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Cat-scratch Habaki


Bruce Pennington

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2 minutes ago, Bryce said:

G'day Bruce,

I just discovered this thread. Here is mine from the Nobuyoshi gunto.

Cheers,

Bryce

 

 

Excellent Bryce!  I saw that on another thread but didn't post it here because I thought I had already posted it.  But after a look-see, I mis-remembered.  I had mixed it up with @roger dundas habaki in post #86.  It has the maze on the upper and diagonal lines on the lower half.

 

Gorgeous.

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No way!  I know so little about metalworking. I wonder if the craftsman cut through the side as he worked? Or did he start with a hole in the side, and added the waves that curve into the empty space?  I also wonder about the red. If that was original, or was added for some reason later.

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On 5/6/2021 at 5:51 AM, RichardP said:

This one is over at nihonto.com, on an Ishido katana....

https://www.nihonto.com/7-03-20/

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I am seeing similar habaki for sale on ebay being shipped out from China. This one definitely looks nicer though. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254969846915?hash=item3b5d631c83:g:ovIAAOSwu0BfRy6x

 

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G'day Bruce,

I don't know what it represents, but this is the classic "Gassan" habaki which is used by the Gassan family. I would love to own one of these some day (and matching blade of course!).

Cheers,

Bryce

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