dimitri Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Hello everyone, here are my latest acquisitions during the Poitiers arms exchange. I started with a tsuba but I will present it in the tsuba section. Then a tanto with quite interesting curiosities as you can see, the saya has been modified to adapt to the blade but there remain traces where the kozuka could have slipped. Plates like mekugi are made of bone or ivory, I would say bone but I'll take a closer look. The blade is signed and dated. the Habaki has been repaired, we see it as a sort of rivet, I also have to look at that more closely, I immediately fell in love because there were some interesting features. My latest favorite is a katana from the kamakura period, the blade which has not been fully restored is magnificent, while waiting to restore it, I tried to use a tsuka that I had, I would like to have your opinions, in the photos that I have just assembled the tsuka and a tsuba, there is no seppa, it's just to see the result, I was told that the whole thing was beautiful but that the tsuka was too long for the blade. I would like to have your different enlightened opinions. I will try to take photos as some explain to show details on the blade. I had the opportunity to buy a teppo but in the end I am more satisfied with this triple purchase. THANK YOU, Dimitri 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitri Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 Here are some photos, I don't have the equipment to do better at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivkin Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Despite a somewhat recent suriage the katana is probably koto. I guess Mihara or possibly Ryokai den are safe bets here; it does not have strong yamato feel within hamon, most likely provincial Yamato-related. Hamon is a bit thin for Mihara, boshi also needs to be checked to be more certain. Unlikely Enju. Don't think its Uda but possible. Interesting. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitri Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 Thanks for the details, it’s very interesting. I took photos of the Boshi as well as the silk. A small part was "cleaned" by the polisher to reveal for him whether the blade was of quality and to show the buyer the result if the blade was completely polished. I also show the tsuka that was on it and the one that I was thinking of putting. If you also tell me that it is better to put the first tsuka I will take your opinion into account. Dimitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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