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  1. UnoKubi
    Dwain, that's pathetic. Reminds me of when they were talking about making all new Chef's knives have rounded points...
  2. UnoKubi
    Actually, it does. If you're looking to start off with black samegawa, you're going to be buying ray *leather,* not rawhide. It will not do the same job, and is a different animal altogether, so to speak... It will be pliable and polished, not stiff and sharp. Just an fyi. :-)
  3. UnoKubi
    Nice find! You should look into cleaning it properly, and for the love of god, oil it! You can just use mineral oil if you don't have ready access to Choji or Tsubaki oil...
  4. UnoKubi
    Both an unusual shape, and unusual workmanship - I like it! :-D
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    Some really interesting work there...
  6. UnoKubi
    Higgins Armory in Worcester, Mass, used to have a good collection. They've since closed and merged with the Worcester Museum of Art. No idea what they may have kept on display, but I'm sure they have something...
  7. UnoKubi
    Excellent watching! Thanks much!
  8. UnoKubi
    Several red flags there, I'm afraid... Doesn't quite look as crude as a Chinese copy, though.
  9. UnoKubi
    Many thanks to all, especially Guido. Greatly appreciated. I had the right 'dai' kanji, but the wrong 'ko.'
  10. UnoKubi
    Could someone with the ability to post in kanji please provide me with the proper characters for kodai? I think I have them worked out, but I'm not 100% sure. Thanks very much! Darryl
  11. UnoKubi
    There were a large number of these produced for the export market after the opening of Japan. The vast majority are actually bone, not ivory. Look for Schreger lines to see if they are there. You'll find them on the ends of the piece.
  12. UnoKubi
    Can't access the link from work, but civilian koshirae were known in WWII, either newly produced, or ancestral blades brought intact into combat...
  13. UnoKubi
    Bears all the hallmarks of it...
  14. UnoKubi
    Baleen was used on some swords, especially when we get to the time of Toppei koshirae. It cannot be replaced, I'm afraid, unless you can find someone with a documented stash from prior to 1972. Even then, you have the challenge of finding someone who knows how to work it... Nice piece, though.
  15. UnoKubi
    Ubu means not shortened, and gimei is a false signature... Hopefully you appreciate it for what it is, because you'll never be able to sell it to a serious collector with having had your friend polish it.
  16. UnoKubi
    Looks to be the best of the bunch! Talk about a mixed bag...
  17. UnoKubi
    As stated implicitly, this looks to be a Chinese copy...
  18. UnoKubi
    We used to have shows and clubs in Houston and San Antonio, but they fizzled out. I restarted the Houston club with permission of the founder back in the late 90's, but that fizzled out as well... Where's everyone at? I'm in the Northwest Houston area.
  19. UnoKubi
    What kind of stamp does it have? That would be at least some indicator of whether it was traditionally made or not... Darryl
  20. UnoKubi
    Well damn... Congratulations on jumping right off the deep end! :-D
  21. UnoKubi
    That *is* his idea of preserving them... I'll pass along everything that I've learned, and start researching these smiths a bit more. Hopefully I can come up with some argument to just leave them as-is, or at least get a basic shirasaya made for them to prevent further degradation.
  22. UnoKubi
    Here are the photos of the 'Echizen.'
  23. UnoKubi
    Ray, that's exactly why I'm here. The owner wants them all buffed out and acid etched!
  24. UnoKubi
    Will do! The Bizen is the only one I think would be worth even exploring... Looks to have some good length to it, not too terribly rusted, just needs a bit of point and edge work... Here are the photos I have of it:
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    Thanks for that, Ray! I was thinking the first was Bizen, but it just didn't look right compared to printed Kanji...
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