Tengu1957

Uwe , I'm not a good photographer. Her are some better images the seller took.

62 plate very heavy Kabuto . Tokubetsu paper to early Edo Saotome Ienari Love the Tehen on this one

Monster O Zutsu 100 Monnme 1.8 inches internal bore 48 inches long 46 lbs Singed Kubota Chozaemon No Jo Working in Akita Han in Dewa No Kuni ( North of Japan ) Made around 1840 A note on the smith states he was a practioner of Ninja gunnery I had never heard of this but apparently it was about firing in the rain and other conditions so that the enemy could not see the flash of the gun or initiating powder Many thanks to Nich Nick Ricupero for selling this to Me. I really love this gun ! Many thanks to Jan Pettersson for helping me with the information about the maker.

Piers , it's 1.4 inches wide or 3.556 cm. My conversion from inches to cm was incorrect.

Edo period O Zutsu 29 kilos Unsigned barrel Bore 2.6 cm Length 121 cm

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Asking for help for translation. Thank you in advance

Hi Luc , thank you for the information. The seller told me that he thought it had a Western feel to it.

Thank you!

Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea what the trim might be made of ?

Thanks Uwe . I thought the Menpo might have been Myochin but it's not signed.

Just got a new armor. It's unsigned . There are plates with Bonji on the sleeves. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me.

Dai - signed Harima Daijo Tadakuni - ubu 75 cm with koshirae Test cut - yamano Nagahisa cut 2 bodies in half dated Sho - signed Harima Daijo Tadakuni - ubu with Koshirae 43.2 cm Test cut - Yamano Nagahisa cut 2 bodies in half same date as the Katana Nagahisa was the most famous test cutter of the Edo period . Rare to find daisho with test cut on the same day

Yes , one is in army mounts

Two generations Moto Oki with cutting tests Wakizashi Top one - 2nd generation dated 1839 with body tested at the Senju execution grounds. One body cut in half by a listed test cutter. Sword made in soshu style. Bottom one - 1st generation dated with one body cut in half by a listed tester. Sword Test done at the Senju execution grounds.

I bought this years ago at a gun show. I have never submitted for Shinsa . Please excuse the bad photos but if you have any thoughts about school or period I would like to hear them. I had always thought the kissaki was a little shorts ( temper is all there ) . The Hi are well made and it's healthy. It's 70 cm

This one is painted to look like a tortoise shell. I have a tobacco holder that is made from a real one. Where I live in the US we have a lot of land turtles . When I see them trying to cross the road I pull over and give them a lift in the direction they are heading !

Thanks , I had planned to do that.

Recently acquired this one.

Kabuto - 62 plate heavy . Iron Tehen and Agemaki ring. Edo period signed Saotome Ienari. This is a very well made helmet. Many thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me.

Luc , thank you for the information.

72 plate heavy Kabuto Edo period Thought to be Ichiguchi Myochin work Not sure if signed Would be interested in comments , the Tehen is a bit further back than normal and there is a noticeable bulge at the front. It's an usual number of plates. A period Mai Date. Many thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me.

67 , I started collecting 45 years ago. I have lived every minute of it !!!