help to finish this translation off. I have got so far... NOSHU JU SEISHO HEI As always thankyou in advance Regards from a wet England David

Hi Ford, Could we class this as Shunga or just a blue period? Regards David

Happy New Year to all in Nihonto Land from a snow covered Britain. I hope all of you sitting in shirts by the BBQ this time of year get stung!! Can I say a very big THANKYOU to Brian and the team. Long may this site continue. Regards David

Cheers Dick, Missed that one....you can burn it onto CD if you wish to keep a copy. Regrds David

Hi, Here is a pair of menuki I have with the same theme. Benki by order of Yoshitsune attaching a notice to the plum tree of Amagasaki(Joly.Legend reprint PG.85 and 583). The other samurai is blowing a conch sheel, the sybol of Benki, emblem of Yamabushi. Regards David

Hi, Have got so far with this name, but now I am at a complete halt. On one side Tenppo second year (1832) Hare(4th.month) spring but on the name I can only pick out Yoshi Nobu. Any help, as always, would be great. Regards David

Hi, Just a quick note to flag up an exact copy of this tsuba by Goto Tsuneharu in Ninon-To issue no.5 March 1997, published by the To-Ken Society of Great Britain. In the Tosogu section at the back, No.8, Bob Haynes did the write up for Clive Sinclaire. I am sure Clive could tell us more. The tsuba is Edo, dated around 1850. Regards David

Henry, I have two smith made sword canes in stock, one in the shape of a walking stick, the other like a bamboo stick. If your interested send me your contact details and I will send you pictures/details David

Hi Guys, I have come to the end of my translation book and very little further on with an answer. The first three on the left, I made as Nyu Kazu So, the right hand side last one as No dashi(pupil of). Any help, as always, one is grateful Regards from a dry England(for once) David

Is this tsuba that rare and has the school it's been put against correct? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0323978513 Regards David

Hi Guys, Until we can get the website up and running, as well as safe, please contact me via the Hythe antiques dealers list. I will put together a sword and a fittings list, then update on a regular basis, just drop me an email and I will put you on the send list. If you are in our neck of the woods, we are open 10 - 5 Tuesday to Sunday, phone beforehand and I will try to meet up. Regards David

Hi All, Just to give anyone in the Uk a heads up on our new business opened in the South of England. Whilst we have traded at fairs for a number of years, we have now a base at: Hythe Antiques & Interiors 166-170 High Street Hythe Kent CT21 4AD TEL: 01303 269251 http://www.hytheantiques.co.uk Whilst we are more fittings and some parts, sageo, bags, Etc. Some swords already in stock, along with polearms and tanto Not the best time to start a new business, but it was better than forming a bank. Regards David

Hi Guys, Thankyou for your help. Yes Brian, it is a WW2 Tanto/Aikuchi blade. We do not see a lot of these in England and when we do they tend to be sold as Kamikazi daggers? Whilst it is a few hundred years too new, I was interested in what was on the blade. It will end up as a P/X on an older item at the next UK fair. Regards David

Hi, I have a small tanto blade, with this on the blade. Can I have some help with the translation please. Regards David

Hi, Having looked at the group of Kiyomitsu, that throws up a problem. According to Cox and Shimano's "Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu Ha", the signiture should read Bizen Kuni Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu. Was this a custom made sword or a fake? As always regards David

Hi, I think I 've worked this one out, but.............just in case. Is this Bizen Kuni Ju Arimitsu ? If so , which one is it? As always Thankyou Regards David

Katana on http://www.speedbid.com item no.Lot #383165 Looks like a good restoration project, depends on reserve. First time I have seen a Japanese sword on this site, knock on effect from E-Bay ban, maybe. David

Hi Guys, I just brought this iron tsuba yesterday. The general dealer had "cleaned"it, but its a nice heavy one, 3ins in dia. Is it an old one? Regards David More Info: Thickness 3/16 ins, iron has a wet look, mimi very uneven.

Hi, Can anybody direct me to either a publication or with this forum, on the dating of menuki by looking at the back of them. Most books on fittings show the front, but it seems to be the "bit behind" that can give more clues to its age and school. Cheers Guys David

Hi, I agree that Don is the best in London, you can sit down , have a cup of tea, look at the stock and even if you do not buy anything, he is great to talk to. The other three, Hythe Antiques is very keen on tsuba prices, but it is quality over price, too many arms dealers put shin-gunto out at insane prices, just because they are Japanese. In France, I understand Robert has retired, is this correct anybody? Regards David

Hi, I have noticed that it is hard to find who the dealers in Japanese swords and fittings are in areas, not only in the UK but when you travel around. It seems a good idea if a data base was built up by those in each region, that is if you want to give away your supply lines. Since I live in the South-East of England, prehaps I could start; Lanes Armoury The Lanes Brighton Sussex Hythe Antiques & Interiors 166-170 High Street Hythe Nr.Folkestone Kent Don Bayney Grays Davies Street London W1 Blunderbuss Thayer Street London W1 Can this be added to? David

Brian, It has been filed out to take a large tang, the largest sword I have is big Nobukuni and that rattles around. Could that explain the loss of the punch marks? Any other way of putting a name to it or will it remain a bit of a unkown? David

Hi All, I have just picked up this iron tsuba. It looks like a typical Higo style tsuba, but I have not seen one with gold inlay. Is this original or added later? I thought this to be around 1750, but does the inlay make it later? Yours as always confused David http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8581/higogx5.jpg