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  1. Mark
    your 99% is 100% correct, it is a fake, sorry
  2. Mark
    thanks to all for the help, i will enjoy my search
  3. Mark
    Thanks for all the info! it points me in the right direction. Can i ask what book this is (MCI, p.667, Entry no. 1709)? I have a couple of books on nestuke but not many as that is not my main area of interest. thanks again
  4. Mark
    here is a picture. it looks much better in person but hard to photograph. The sword was written about in the NTHK journal # 625 the senior Mr Yoshikawa commented that "the traditional,minute and skillful carvings enhance the sword"
  5. Mark
    I am trying to identify the maker of a netsuke. It is my understanding that it may be the Chinese or Japanese reading. The kanji seem different than i am used to. I would have guessed Hiromasa or kwan__ but i doubt i am right. Any help appreciated Thanks!
  6. Mark
    you can see the temper and you have plenty of boshi, the tip should not be an issue
  7. Mark
    where is he located? maybe someone lives in the area and could help.
  8. Mark
    It means maker is Munetsugu and he says he is the 16th generation from Munechika. It is not that common but you see it, ex: shinshinto Yokoyama smiths stated they were various generation from Tomonari, Showa smith Kanefusa stated he was 23rd gen, i think some smiths today do the same
  9. Mark
    most of the signature is cut off..... the second kanji is Shu ( province) so if you look up the provinces (the unformal form using ___ SHU) you will find it.... have fun research is the way to learn.
  10. Mark
    depending on condition and if same', shagreen, or lacquered saya, and presume 3 piece tsuba and 2 hangers $900-1500
  11. Mark
    wonder how that would work with a gimei sword?? get a pink paper, get the hacksaw out and get your money back?
  12. Mark
    depends on your purpose, if economic best to leave it alone as restoration will cost more than the increased value, if sentimental then do as you wish, but restoration is expensive. If you do not do anything you can wrap the handle in "saranwrap" or clear plastic wrap to keep it from getting worse, you can put a light coat of oil on the blade (there is a lot of info on care available).
  13. Mark
    the sword is a "late 44" army sword, or some call it a marine landing force sword (but this seems incorrect). The blade is machine made. The scabbard is mismatched, it belongs to the earlier army sword
  14. Mark
    probably too much egg nog but my hazy look gives me the impression of Akasaka Tada????
  15. Mark
    I think we discussed this one already??
  16. Mark
    i did not see the picture of the otherside, it is dated 1942
  17. Mark
    standing on my head it looks like Hidetoshi. The stamp is a "Seki" arsenal stamp. sword is circa 1941
  18. Mark
    here is the show website, the one for the shisa you listed http://www.tampajapaneseswordshow.com/ I will be there, stop by my table and say hi.
  19. Mark
    Mr Cjharpy where are you located? maybe we could point you to a local collector who could give an opinion and assistance
  20. Mark
    based on that one picture it looks genuine, but machine made NCO blades are not the NMB area or expertise
  21. Mark
    thanks for the pictures! great to learn a little about history.
  22. Mark
    can the person who has the sword in Japan do it for you? if not i have used both Robert Hughes http://www.keichodo.com/ and Bob Benson http://www.bushidojapaneseswords.com/ and been happy with the service from both
  23. Mark
    congratulations on winning the sword, i had bid but you liked it a whole lot more. The paper looks to say Izumi no Kami kaneshige, maker from around 1650, it seemed to me strange that the sword would be cut down then tested within a couple of years but who knows what happened, flashy nakago for sure
  24. Mark
    John Thanks!
  25. Mark
    Can someone assist with the date. I can see Empo 3 so August 1675, but i see an additional kanji between "year" and "8". Maybe it is a Zodiac date? thanks
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