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Lovely photos !! KM

Coldy would not have been translated with the katakana ri but with ru most likely. Koruji then would apply. But still the name Coldy is non existing in general American names lists. The only reference to Coldy being a name (online) I have come across sofar is Coldy Bimore. Which makes one think that it is a non-existing name. KM

Am I correct that the boshi was reshaped ? KM

Let me simplify this for all of you. Like it ? Buy it. Do not like it ? Stay away. KM

On the DB More thing. Most Japanese would have translated the sentence "I am called" : "Ai amu ka(ru)(ro)du". So the idea that the Katakana says I am called D.B.More (or Moore) is very, very far fetched. Also the name Coldy Bimore is not a proper US name afaik. There must be some trail left somewhere. Even if records were lost in fires as the Wiki site states. Do we have the names of the Police officers working at that specific station during that specific time ? KM

So basically in the personnell lists of the era one should look for a serviceman with the first name of Corey. There cannot be many of those imho. KM

That Uesugi sashimono is great ! I have seen swords placed in tokonoma before, also in contemporary images. Should find one of those to post here. KM

Thank you for posting that !! Very interesting !! At the moment reading the Shinchōkōki 信長公記 by Ōta Gyūichi. KM

Site works on Opera but not on Mozilla or Iexplorer. Strange but well..... Thanx anyway Malcolm ! KM [25-10-2014 : The bronze/iron shokudai arrived today. It is way bigger than I expected 30cm's in length and the disc is 12.5cm's in diameter ! Great ! ]

A paper weight in tsuba collector's terms is something which is only useful as a paper weight. That can be a fake tsuba, a stone in the shape of a tsuba or an okimono in the shape of a tsuba. Meaning is : Not worth the effort. You could also call it a door stopper. KM

Ah thank you for that info Brian ! Always had a healthy vigilance around any BOT. KM

There must be lists of all American Service personnell working in Japan somewhere in the library of Congress or other archives. Also of the 7th. So one should at least try to look at their names and registration numbers in the period mentioned. Does the named sergeant exist ar all ? Has he still family ? What do they know ? Et cetera. A paper trail must exist somewhere. At least that is what I hope. KM

Indeed probably not the forum but how do you explain that at times in the small list of people online (users browsing this forum) on the bottom of the page the words Google.bot are seen ? KM

Link not working, but will look it up later. KM

Hey Piers, no I do not have a steady source of wa-rosoku. I have however found a dealer who has 50 for 50 US$. The snall ones of course, not the large ones for in the larger stands. They are indeed expensive, some coloured ones are 34 US$ for three. Interesting story and photos !! I think many of the people in Japan still have some form of respect for the Samurai, but maybe more so for their ghosts. I know of the story that in Tōkyō you should not be so unlucky as to meet the headless ghost of Taira No Masakado But on the other hand, not many flowers are laid by the Ear-Mound containing the noses of many Koreans. There is a great respect for the dead in Japan as far as I can tell (being in the West where people deal differently with death). Not that we do not have respect for the dead but at times many graves are desecrated here by drunk youngsters or even political activists. The Kyoho type Koban I have is at least 7 centimeters in length so a fairly correct size for Edo period Japan. And yes they come in several shapes. There are great sites on these coins of which this is one : http://www.pierre-marteau.com/wiki/inde ... apan:Money Originals I am not able to buy yet. I did see one once for a low price I lost out on which I posted on NMB but in that case the seller clearly did not know what he had and it was in a different section on ebay, not the numismatics pages. What also can be expensive are the smaller 1-2 Ichibanbu or the shu silver and gold coins. The copper and bronze coins regularly are cheaper, but also there originals are not always originals. But since I like them for re-enactment purposes replica's do not matter to me. Here is a size reference chart of Koban : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... lution.jpg KM

Thank you Moriyama Sensei ! Might be a quality control stamp then. KM

You forgot to tick the Denshi Jisho box in the OPTIONS. That will give you names, Kun and On reading. You also have to take into account several Kanji reforms since the Edo period. KM

Hello all. I received some Kiseru pipe mouthpieces today and one has a tiny mark (third one from the left) in the side which I cannot find. Any info welcome ! KM

I am indeed also wondering about that part of the story of which I put a link to. Kubi-dzuka should be clear enough that his head is there Very interesting ! When you go up the place his body apparently rests please take photos ! By the way I am now reading : "The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga" by Ōta Gyūichi (Translated and edited by J.S.A. Elisonas and J.P. Lamers). I picked it up at the University Library. The book itself is too expensive for me at the moment but very good. http://books.google.nl/books/about/The_ ... edir_esc=y On another note, here are some trinkets which came in today. -A replica Koban Coin of the correct size and colour -A mouthpiece of a Kiseru pipe with inlaid farmhouse with carved trees and path (age unknown, could be late edo but probably later) I have 4 kiseru mouthpieces left *plain* two silver, two copper coloured Of which one has a tiny Mark. That one I will post in the translation section later today. KM

Yup ! Problem solved now. Thank you. Must have either been downloaded with the latest episode of Sons of Anarchy Resurrection, Star Wars Rebels, Supernatural or Once upon a time. I only have downloaded those last week using VUZE. KM

Not downloaded anything recently nor clicked on any email links. This might be mozilla related but the strange thing is that it only happens with the NMB page and no other pages. KM

There are strange ads appearing all of a sudden in the NMB pages. It is the only site which has this in my browser, even though I use adblock Plus. Any info on this ? see screenshot. KM

Still a lot better than : Bruto Toegevoegde Waarde (BTW) Literally translated : Gross Added Value (Gross turnover). KM

GEEEEEEEEEZ !!!!! And I almost said Yamanaka Shikanosuke (Yukimori) ! If it were not for your 100 years off ! KM http://www.samurai-archives.com/shikanosuke.html But the deer antlers ? I only know his crescent moon Maedate. (have his portrait [facsimile] in my house on the wall.) You must have been thinking of Sanada Yukimura, who did wear deer antlers and who is not the person buried there. Sanada Yukimura's death site is in the grounds of the Yasui shrine in Ōsaka.

Try to look here : http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/sear ... e&slider=0