Ian

Of course I will help Ian

No, but who knows if a plaque has been removed, or just unsigned. The posts have been removed at some stage! http://www.flickr.com/photos/nihonto-uk ... /lightbox/ Regards

Not yet, but I think they are worthy Ian

Hi all Any idea of the theme?

Another http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20790/l ... 26r1%3D593 Regards

I personally need my X3 glasses to look at anything now

Matt The V&A is a Museum of art and design, I heard story's that some blades in the past were discarded, as the interest was only in the art and design of the koshirae. have a good trip :D

So it is a shoe! I only said it tongue in cheek :D Well done Markus

Hello gents Any idea what he has in his hand? Kind regards

Thank you as always Morita san

Hello Gents Can someone help me out , I'm going round in circles here

May help

This casting came up last week

The usual giveaway

Hello I'm sure you will notice that some have a wider Yokote than Hamachi (Shin Shinto at least) A bummer for koshirae :lol:

Colin was a wonderful man, whose passion and vitality inspired many. He will be missed by all, and never forgotten. Ichi go ichi e

Hello Could I have your kind thoughts on this fuchi kashira I have had for the last couple of decades.

:D with you now :D

I must say I'm a little concerned, I had no clue they had accumulated. Do you think there is any hope

hello gents Thought I would have a rummage through the menuki draw, and found I had many menuki with people theme. Their expressions do make me smile :D Here's just one pair. I anyone else with a similar affliction, I will post some more regards

Hi Roy That's about right. 20% Vat, plus admin fee = £20. Anything over £18 will be charged at 20% unless it's over 100 years old, and then it's 5% I'm sure they just want the money, and are not interested in what it is, and it will be released when the charge is payed. very annoying though. I just heard on the news that HMRC are getting a ticking off for bad service from the government. Regards

I could only see it in the zoomed in picture :D

Hello Gents, I thought you might appreciate it. I'll post a photograph of the tsuba later. Because of it's age ( I think to me late 1500 ) all of the fittings are a little loose and move from their original positions. The Saya, if you notice, picture 4, is actually very fine lacquered leather with microscopic stitching. I don't think that the leather is cow hide; it may be sarugawa? I have had this sword in my collection for a number of years and actually got it from a guy who told me he got it from Kato Kyomasa shrine in the '40s. I must apologise for being somewhat vague on my posts; I think I have spent too much time in Japan, and expect people to read between the lines rather than stating things.

I thought I would do some more pictures and found something I did not see before