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  1. Toryu2020

    Modern tsuba

    Kaze Ryu -
  2. George it hasn’t been quite long enough - we like to see at least five years between shinsa. Next one is scheduled for 2027. -tch
  3. Mauro - there was a split in the NTHK several years back, the pretenders called themselves the NTHK (NPO) - this is their work...
  4. Just to be clear this is an NPO paper and not the one and true NTHK... -tch
  5. and other stuff
  6. lots to see in this video - I think you'll see your banner in action around the 8 minute mark...
  7. Toryu2020

    Modern tsuba

    Viktor - Check this thread below for some great examples...
  8. Double Namako by Miyamoto Musashi
  9. https://nihonto.com/the-yasutsugu-school-康継系/ https://nihonto.com/edo-sandai-yasutsugu/
  10. Yamamura Sensei has unfortunately passed but if you can make it down to Kamakura his students still work in the forge usually on Sundays... About Us │ Masamune Sword and Blade Workshop
  11. The collections of many of the great houses were well documented in the Meiji period - you might just find your sword detailed in one of these books... B518. Koshitsu. Shogunke. Daimyoke Token Mokuroku - Japanese sword books and tsuba
  12. Toryu2020

    Modern tsuba

  13. James I am sure it is a nice sword - however the photos only seem to show the hadori and not the actual Hamon and activity within. I would want better photos... -t
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