Cuirassier
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Thanks Geraint I am all excited now, and rarely get excited about anything I have or can have! I bought it for £500 without a clue; it was a punt. Cheers
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More pics
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Thanks Geraint Found him! https://www.samuraimuseum.jp/shop/product/antique-Japanese-sword-katana-signed-by-chikuzen-no-kami-nobuhide-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-certificate/?srsltid=AfmBOooPkvTa18Hzr76TiPjxXT3xV1PcmcTzay3yTicmrpdtY8KOW5pz
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Holy Moley If it is, Sai-jo saku
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chikuzen no kami nobuhide ?
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Thanks Geraint. I have a book that reference Takahashi Nobuhide, but not Taiara I obviously want now to compare meis before considering polishing and possible papers.
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Thanks Geraint But nihonto club smiths is now restricted I have just discovered, and the examples I have found are nowhere near a match Any other info / point3ers please?
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Morning all Can anyone help me with this mei please? Kudo & Thanks
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Thank you to all, really; it is much more than I had hoped for.
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Bruce, wow, my absolute pleasure to post something that creates such interest in tangents.
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Can anyone say if this is Yoshida Kaneyoshi please? I can see no evidence he had a kokuin Any input gratefully received
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Thanks Geraint - yes, a lot of meis that start the same -
Morning all Can anypne help? Guesswork / great experience involved! I got Bizen (no) Kuni I think then Yoshi Naga But what of the nissing kanji? Any help greatly appreciated Thanks PS I've included the plain reverse side also for reference as it has an interesting ridge
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. Thanks Ray, at least I got the first 2 kanji correct
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Having spent over an hour trying to figure this kanji out, my best guess is yasu tsuga naga mori ki saku kore But, I am sure, I have only the last two (duh) characters right!. Help please! I am using Arts of the Jaapanese Sword; any other book recomemdnations also welcome
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KaneMitsu KuniSada or Sane - how close am I !!!
Cuirassier replied to Cuirassier's topic in Translation Assistance
Thanks Jan, very much -
Good day Anyone? Please. The menuki hole made this even harder for me. It is off a small wakizashi
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Thanks Ray. And OMG, you certainly put me to shame.
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Help me out here guys; I am really unsure about "masa" Thanks you
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Non-standard menuki on standard gunto
Cuirassier replied to Cuirassier's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Thanks John. They are very nice; I think palm tree tops -
Morning all. I have a standard shin gunto in every respect, except for the menuki, which are clearly original to the tsuka. Does anyone know what / why? Cheers
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kanenobu? or kanetsugu? or maybe even kanemichi
Cuirassier replied to Cuirassier's topic in Translation Assistance
Thank you Koichi -
I wish blade smiths would write the same! I believe kanenobu, but..... Appreciate any help
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Thanks Dan, Piers, Colin Very much
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Thanks guys, so 1st March 1364?
