Alan Morton

Jakushi,is a good call on this piece.Your best resource is other collectors,where abouts in Oz do you live Kai? Alan

Kyo Shoami - Itomaki Hanabishi - NBTHK Hozon certificate arrived today,very well packaged faboulas condition in hand I’m very pleased. Alan

wanted to buy Markus Sesko translation of Nobuie Nobuie Tsuba by Ito Mitsuru, Translated by Markus Sesko.

I think some of the damage to your tsuba points to it having been in a fire it has fire scale over it Alan

Where have you been hiding Jimmy.?

Oh, so now I have some responsibility in your Mud slinging match, I Must be responsible for you starting an unnesasary fight with M Cummins just to get a financial discount/ advantage. I must be responsible for you loosing money and your sword in a dishonest ruse. I must be responsible for you , and I can't stop laughing at this, Flynn is your Best Mate Now. Alan

I get all my Japanese Restoration work done through Micheal Cummins, polishing shinsa, handle binding, lacquer work he does himself koshirea work all through him and no money disputes ever.He has two swords of mine at present for Polish, shinsa, and new Koshirea So I asume I am the Senior Collector mentioned here. I know all the collectors from Australia mentioned here very well and the only disputes in all dozens jobs and work done by MCummins were between Flynn and Micheal Herbert. How come the Moderators let the Serial Pest Flynn throw unsubstantiated names out there to smear M Cummins because he has a of hate him. Alan

Hi Gilles Some years Aoi Art had some silver Skull Mekigi Nuki for sale for about 6 months I considered buying one because the quality was good but my Mrs.poo pood the idea. Luckily she's gone but no silver Skull Cheers Alan.

These 2 Quality Tsuba Arrived today Better in hand than the pictures and I was treated very kindly by Chris. Regards Alan.

Hi Krystian, Kirimon Tsuba No.5 Arrived yesterday really well packed and much better in hand than in photo's cheers Alan

I bought It, its still in the post Alan

They seem to me to be the same tsuba Alan

Nice acquisition Mark Cheers Alan

Pm sent Alan

UWE, you must be so happy to own that Tsuba nCheers Alan

Two of them ,miles apart both the same well espoted Sir Baz and Mark Cheers Al

Kenny , the handle binding does’nt look good enough to be Japanese a bit of a recent western put together I would guess . Alan

Good find Baz Cheers Al

Brian , how about the faboulas restoration Roman Urban has done on that brass tiger tsuba, how about putting that up? Cheers Alan

Kajhei Hisamichi. KAJIHEI by Markus Sesko a must see

Mark, what a great job you have done with publicising this Well done mate Not to mention the driving force Collin well done and when is it coming back to Sydney.? Cheers Alan.

Yes He is an Australian collector held in high regard Alan

Austus, The blunt part of your sword is common on all new blades in front of the habaki its called Ubu-ba on older blades its polished sharp from subsequent polishing. I f you look on Showa you will see it all the time. Alan

I read a comment some years ago by Chris Bowen that civilian mounted showa to and civilian mounted gendaito were for Iato practise at this time, maybe someone could question him about this as he knows far more about this era than he says.