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  1. francois2605
    As the saying goes, "buy the sword, not the signature". Assume all signatures are fake unless there are papers from a trustworthy organisation (NBTHK, NTHK, etc).
  2. francois2605
    For that price range, I would immediately buy this one !
  3. francois2605
    Thanks Steve for the explanation. It does make sense now.
  4. francois2605
    You can find a comment about "katana-boutique" in another thread, here
  5. francois2605
    The kanji seem to be 正方 which according to this page both translate to MASA. Am I missing something ? I have a Masakata tsuba but signed with different kanji: 武州住政方 (Bushu Ju Masakata)
  6. francois2605
    Is this technically considered an horimono ? My impression was an horimono was created by removing material from the blade, not adding some
  7. francois2605
    Oh I can see really nice tsubas in the corner of the latest picture
  8. francois2605
    This story probably explains why someone drilled a hole into this tsuba. I was wondering how such an idea could cross someone's mind but now it would make sense.
  9. francois2605
    Are you serious ?!? Are you saying you got the tsuba for peanuts ? OMG
  10. francois2605
    For those interested, here's the koshirae.
  11. francois2605
    Hello Malcolm, Indeed, "Yatsu Boshi No Maru Ni Omodaka" seems to be as descriptive as it can get. Thank you all for your help.
  12. francois2605
    Thanks for your replies. Bazza: No it's not from a shin-guntō. This picture is from a wakizashi my uncle owns. I'll try to ask him a picture of the whole koshirae. Kyle: I see, thanks. It didn't occur to me that the kamon was made of the 8 circles before your comment.
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    Hello members, I was recently shown this menuki. I think the mon corresponds to one from this picture (6th on the last line). Is this correct ? If so, do you happen to know the family name attached to this mon ? Thank you very much for your insights.
  14. francois2605
    What a beauty !
  15. francois2605
    This FedEx issue seems to be pervasive, I have the exact same issue in France, trying to have some indue import fees reimbursed to no avail so far. The case is reportedly being worked on (since late May) except that I got no notification in 3 months. Every call to the hotline yields a different response: "We can't do anything", "It's being worked on", "Please be patient", "It's out of our purview now". FedEx is by far the worst carrier I've ever seen.
  16. francois2605
    Hello Peter, Is it possible to see more pictures of #10 (aka "pine motif sukashi tsuba") ? Thanks
  17. francois2605
    Taylor, could you please show us the end result ? I'm really interested in seeing the before / after because I saw some fittings on eBay and was thinking that a (soft) cleaning could really make a difference. Cheers
  18. francois2605
    I see, I remember this name. Thanks, the way the swords were shot indeed rang a bell, thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye on his items. Cheers
  19. francois2605
    While looking at Japanese swords on eBay, I stumbled upon a seller named "Japanese-swords-hq". I searched his name here but to no avail. His announcements contain the following snippet: Just curious if anyone had experience with this seller. Thank you !
  20. francois2605
    It looks like a mune-ware to me but I'm not an expert. It's just that I have no idea what else it could be, this crack is simply not supposed to be there.
  21. francois2605
    PM sent
  22. francois2605
    Really nice, thanks for sharing with us.
  23. francois2605
    The signature is indeed the same as the one from your link. Thank you Jean for your help
  24. francois2605
    Good morning, Could you please help translating the following signature from a tsuba I just received ? This is my first try at deciphering a signature and I'm not sure where to lookup the kanjis or what the methodology is, so if a member could kindly provide some pointers, that would be much appreciated ! Thank you very much in advance Edit: Identified BUSHU (武州) JU (住) MASA (正) YOSHI (義) (KAO ?) by using http://www.jssus.org/nkp/kanji_for_tosogumei.html. Is this correct ?!?
  25. francois2605
    I think that for 5000 euros you will get a better sword from the sale and trade section from this forum
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