Fittings Thread

[Scogg]

Yes, although it appears to me, to be unpainted under the other metal fittings and existing haikan.
 

So if one was removed, even with protecting leather, it would be the only metal part on the saya that was painted underneath. 
 

Unless the paint has just rubbed off under these parts. But to me, they appear to be painted around and not under.

 

I’ve been wrong before though, and certainly will be again. I could be misinterpreting what I’m seeing.
-Sam  

[PNSSHOGUN]

Hi Sam, to my eyes this has all the hallmarks of a Type 94. 

[Scogg]

Much appreciated John, also Bryce and Conway for your help. 
 

A very exciting surprise! 
-Sam 

[Rawa]

@Bruce Pennington and rest of boyz. I had found recently emura with crudely done fittings. Your opinion please. Tsuba is suspicious.

[Rawa]

And more.

[Bruce Pennington]

You only show one side of the fuchi/tsuka - is it made with a latch, both tsuka and saya?  Looks like someone cut a hole in the tsuba for a leather covered saya.  The rest of the details of the tsuba show fine detail.  The seppa look roughly made.  

[Rawa]

35 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said:

You only show one side of the fuchi/tsuka - is it made with a latch, both tsuka and saya?  Looks like someone cut a hole in the tsuba for a leather covered saya.  The rest of the details of the tsuba show fine detail.  The seppa look roughly made.  

Definietly no chuso on tsuka. I don't have photo of saya [koiguchi] so I don't know if there are remnants of locking mechanism. But saya is splendid [if genuine ofcourse] so it probably had some cover.

 

Edited Thursday at 02:36 PM by Rawa

[Bruce Pennington]

That’s what I’m thinking. It must’ve had a leather cover and at some point someone took a standard tsuba and modified it for the leather retention strap so he could put a leather cover on it.

[Pav]

Sorry for wandering off the point but is it Emura’s signature or one of his students?

[Rawa]

27 minutes ago, Pav said:

Sorry for wandering off the point but is it Emura’s signature or one of his students?

Some stating that specifically shorter signatures are his. In my opinion shorter should be considered as his "inspection aproval". 

 

https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/emura.htm

"It is known that many Emura signed blades were in fact made by his students, inmates at the Okayama Prison, and not by the master smith himself. Due to the variation in quality of Emura signed blades, each blade must be judged on its own merits and not simply on its mei."

 

Every blade should be inspected. It was mentioned that his forge produced usually blades barely above 2 shaku.

I would even advice to look closer on mountings. 

 

For now I'm gathering examples with nbthk but

 

/Dunno if there is 100% proof that even having blade apraised to be genuine "made by" Emura it was made by him. [Truth of this statement ofcourse will be proven by existing mei]/

 

Dunno If there is any bigger article about blades having his mei. Example I posted above is another different example from linked ones.

Edited Thursday at 07:38 PM by Rawa

[Pav]

Thanks Marcin. I’ve found online shin gunto with exactly the same signature so I was curious. Nice find BTW

All the best

Pav

[Rawa]

4 minutes ago, Pav said:

Thanks Marcin. I’ve found online shin gunto with exactly the same signature so I was curious. Nice find BTW

All the best

Pav

If you can have one in hand please do it! His bare blade is wanderfully balanced.

[Bruce Pennington]

Here's a first for me - Patent numbers on Type 98 saya: