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Wow that looks like a mighty interesting book! especialy the finds in them !! sometimes its a lucky thing that people stuff their books with clippings and pamphlets... I am thinking of obtaining a translated version of the Taira revolt (Masakado) which i saw in a second hand bookstore the other day.. also still looking for the Heike and Gendji monogatari in translated version.. KM

Well it seems to be working again... lost a few postings, but nevermind that.. heres an obscurity i picked up this weekend... interesting.... especially the year of publication and the publishers... KM

Well its a well known fact concerning the modern wars the Japanese are well at re-interpreting history..... KM

Definetely Carlo!! KM

ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten... http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MEDqUxIGE ... re=related KM

Might he have been amongst the occupying forces? KM

To revive this old thread, Please if you have nice looking and proper Japanese Armour, post pics here... I am still very interested in Armour, and saw another request for an armour forum on here.. (and forget about the first 21 very silly postings) KM

Beautiful set!! As to smoking it, no can do... at the moment trying to quit the habit, and even smoking a pipe with the little amount of tobacco would seriousely hamper my efforts.. What a great story Piers about the castle! Well its not that uncivilised for us to sleep amongst the ruins of our ancestors the old way.. Even reconstructing part of the wall at the exact spot where the original once stood was not a problem for the city council of Nijmegen.. and with the siege equipment we dont have any problem either!! As Romans we never are afraid of Ghosts or unlucky fate when sleeping on the holy grounds of our ancestors.. especially not when our Eagle standard proudly stands in the earth which rightfully is ours!... (LOL) see all photos here: http://www.romeinenfestival.nl/Default. ... uage=en-US The story you tell about the Sekigahara museum interests me, who in their right minds builds it on the mound the slain were interred! I understand your fellow members are slightly afraid of muenbotoke, however a proper shinto/bhuddist cleansing ritual should well do the trick.... Its sad to hear not much archaeology is going on in Japan, especially not on the battlefields... It could shed a lot of light on the era and the way every day people lived. and by golly... if they would excavate the ancient imperial keyhole shaped mounds.... I know that would be sacriledge, but i am reminded of a survey done by a university which had the outcome that the ancient Yamato tribe might have been Korean, which was very quickly binned.... By the way the castle you see in one of my pictures is still being built.. Its Shirasagi-Jo in Himeji, one of my Doyusha model kits, still have to build Edo-jo, Kin-jo and Fukashi-jo...... when its finished ill post a photo.. KM

Oh nothing bad about this seller, he is one of the best out there, especially with his prices and project blades which sometimes are jewels in disguise! merely learning about the technical side of things here... KM

great info all!! Wouldnt a repair like that seriousely downgrade the outcome at shinsa? even though it might have been a contemporary repair? KM

Thanx for your info, if its full its full, anyway i first have to het the blade polished anyway. It was just the customs stuff i am worried about. I do carry replica blades through customs for re-enactment regularly and never had any trouble doing so. the original blade has a museum attestation but its in Dutch, and well since i think its gimei anyway ill first have a proper togishi have a look at it. KM

Is it possible at the UK shinsa to bring in swords from the mainland, with the import regulations "sharpened" (dont mind the pun) KM

Just love it Piers! as i already told you! if i ever visit Japan ill be sure to pay you lot a visit! Are you also allowed to sleep on castle grounds? We in Europe with the Romans are often allowed to sleep in the ruins of ancient legionary fortressess and every two years in the museum of Xanten, Germany, we sleep inside the remains of the ancient town! Kami how i wish i could go to Japan and participate in those events there!! I was wondering, is there any battleground archaology taking place in Japan? here in Europe i hardly come across any reports on actual digs in Japan... Oh heres a nice cup i picked up once in an antique shop, and a pipe i found a few months back.. Age and period unknown... KM ah and a funny Pic of me and my Japanese re-enacting friend Taicho.

Jean, as a former subject of King Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, i would like to ask you wether its possible if you cannot accomodate everyone, to build a pipe-line to a place where we all can camp, with a tap, so we can drain the wine cellar..... KM

Hello Patrick maybe some of the Japanese members on the forum could help you out on this one.. KM

Hiya all, Mike has a blade for sale, well a few for absolutely ridicoulous prices, so i am resisting the urge to bid.... not too much to spend these days... DAMMIT! but what could these round things be on this blade? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... otohosting very interested if it is inside the metalwork... an air bubble during forging? does it have a Japanese name? KM

Naaah Piers........ just like you guys shooting your Teppo at festivals.... and all of the guys and girls re-enacting Kawanakajima etc... however in Europe there are a lot less of us than in Japan...BTW do you happen to know a Japanese guy who is quite well known in Europe for his re-enactment portrayals of a Japanese WWII soldier? He travels the world and his nickname is Taicho, but he is from Edo i think.. KM

PM sent KM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Elmo-samurai-KABUTO ... 286.c0.m14 I have reason to believe this person is a fraudster, and might even be the fraudster who stole 275 US$ from me in 2002 after which his account was closed.. his name back then was OSULE I warn you against this person because he sells Italian located items from a Slovenian account, and furthermore has posted the same Kabuto picture as the one I bid on back then. I have forwarded his details to ebay however they cannot do anything in this case because the original fraud (on which i filed a report with the FBI internet Crimes unit) was too long ago. KM

Nope.. it doesnt........ Sorry mods for reviving this anciend thread...... KM

Thank you very much Moriyama dono!! Its great to know it since i try to do some Samurai Re-enactment and need classical Japanese phrases... KM

And what would that be in Classic Japanese? KM

Ford, by order of the Divine Emperor Go-Daigo you are NOT allowed to commit seppuku on this forum. You are ordered to stay and enlighten us about Japanese metalworking skills EVERY day. I personally loved your posts! To Hachiman with the people nor getting your messages or blatantly ignoring them! Kusunoki Masahige H.J.Vrielink (The Netherlands)

Would they also be able to find lacing cord for armor? KM

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