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Going through some of my old reference material last night, I found a 1999 catalog from Fred Lohman and also a 2001 D.R. Langenbacker reproduction Tsuba catalog. Damn, I'm getting old.

I don't see why Showa22 wouldn't reply. Says something about his character if he doesn't. In my opinion, Showa22 made his money. He shouldn't care if the buyer makes a deal with you. Just my worthless .02 cents. Best of luck to you.

I appreciate the replies. Domo Arigato.

Keep in mind, Fuuten, this is an auction item. As of this moment, it has one bid at 250,000 yen but still 6 days remaining. I would imagine that the bids will go up on the last day or two. That seems to be the trend on that, and most other auctions. I agree with you, it is a beautiful piece.

Are you saying to contact them on Facebook, or look for the parts I need I Facebook?

I've been trying to contact Lohman for some buffalo horn pieces and replacement kozuka blades, but I'm getting no replies to emails or phone messages. Have they closed-up shop?

Jussi, I appreciate the different outlook on the signature. I am guessing that this particular Kanesaki must not have been well known at all. His work seems to be good, to my very simple eyes. Just wishing I could find more information. Thanks again Jussi!

Crazy timing on my part then. I just got a new computer, and my bookmarked links to sites went down with the old computer. When I got the new one up and running, I could not find his website. I thought it was some website security feature of the new computer being overly cautious. I wish Ed well, and look forward to his site being back up and running.

Inshu, Geishu, Sesshu, but no Hoshu to be found anywhere. I am guessing that Ueno is the town in Hoshu. When I search for Ueno, I find references to Tokyo, which is far from Hoshu / Buzen. I'm completely lost!

I lost my quick links to websites, and I'm now unable to find the nihonto website "Yakiba". I believe they were in the USA somewhere, but cannot find them now. Is there website still up and running, or just a problem on my end? Link to their website is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dan

Maybe reach out to Showa22 and see if he will give the buyer your contact information. It would then be up to the buyer to contact you, if he wants a quick profit from his recent purchase. Wishing you luck. Dan

The part that is throwing me off is Hoshu Ueno Ju. I have found Kanesaki from other regions, but not this particular smith. Stephen, you are correct, this is from Grey.

Was in the process of changing that. Should be good now.

I just purchased a wakizashi from a great dealer, that is also on this site. He has offered all the info he has available, but even that is limited. I have searched JSSUS database and Nihonto Club as well. Nothing seems to match this smith. Can anyone find anything about him? HoShu Ueno Ju Kanesaki 豊州上野住兼先

Gentlemen, I don't think this materialized as the dates were back in 2015. As mentioned before, I am located in Charleston, SC. Nothing says we can't arrange something on our own. Columbia is midway between Charleston and Greenville, SC. Shannon, you are welcome to join as well. I know an avid collector in Myrtle Beach who would probably attend. Maybe we could all agree to meet somewhere for display of what we have, buy, sell, trade, discuss, etc. Thoughts? Ideas? Let's get something going.

Thank you for the updated info Mark. I look forward to attending!

Mito?

Just need a double check on a very long Jitte I just brought home. Suifu Ju Suketomo 水府住助共

Your guess appears correct to me. 備州住友久 https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=&name_op=starts&name=tomohisa&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=All&start_era=All&school_nid=All

I have searched the forums, and found only a little about this subject. NBTHK seems to be the most respected shinsa, followed closely by the NTHK-NPO. I just recently stumbled across a katana for sale with a JASMK paper. This sparked my interest, and I checked their website out. https://jasmk.jp/index.htm It seems geared towards Japanese collectors, as I did not see any avenue for foreign submittals. To be clear, I'm not advocating anything, just curious as to everyone's thoughts on this. Dan in South Carolina

You guys are the best. Thank you!

That is one of the big questions I also had. Did you have to pay import fees "Surfson" Robert?

This is a set price item, not an auction item. Thank you for your reply!

Has there been any action on this?

So where are you located? There are different chapters of the JSSUS (Japanese Sword Society United States) around the country. You can find some very knowledgeable people at their meetings. As mentioned above, shinsa is where you will find the experts of the trade. All the best, Dan