Baka Gaijin

Resembles the style of Mogi-To that Meirin Sangyo sold in the 1980's. https://global.nipponto.co.jp/

Center) Director of the Japanese Sword Forging Association, Naval Captain Kurata (left) Advisor, Dr. Kudo, Director of the Anki Steel Works.

Bottom left Box lid 武 義 Takeyoshi?

Wow That was fast Thank you

Good Morning All I encountered a three character stamp on a high end Japanese Mogito Nakago and would appreciate a translation. I have not encountered such a thing on a Duralumin training blade before. As an aside, Duralumin was developed in 1909 and was used in the frames of Zeppelin.

日本刀劍の研究 Nihon Token No Kenkyu Literally Research into Japanese Swords

Perhaps commissioned by one of the chaps in pale blue fatigues who turn up on a Sunday Morning at Yasukuni Jinja and march up and down a bit, before getting into the big Black Vans bedecked with loud speakers and Flags?

Its becoming increasingly difficult to obtain replacement blades of suitable quality for the Occam Razor. Gillette Mach 3 may be a suitable option..............

Samurai did not fight from behind. That is against the chivalrous spirit Scene set: a cold and misty Moor in March..... The thoughts of one young man......... Hmm.....That one there on the Horse, he's in armour, I'm wearing a three day old Fundoshi which is fresher than my last meal, and all I've got is a pointed stick and a pet rock................ But so are the rest of us at the back, who were pressed into service by our various Lords............... Here's an idea lads: 下克上 Gekokujō !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kinoshita Tōkichirō (木下 藤吉郎) aged 17................ AKA not so very much later as Toyotomi Hideyoshi Happy New Year Katchu Bunnies

尚古堂花親 内田家水図 金地錦紋色絵

Good morning Piers Old Bean, I thought the fitting points for a Guruwa were familiar. There are more images in this thread here:

Its a wild guess - A Cricket Box That is to say a box for a Cricket (Orthoptera), and not something related to the followers of Wisden and W.G. Grace.

A work of mingei 民芸. Sōetsu Yanagi (1889 - 1961) first coined the term in the early 20th Century, to describe the "art of the people"—anonymous, functional, and mass-produced folk crafts over expensive, "high art". His book "The Unknown Craftsman" is well worth reading.

Also you can read 玉石 as: Good and Bad Gems and Stones Wheat and Chaff

Kuraya Hashimoto just down from Nijojo Mae station on a corner opposite Nijo Castle. 408-29 Ikemotocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8302, Japan Very friendly family run shop selling Swords and Sword related items. The owner has a good sense of humour and I've found him to be most helpful.