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Please put one aside for me, if you're able find any, Luc

pm sent!

"Kaneyoshi"? March Showa 19. Don't have F&G sry.

Very nice Chris! Paar Zentimeter nach links wäre gut .......

There might be an direct flight....

Yep!

Last part is missing in the picture. Cut off?

Well done Sergei!

Looks like "Chōshu Kawaji ju Hisatsugu saku" to me. You can try yourself for the next one and come back here to discuss your results

"Suketake saku"?

"Yatsushiro Jingo saku" I guess.

Not necessarily!

Hi Steve, I read "Soshu ju Hiromasa".

Yep!

Hi Rob, as promised some examles I came across. Here we have an flowerpot / incence burner.... And this is assembled as an house shrine.... Keep us updated

Might be "Saijō ju Minamoto Yoshimune saku"?!

Well forged iron. Good quality kote! Enjoy Grev!

Yep, but notice the order (Guido's listing, left to right)!

Oh, I thought "spring" But right "shun" is the other reading. Sounds much better :-) The last line seems to be a name?!

Guido, first line: "sen shou no shin haru"? (literally)

Hi Rob, I have once seen an "item" in the storeroom of the "Samurai Art Museum" Berlin. That brings me to an idea! I'm going to post a picture here, as far as I can find the photographs.

Yep, pics would be nice to have

Grev, that is the crux with this period. It was quite peaceful and lasted a long time. Almost all types of armor were made during these decades. From "modern" tosei-gusoku up to "old fashioned" armor, like o-yoroi, haramaki, do-maru (wistful remembering the glorious old times, kinda historicism, if you like....) That also applies to the qualities. You will find simple and cheap ashigaru grade armor next to priceless Daimyo sets. The whole bandwidth of blacksmithing, lacquer art, etc....etc.... Nowadays, the vast majority of items on the market are dating back to this period!

Jo's reviews!

1943?!