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  1. Brian
    Steve, These encyclopedias are literally a list of names, with some brief description of the smith and when he worked. No pics, no description of swords. Just a dictionary of all the smiths and who they were. useful, but not if you are only ever going to look up 5 or 6 smiths.
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    Not Japanese and very very fake...sorry
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    Appraisal of some Tsuba

    Brian replied to kRoy's topic in Tosogu

    Don't think more details are going to change anything. They are real, but very entry level/basic/utilitarian tsuba, except for #5 which is cast and of minimal value. The rest are fairly generic, there isn't much you will find out about them except they are real tsuba of average quality
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    @Markus If you contact him directly, I am sure he will be able to sort you at at a good deal for the eBook. he runs frequent specials, and his books are a must have.
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    Thank you Peter.
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    Both look very nice to me, hard pressed to choose. Good job there.
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    A tool. Maybe something meant for woodwork or...? Nice item though.
  8. Brian
    My impression when I was in Japan, was that the requirement to change ownership within 20 days was very, very seldom followed when swords are sold...mainly among entry level and mid level collectors I suspect. Am I wrong?
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    Chidori?
  10. Brian
    I don't see anything genuine Japanese here, and if it was, it's toast. Sorry, but really too far gone. But I suspect Chinese anyways.
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    Charlie, I think Colin is correct. The MOP isn't inlayed into the metal, the base is lacquer over the iron, and the MOP is put into that. Still maazing craftsmanship, but they are putting the designs on lacquer with a clear coating to smooth it out, and not cutting out the shapes in the metal and putting the MOP in.
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    Definitely a bad Chinese fake, never been in Japan. It would be illegal there.
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    You can't. And you shouldn't.
  14. Brian
    No, they are real. Just in poor condition. I believe the one is fitted with half a double habaki and you'll want to get that sorted sometime.
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    VERY
  16. Brian
    That nakago was severely messed with. Junk with an acid wash
  17. Brian
    Yeah, would go so well with a small cased pocket pistol. Really nice bag flask.
  18. Brian
    I LOVE that Dixon flask. What size is it?
  19. Brian
    Hamish, I've never had selective rules here, and not about to start now. Although it's a PITA, the rules say post a price and I expect you to do so too. Not going to allow a post with vague pricing and no real info with a "contact me" Number them 1 to 7 and post prices at the very least. If people are interested, they can contact you for more info. But prices are mandatory and I'm not making exceptions.
  20. Brian
    I believe our own @Volker62 has a very charming and personal history with Yasunori :-)
  21. Brian
    Here's the best write-up I've seen on Taketoku https://yasutoku.blogspot.com/2014/07/tachi-by-kajiyama-yasutoku-may-1936.html
  22. Brian
    Nice watch.
  23. Brian
    Guys, it's almost Xmas, can we get less defensive and a little more chilled in our discussions? Let's have a peaceful December. Ed has been around the block more than most, and I can assure you he is just giving the facts as he knows them.
  24. Brian
    We still have no conclusive meaning of the signature below the ana? I know there is talk of onkashi-to, but those had the same on the same side as the mei. So a bit confusing.
  25. Brian
    I think this would be of interest to @Volker62 and @PNSSHOGUN
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