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  1. Ray Singer
    https://blog.yuhindo.com/meibutsu-and-meito/
  2. Ray Singer
    Aoi are sometimes late in marking items on Hold or Sold. More than once I have inquired about an item which was already gone.
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    In one of the Facebook groups I manage we had a member (now banned) who stripped an armour down, spray painted each piece white, and used epoxy to attach bull horns to the kabuto.
  4. Ray Singer
    I would add to Grey's comment that the nakago is severely compromised due to having been ground down to fit the kyu-gunto koshirae. This damage looks very recent to my eyes. I separately have doubts about the mei, however even if the mei is authentic this type of damage (and the idea that a non-related blade may have been forced into this koshirae) should be a deterrent.
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    Original shinobi-ana.
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    The first is purporting to be a Kanabo blade (I believe) and may not be dated. While I do not see that exact mei, an authentic Kanabo Kasatsugu would be Muromachi. https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meisearch?type=All&mei_op=contains&mei=%E6%94%BF%E6%AC%A1 Gordon Robson is generally the person I would think to ask about Kanabo. https://www.nihonto.com/kanabo-masatsugu-%E9%87%91%E6%88%BF%E6%94%BF%E6%AC%A1/
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    Hattori Masahiro. Showato.
  8. Ray Singer
    Listing another from the recently consigned collection. This is a wakizashi which has been attributed to the Oei Nobukuni smith Saemon-no-jō Nobukuni. He worked in the early Muromachi period circa Oei (1394). https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/NOB309 The hamon on this one is just spectacular. It has an extremely bright gonome midare hamon with a river of sunagashi running though middle (like Naoe Shizu, which also exhibits this type of activity). The attribution to Saemon-no-jō comes from the NTHK. Dimensions for this sword are below. Nagasa: 38cm Moto-haba: 29cm Saki-haba: 26cm Mekugi-ana: 3 Kasane: 5cm Best regards, Ray
  9. Ray Singer
    Yamanaka goes into detail on his opinion of what constitutes a high-quality sword, with heavy emphasis on the quality of the nioi-guchi. I do not agree with all of what he writes into his book, and on a personal level I take a very different approach to collecting from what he advises, however it is interesting to read his point-of-view.
  10. Ray Singer
    I would suggest the book below. Facts and Fundamentals of Japanese Swords: A Collector's Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568365837/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LiUtCbBJF9EVJ
  11. Ray Singer
    The photos are very difficult for me to read on a mobile screen, but the second is a sayagaki from one of the Hon'ami dated Meiji 18.
  12. Ray Singer
    The first tanto is a Tanba (no) kami Terukado.
  13. Ray Singer
    Hi Stephen, I have also used kakejiku box on occasion for tanto and smaller wakizashi.
  14. Ray Singer
    Thanks Peter!
  15. Ray Singer
    Very much appreciated, thank you Dave. Kind regards, Ray
  16. Ray Singer
    Does anyone know of a source for a koshirae box such as the example below? https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2018/18520koshirae-2.jpg Kind regards, Ray
  17. Ray Singer
    On hold.
  18. Ray Singer
    Thank you Greg.
  19. Ray Singer
    This Sengo katana, which was offered here in the board a couple of years ago, was in the collection I recently consigned and is the first sword I am offering for sale. It is a wonderfully mounted blade measuring 66 cm with a school attibution to Sengo. http://nihontofrance.com/nihonto-2/sengo-katana-2/?lang=en Unfortunately since it was acquired, the NBTHK Hozon kanteisho has been lost. The owner has agreed to reduce the price to allow a credit for submitting the sword again for kanteisho (though a photo of the original Hozon papers are attached). The Sengo is being offered at SOLD (plus shipping and insurance). I have attached the Nihonto France photos here (credit http://nihontofrance.com),but will add new photography as soon as possible. Any questions, please email raymondsinger@gmail.com. Best regards, Ray
  20. Ray Singer

    Colored Hi?

    Ray Singer replied to Jwrussell's topic in Nihonto

    http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/6306-red-lacquer-in-the-bo-hi/ http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/4823-swords-hi-painted-or-lacquered-red/
  21. Ray Singer
    Sometimes blades are stored in newspaper saya as a temporary, protective measure until a shirasaya can be made or until their koshirae can be cleaned & repaired. Likewise, if someone is trying to remove corrosion non-invasively with oil, bone, ivory, etc it would not necessarily make sense to the return the blade to its old saya that may contain rust or abrasive debris, and a paper saya may be the best short-term solution. I do this myself when finding nice blades in poor condition gunto koshirae. As soon as possible though, a shirasaya will be made and a tsunagi for the koshirae. Blades are not really kept by collectors as truly bare with no protection at all.
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    Absolutely spectacular sword Jeremiah, congratulations.
  23. Ray Singer
    Most are in shirasaya or koshirae. There are a few swords in this collection though which are in partial koshirae, such as the original saya only, and need a shirasaya made. Please note that I am still in the process of photographing and uploading these pieces to my website. Best regards, Ray
  24. Ray Singer
    Amazing, I never would have caught that. Appreciated seeing this Steve.
  25. Ray Singer
    Unfortunately nothing in gunto koshirae. I would have let you know first
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