Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini

by Kanabo Masatsugu, Muromachi period, 16th century

So many years of online friendship on Sword Forum International and here. You'll be bitterly missed Keith. May you rest in the sword lovers Walhalla.

I pray for his family. Once he wrote in a post "Life ain't fair". He was right.

The few I can do, I've done. Best wishes Ford.

Beautiful.

Welcome !!   

Welcome !   

Welcome !

Welcome !! 

r.i.p.

Welcome...  

Welcome Chis and Happy Xmas.

Good question... I'm not even able to understand the direction of mine...

Good post, really. Thanks Guido.

OrigamiS ? NihontoS ? Japanese has develeped such a plural form ?

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So many thanks Markus !  

I hadn't this one . 

If you are interested in the origin and developement of the tsuba in Japan hereunder an embrional work I made years ago. Sadly it remained just a project in my mind.

Sorry I can't remember the title and I'm away from my sources just now but maybe this is what you  are searching for.

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Welcome ! 

Oh Im Sorry. I was just quoting Nagayama from "The connoisseurs book of Japanese swords" where he says "a pocket of air that wasn't forced out during the forging process". But what does he know right? lol (I kid I kid) Hes a polisher not a metallurgist

I wish I was a metallurgist with the metal knowledge of Nagayama-Sama...

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Robert, looks chinese to me...

Interesting. Never seen one before as far as I remember...

welcome.