lambo35 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 Were the Showato Koshirae made by the forge that made the blades or were they sub-contracted, similar to US Carbine production? Chuck. Quote
vajo Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 The pieces were made separate from different workshops. Some made Saya, Fuchi/Kashira, others made menuki and Tsuba. The woodmakings came from different shops also the habaki. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 You can find the logo's and names of several of the contractors here: http://japaneseswordindex.com/logo/logo.htm 2 Quote
Dave R Posted December 2, 2018 Report Posted December 2, 2018 Blade and mounts were traditionally made by different craftsmen, a possible exception being tsuba. Some tsuba are believed to have been made by sword smiths, or at least in their workshops, out of blade scrap and cut off's. Ferrous and non ferrous metalwork are different enough skills that they are rarely practised by the same smith. 2 Quote
Yukihiro Posted December 4, 2018 Report Posted December 4, 2018 Have you got any idea who adjusted the habaki to the blade and where this job was made? Quote
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