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  1. francois2605
    That's a terrible news. The JSI is probably the website I've used the most during my searches. He contributed a lot to this community. RIP Rich
  2. francois2605
    Are you selling this sword ? If so rules require posting your asking price
  3. francois2605
    This seller is also known as Masa Horiuchi on Facebook
  4. francois2605
    The quality of some of their translations dramatically improved recently. I immediately thought that someone had used ChatGPT . My guess it that "top notch" comes from ChatGPT rather than Tsuruta-san.
  5. francois2605
    When I inquired in Dec 2022, @Barrett Hiebert had sold his sword to Robert Hughes
  6. francois2605
    AFAIK the ambiguity is only about gendaitō / shinsakutō which can mean different things for different people. As per Markus Sesko: There should be zero ambiguity about shinshintō: or Showa, Heisei and Reiwa which are nengō era names. Note: Showa should not be confused with Showatō which denotes non-traditionally made swords. Finally, shinsakutō:
  7. francois2605
    If you trust the seller, why are you wondering whether the sword is genuine ?
  8. francois2605

    Moon tsuba

    francois2605 replied to Stephen's topic in Tosogu

    One of the first tsuba I bought a while ago.
  9. francois2605
    BTW it looks more like a Type 94 than 98 to me
  10. francois2605
    Actually I can see it now OK I'm out...
  11. francois2605
    Can you show us ? I can't see any in the pictures uploaded so far
  12. francois2605
    Hello Lawrence, have you checked this reference website http://ohmura-study.net/911.html ?
  13. francois2605
    I like this thread. I was thinking recently that it would be really useful to have swordsmith-dedicated threads on the forum to aggregate all the information about a given person.
  14. francois2605
    This is a very sad news 😢 Condolences to his family.
  15. francois2605
    Hi Alexi and welcome to the forum. You will probably find this thread useful: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/34023-bibliography-of-Japanese-modern-edged-weapons-1868-1945
  16. francois2605
    Very nice sugata. Thanks for sharing Klaus.
  17. francois2605
    Interesting the Meiji 100th year instead of Showa 42. Is there any rationale for this ?
  18. francois2605
    I think that this is a jingasa
  19. francois2605
    @Marauder Please find Jean's latest sale posts here
  20. francois2605
    Next time, maybe try automatic bidding if possible, you would have won the auction when away from keyboard.
  21. francois2605
    I think those 3 swords are not worth buying. I don't know your budget but if I were you, I would ask myself: would you rather own 3 average swords or a good one ?
  22. francois2605
    Wow, that's really excellent, Manuel. Definitely something to be proud of. Is the design yours or inspired from a specific school ?
  23. francois2605
    There's a similar tsuba on Drouot right now at https://drouot.com/f...iron-echizen-sukashi. The estimate is between 500 and 1000 EUR.
  24. francois2605

    Rabbits

    francois2605 replied to Vermithrax16's topic in Tosogu

    Tsuba on auction soon: https://drouot.com/fr/l/21673046-hirochika-a-fine-sentoku-tsuba
  25. francois2605
    @Stephen Here: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/9324-shichisei-hōkoku/#comment-94266
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