stevel48
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My sword will go in for a polish but this deep pitting may not polish out. What are acceptable methods to fill the pitting? I heard red lacquer maybe. Forgive the ignorance but what about soft filler metal like lead before the polish? If left alone will it still paper? Thanks this is on the kissaki
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I struck a fair deal for the sword today so I have decided to keep i and see how it shakes sout after a polish.
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Well if I take it, have it repaired, polished and papered ...then and only then will I be sure.
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It looking like a possible match for. 城州住大和大掾藤原忠次 jōshū ju yamato daijō fujiwara tadatsugu
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It's looking like. 城州住大和大掾藤原忠次 jōshū ju yamato daijō fujiwara tadatsugu Nothing else matches with a shu ju yamato
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Any othe guesses? I can't match a smith at this point on the nihonto club mei database. I assume there are many undocumented smiths?
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Any othe guesses? I can't match a smith at this point on the nihonto club mei database.
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Nakago
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Will do. So far I have only 2 smiths with Ju yamato in their name. No sesshu though 城州住大和大掾藤原忠次 jōshū ju yamato daijō fujiwara tadatsugu Tadatsugu (1st gen) ID TAD258 Province Yamashiro Other Residence Echizen Era Shōhō (1644-1648) Active Period 1644-1648 And 城州住大和大掾藤原忠次 jōshū ju yamato daijō fujiwara tadatsugu Tadatsugu (2nd gen) ID TAD259 Province Yamashiro Era Kanbun (1661-1673) Active Period 1661-1673 School Shimosaka Teacher Tadatsugu Lineage Image / Interactive
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Chris. I value opinion so thanks for posting. Do you mean no kami could be daijo? I was wondering if the last two kanji Yamato or could they be daijo.
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Can't find a smith so far. Could Yamato be daijo instead?
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Could Yamato be daijo?
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No signature found for any Sesshu ju Yamato smiths so far. Any ideas?
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New better photos.
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Here are some shots. I'm still unsure about the mei.m I may go back and renegotiate the price. We'll see..especially if it not soshu.
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I had a chance to talk to David Hofhine and send photos. That looks like a nice older blade in reasonably good condition. It should be completely restorable. That might even be a koto (old sword) period blade. Should be interesting. Ss long as it is being polished, straightening is not a problem. Most blades I receive are not straight enough for polishing (ie. perfectly straight). Straightening can put some scuffs in the surface, but as long as it's being polished anyway, that is not a concern.
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Ha. You nailed it. I saw that as well but I did find some info here on Mr. Welch here before buying. People did know him and he was a collector but his opinions were his own. I can return it but I only have so much time to inspect it. The boards are my only help in deciding to keep this or not. I wasn't looking for a full polish ready to go nihonto. I like the restoration pieces that you can make your own.
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more photos. also has an opinion paper form George welch.
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I do. I will post them soon. Yes it will need new everything. I bought if for the blade. It is in poor gunto mounts now. It will be expensive in the end but everything else is secondary to the blade itself.
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Here it is. So I paid a grand for it. Suspected koto soshu but with a beautiful hamon and an excellent forge. Bad parts are many small chips on the ha, some pitting and this bend. Is it worth keeping? I bought it knowing the Polish would run 2k.
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Is it easy enough for an experienced polisher to do? Just picked up asuspected koto soshu katana for 1k that I knew would need a polish to remove some pitting and small chips. Just came in and there is a bend in it as well. Interested.to also know if the sword is worth keeping.
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Working on figuring this one out but it looks like province and title First -Bo, or So or maybe Bi Second -Shu Third -Ju Fourth -Daijo
