Lareon Posted Tuesday at 11:43 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 11:43 AM Hi all, I'm new to Tanegashima and have been exclusively collecting swords, this is my first purchase, most simply because i find them beautiful, so please excuse any ignorance i have on the subject. I wanted to post it up to see what people thought, any information they could share, I don't know enough to know if it is genuine or simply a souvenir so any info is good. I only have the sellers photos at the moment so haven't got it in hand to do a deep inspection but just wanted to get a general consensus and share it Thank you for any information you can share. Tony 1 1 Quote
Lareon Posted Tuesday at 02:56 PM Author Report Posted Tuesday at 02:56 PM obviously please correct me if i'm wrong but with the brass kabuto motif, poppy muzzle and the sail motif, it would point towards Sakai Osaka? 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted yesterday at 11:03 AM Report Posted yesterday at 11:03 AM 20 hours ago, Lareon said: obviously please correct me if i'm wrong but with the brass kabuto motif, poppy muzzle and the sail motif, it would point towards Sakai Osaka? Exactly, Tony, and a fine example you have there. (Just needing a pan cover/lid.) Somewhat similar to mine! The Masa 正 seal could be the first part of the owner’s name. You haven’t yet removed the barrel to see if there’s a Mei? 1 Quote
Lareon Posted yesterday at 12:12 PM Author Report Posted yesterday at 12:12 PM Thank you Piers, I'll be picking it up Friday and will do a deeper examination then, will remove the barrel to see if the Mei is underneath. It has a touch of damage here and there but is striking, I've rarely seen non damaged complete ones, especially in the UK. As soon as i've had it in hand and taken a closer look i'll post back findings. Thanks for the response! 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted 23 hours ago Report Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, Lareon said: Thank you Piers, I'll be picking it up Friday and will do a deeper examination then, will remove the barrel to see if the Mei is underneath. It has a touch of damage here and there but is striking, I've rarely seen non damaged complete ones, especially in the UK. As soon as i've had it in hand and taken a closer look i'll post back findings. Thanks for the response! It’s not just the UK. Even in Japan it is extremely rare to find one without some damage somewhere. Most are in need of repair. Quote
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