Shuko

lol that is the sort of woman you never marry ......................imagine her with a loaded gun

lol, we could all chip in $0.50 and buy this for Brian as I bet he doesn't have one this bad .............................

We could all chip in and buy just one codpiece ....................

I was doing a fukuro yari search and came across this comment about daimyo54. https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/35128-sword-with-a-snake/#comment-363410:~:text=I was twice burned by Daimyo54 I pass his listing without looking. Don't waste your money. We all have to be careful with online purchases and you need to have some trust in the seller's description of the item. I am like b. hennick now and avoid evening looking at that site, one or two other friends are the same now after my experience.

Brian It keeps many in gainful employment while the baddies smuggle handguns and rifles into Australia ! OZ is over governed.

See: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/133191/Prohibited_Weapons_Schedule.pdf There is also the national legislation on importing certain items e.g. an Australian list.

Noted. I am in NSW Thanks John.

Does anyone in Australia have experience with buying a yari from an overseas auction or a seller and then having it shipped to Australia? I looked at the Prohibited Weapons legislation for NSW and Australia but it is not clear to me on antique double edged weapons. Thinking of buying a shortened antique Edo yari with a saya. Thanks

So it went from Japan to Texas in the States, then to WA in OZ and now to NSW in OZ !

Steve Got my four books. The green hardcover book is The Samurai Sword - A Handbook by John M Yumoto and printed in 1958 in Japan. So, the modern freely available paperback with the that name published by Tuttle appears to have the same contents after a very quick check. The green book was originally in the Fort Worth Public Library.

Thanks Piers. Any actual date the card was signed off or registration completed? I think the katana length is 71.9.

Can anyone give me the basic details on this white registraton card. Thanks in advance.

Steve Sent you an email. thanks Clive

Don't forget if the newbie has a genuine Japanese blade that after Stage 1 assessment comments, an appropriate NMB person should invite the newbie to Stage 2 for a more detailed assessment if the blade warrants it.

Perhaps three dot points in the Step 1 introduction summarising what step1, step 2 & step 3 are.

Gary A very nice kabuto. A good price agreed for this purchase?

Probably one of the four listed in Hawleys book on pages 828 and 829 with the title and name that Jussi has translated. The nakago looks very clean to me for an Edo period sword.

This has been a good tsuba lesson for me today.

Are there any events or shows coming up in OZ this year apart from the knife show in QLD ?

Got an email today from Kelly, he made a mistake and thought I was in Victoria (heaven forbid). He can post me blades and ko-dogu. He uses Japan Post and this is a link showing the current weight cost excluding insurance. https://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/charge/list/ems_all_en.html Will look into what is value for money for me. I am sick of eBay and Jauce and all their padding costs.

Thanks BaZZa Any idea on the age of the bronze ? This stolen bell of Miidare tale seems to fit this bronze quite well. The actual temple bell is huge and no mortal man is ever going to be able to lift it up himself.

I am happy to mind it for you, have a dark room or two here to help preserve it

Yes, this would be a very helpful guide for a newbie like me and others who join this year. As Jeremy pointed out, it would save the knowledge experts a bit of time too.

I got an email response from Kelly. Unfortunately he can't post blades to Australia because of some silly Victorian state law. I live in the state of NSW so this is so frustrating. Anyone in Australia encountered this issue ? I will see what his prices are llke for tsubas, tsukas etc when he sends me an electronic copy of his monthly sale list.

If anyone can help clarify what period this medium sized bronze is from and the subject matter I would be grateful. It is 19 cm long, 30 cm high and weights a bit over 2 kg. I only know a little about Nihonto and almost nil about Japanese bronzes (except I like them). My guess is this is a late Edo or a Meiji period bronze of a warrior monk holding up a temple bell for protection. Thanks in advance for any information.