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I have 2 orphan/mismatched bird themed menuki. I don't need them so if you have a match and want them pm me.
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I have 2 orphan fuchi. I don't need them so if you have a match and want them pm me. A rabbit/hare theme on one and the other is non themed.
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stevel48 started following Fs Signed Copper Tsuba Wave Motif, Anyone have a few extra samegawa strips?, Tachi mei assistance - banshu? and and 2 others
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Need about 6 inches by 1 wide
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Maybe starting with banshu, bishu?
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Its a tight itame and the polish is too poor to see the boshi. I'll get to the school and smith after polish. Certainly a nihonto and probably shinto. More study tonight to place the era based upon sugata, jigane and shinogi/ji.
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You might be on the right track now that i study it. It'll be off to the polisher soon to see what can be done. This is my 5th nihonto and i might have made a mistake for the first time in 10 years. Luckily it was only in the hundreds of dollars . I still feel it will turn out well after polishing. I do have some gems though. Found in deplorable shape from WW2 and sent to Japan for restoration. Papered as Yamato no kami Sukemasa NTHK.
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Interesting theory. I dont see a lot of the damage or discoloration you might see with acid. David Hofhine is evaluating. Here is the steel for more information.
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It needs an updated finish polish to clean it up a bit.
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Isn"t it confusing? It has so many elements from the ones listed above. More photos today
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I'm leaning toward toranba but it has so many elements of others. I'll add better photos in a few days but here are some b&w photos and examples of hamon that it might fit. Thoughts on style?
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All very interesting and informative responses. Sorry for the delay in responding. No thread notifications made it to me. This was a study piece that i was interested in purchasing somit was not in hand. I believed it to be a naningata from the muromachi but it was sold while i was investigating. It was an interesting piece that I would have liked to own for a while. Thanks to you all.
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A real interesting one here. Could i be a cut down kamakura naginata or waki from bizen muromachi?
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Still avaiable at best offer price.
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It has a beautiful patina and feel to it. Not sure what the signature says. Just about 2.5 (6.35 cm) inches in diameter. $300 obo
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This one i own and thought to be moritaka but im not so sure. The mori kanji seems condensed where the bottom section of the mori is brought higher. Very thick kasane.