Mark C

Morning Both, Thanks for your comments. I know, it is strange, I have been over the tsuka and nothing seems to be out of place. There is no signs of a repair, recent rebind, bodge up or anything else untoward. The spotted hole would of matched up perfectly as well ?? Regards

Hi Mal, Here are two pics of the tsuka, It all seems to fit just in a strange place. All the best

Thanks John, Don't know why I put showa 20 down, Old age setting in That will teach me not to try and multitask Edited

Hi Everyone, Hope you are all well. I have a showa period Katana signed Kanehisa and dated Showa 18 (1943). The sword has no stamps of any description on it. I would like to find out if possible which wartime Kanehisa it could be out of the several listed during that period. Another question would be the date as it only has the mei of: Showa ju hachi nen - Is this usual with no month or made by characters? Mekugi ana is in a very strange position as well and the evidence that an ana was started in the more normal position. Another thing I have noticed is that on the date picture, The characters seem to have been chiselled after the lacquer painted numbers have been applied when you zoom in on the picture, Was thing normal? Anyways, any help greatly appreciated. It would be great if I could find other two character signatures to compare with mine. All the best

The first picture and your example both have a wooden saya. I've owned something almost the same without the numbers on that fits the top end of a wooden saya. Regards

Hi All, Is the number for the Ashi attachment or the whole saya? Regards

Hi Alex, Ford had a video of seppa making among his many videos. If copying and pasting this video breaks any rules, Mods please remove.

Thank you Piers, Much appreciated.

Just adding my only Mon. Can't find my Mon book at the moment so can't say what it is so if anyone has a spare 10 minutes to look it up for me, It would be greatly appreciated. It is on my Hyugu Daijo Sadatsugu All the best

HI Alex, Would it be Kevin at Ryujin swords? He used to have all these parts which he sourced in Japan. Can recommend Namikawa, I made an order on the Monday and the goods arrived on my doorstep on Thursday All the best

Thank you Geraint, Much appreciated. I will have a proper photo session/examination this weekend and try to describe what I see. I have read somewhere that Hyuga Daijo Sadatsugu blades have an easy giveaway trait but I can not remember what it was, where and what text I read it from . Again, Many thanks All the best

Hi All, I have an NBTHK attributed Hyuga Daijo Sadatsugu Katana and I am struggling with the Boshi. It has a Choji midare hamon with bohi. Is the Boshi an Omaru, Don't think it's Jizo or Hakikake?. Just stumped on this one so any help would be greatly appreciated. All the best

HI All, I have a katana with dimensions of: nagasa - 26 7/8 Thickness at habaki - 7mm width at habaki - 30mm thickness at kissaki - 4.5mm width at kissaki - 18mm Sori - 25mm Koshi Hamon - Gunome Hada - Mokume Bohi Mei - Kaneyoshi Saku It has seen a few polishes as the thickness at the habaki is 7mm on the blade but 9mm on the thickest part of the unpolished nakago. It si very reminiscent of the slender blades often found in Kyu Gunto mounts. The post in the translation section of Polisher's mei is on this blade. So in the back of my mind I want to say Meiji period but what do you think. Your thoughts are most welcome please. Many Thanks Don't panic, the blade is not directly on the floor, It is on tissue pads.

HI All, Could I please get some assistance on this Polishers mei. Kanji on other side. Many Thanks in Advance. Regards

Hi All, I have a blade with the habaki well and truly stuck on. managed to get it off only to find this: Is this a usual practice as this is the first one I have owed. Regards

Hi Everyone, I've had this blade for a while now and am thinking it is time to start looking into sending away for polish, shirasaya and Shinsa. Looking closely at the blade and I noticed what looks like a blister (Last picture & very hard to photograph). Now I'm thinking it is not worth the effort if it is. Nagasa - 14 3/8 motohaba - 31mm motokasane - 7mm Nakago - 4.5 inches Hamon - Suguha Hada - unknown Boshi - complete with long turnback What does everyone think? Many Thanks in advance All the best

Hi, I think you will need a black powder/muzzle loader slot on an FAC to shoot it in the UK. Regards

Thanks Uwe, really don't know why I don't use the search option first before posting for help, Must be my age Found this: Regards

Thanks Ray, Much appreciated. Regards

Hi All, I have this fuchi/kashira set that has a signed fuchi. I have hopefully got the translation correct as - Haruyoshi Saku Am I close? Thanks in advance. Regards

Sadly I believe it will get worse as we are governed by a bunch of idiots and have an ever increasing number of people who can't decide if they are Male, Female or a bloody desk lamp. Banning things is not the answer, Education is and I think the UK has passed that stage.

Thank you both. All the best

I believe so John but my old eyes cant make it out. close up below

Hi All, i have this yari and have had a bash at translating the mei. there seems to be reminants of black lacquer all over the kanji. my attempt at the translation would be: Satsuyo shi okudaira Moto ? sadly the last character is rusted out. am i anywhere near ? thanks in advance all the best Mark

Love that Bruce, Pac Man with a mohawk, great description. I also notice how the three stamp examples above are all different in small ways? Regards