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  1. Another from the collection... Any thoughts on age, history etc? Thank you! -Dave
  2. So my family has a bit of a collection...these are the Japanese items I could identify. Any help with info or history on any of these would be great! Thanks in advance for your thoughts. -Dave Tonsu chest right? https://i.imgur.com/DtMpTjy.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/93M4R5l.jpeg Masks https://i.imgur.com/zC4gPMQ.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/ySj5XpI.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/bbmBkFB.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/isawe7Y.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/PYJJIMo.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/vQTpRy9.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/blvnhOH.jpeg Tsuba. Not sure why the holes are filled in. Any idea? https://i.imgur.com/jFXFBax.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/p2wOJ8V.jpeg An armor chest? https://i.imgur.com/zYir55U.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/dqgWdpP.jpeg A fan that opens to the rising sun emblem. https://i.imgur.com/pR1aqh2.jpeg Helmet https://i.imgur.com/ZB2Mr8K.jpeg Kimono stand? Chinese robe on the stand currently https://i.imgur.com/MqV2ig6.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/HlZPAdr.jpeg Box the kimono stand came in https://i.imgur.com/8yuwbzQ.jpeg Books. Any rare ones? https://i.imgur.com/FqdIaoz.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/K20MQAp.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/2J5jfPq.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/0SpLWr0.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/n9ngLT3.jpeg Samples - value R200
  3. So a Mitsumuni (three sided mune) is known to be a characteristic of Yamashiro den or Soshu den?
  4. Any other ideas? So far we are thinking early 1500s? I know it's tough to guess with just pictures though.
  5. Thank you Rivkin! So leaning towards quite an old blade here huh? We look forward to more info!
  6. Thanks Chris! And the Ubu determination is due to the shape of the tang? It doesn't look like it was shortened?
  7. Hi all! Been a while since I posted. Posting this for a friend who got it for $10 at a garage sale. Shape looks nice to my untrained eyes. Obviously in rough shape though. What do you experts think?? Any help appreciated! https://i.imgur.com/hQuRy7N.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/kms9Oiu.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/p2XkSff.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/NO1q0yk.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/Ccku0u2.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/2z8MIzA.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/3x0Hllb.jpeg
  8. No stamp marks are apparent, but the owner should be posting more pics soon.
  9. Asking the owner now...thanks Stephen. Dave
  10. Posting for a friend on ar15.com Do the file marks look off?
  11. Thanks all! I will post more pics when they come in.
  12. Yes more photos coming soon I hope... Who is Yamada? I assume a famous name if he's worthy of being faked.
  13. More pics coming...anyone have initial impressions?
  14. Thanks for the info everyone! I will try to get more pics of the blade and kissaki today.
  15. Thanks Brian. Interesting read. And the mei on the blade I posted seems to match "E" oshigata, no? What is your opinion on getting this blade restored/polished by the owner? Worth it?
  16. Found this auction with good pics to compare...Mei looks right to me...? https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/57583586_chounsai-emura-emura-saku-sword-1941 And this old thread from here... http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/7435-chounsai-emura-saku-help-please/
  17. OK! Yet another sword from someone over on AR15.com... This was the info he gave me, not sure how accurate it is... "Based on the MEI I believe this is an "Emura Chounsai" blade. It is said he ran a prison in Japan before and during WWII. They say he made blades himself but that his students/prisoners also made blades in his name. I am trying to confirm that it is an Emura blade, and if so, can it be determined if he actually made it. Either way my end goal is to see if it is worthy of a polish given the cost of such service. At this time there is no Hamon visible to my eye" Doesn't look too bad to me...but I am no expert!
  18. My thoughts as well...but the beautiful shape of the blade, and overall appearance of the metal/grain structure, threw me off a little... But yeah the nakago is very suspect...
  19. Posted over on ar15.com... Looks like a Gunto blade and has the serial number on the habaki...He says someone cleaned it/polished it themselves a while ago, which is unfortunate. The Nakago looks off in terms of shape, and there are no file marks...but that could be because of the "cleaning." The shape looks OK to my untrained eye, and you can actually see some of the grain structure in the last picture...which is surprising. Thanks for any translation help! Dave
  20. Thanks for the analysis! Yes - understood it is all about quality - and this blade has some big flaws. But I am also trying to determine the history of the blade, more than the value.
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