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  1. kuromido
    Thank you david. The only smith I can find with this TOKI kanji is a gendai smith. The problem is that the mei style is quite different . Can anyone confirm this as kan-2534 or help point me elsewhere ? Thanks, PeterD
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    Hello all, I'm hoping for a little help with this one. I have the mei as Noshu seki ju Kane toki saku. I am not so sure about the kanji (toki?) A am also not sure as to it being shinshinto or possibly gendai? No arsenal stamp . The blade is in loose sanbonsugi or togariba . Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the huge cropped pic. I only have a iPad with me and it ain't great at manipulating Pictures. Thanks, Peter D
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    Hi Grey, I thank you for the direction! I have several that I will photograph and add to your post. Threads like this are truly valuable . Thanks, peterD
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    Is this a shinto blade? please post a full blade pic and a boshi pic, peterD
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    George, you say " look in arsenal stamps" ? Where is this found?? I have searched this site and come up empty. Please explain. Thanks, PeterD
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    A great question and a solid answer. Thanks all!
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    WOW Thomas, That was fast! I was just revising it as I got the mei and when I reloaded your answer was there. Thanks very much for your help. PeterD
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    Hello all, having trouble with this one. I have the obvious on the date but can't get the rest The mei is (I think) mantetsu kitau tsukuru kore On the date I believe it is : Showa , ?, nen, shun (spring) Thanks, PeterD
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    Hi Curran, sorry for the late reply. Yes it was from that auction. Did you see the Tanaka ? school tsuba? if so ,what did you think of it? PeterD
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    Travis , all I get is a blank photobucket page. PeterD
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    Thanks guys, I thank you for all the help. I did not get the piece so don't have pictures but I really appreciate your time. It looked like a nice blade , but was covered in dry rust and in need of a polish. My take was 15th-century, It had a simple Horimono and had seen many polishes. Maybe Better luck next time. Thanks so much , PeterD
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    Can anyone help with this mei? I know it should be easy but I can't get it. Thanks , PeterD
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    Thanks guys, I will look into it further . Martin, thanks for the leads ! PeterD
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    Hello all, I seem to remember reading in one of the posts about Google translate being able to translate Japanese from a picture . I've tried it and it just doesn't seem to be able to do that . Is this possible? Can anybody help me with this. Thanks for any help you can afford Peter D
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    Thank you Morita-san & Chris for your fast response. You are amazing. I would have never seen Goto as the first two kanji. I found a tsuba that looks of similar style, quality and materials. Dont know what to make of it. May I ask what you all think on this piece? The hare have beautiful and well cut fur but I cant get it in the pic. Please dont hold back if you think its gimei. Thanks for any insite you can give, PeterD Also I should probably move this to tosogu but dont know how. Help!
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    Hello everyone, I picked up this kozuka and am having trouble with one of the kanji. I have it as; Sensho ? masa + kao. can anyone help and possibly shead some light on the maker? Thank you all, PeterD
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    Hi All, don't want to burst anyone's bubble but is it not possible that a crafty person has a papered tsuba, copies it, then sells a copy of The original paper and copied tsuba? I don't want get too "conspiracy therory" but I see it all the time with rare coins. Just sayin, PeterD
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    Tiny Tsubas

    kuromido replied to peter's topic in Tosogu

    Hello all, I am curious why know one weighed in on the little sukashi tsuba? Are these common? I have not seen many like this, Has anyone else? PeterD
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    Hello, looks like Uda kunimune to me as well. peterD
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    Ivory kozuka

    kuromido replied to DirkO's topic in Tosogu

    Hello all, I thought I should add a (not so great) pic of a wood kozuka . It has an ebony top with a rosewood case. Nicely carved but missing a small amount of silver wire inlay. I am not sure of age but guess it to be late edo. Cheers, PeterD
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    Dont see anything on the first 3, Bishu osa on the last pic. nakago has been shortened and the rest is lost.
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    BTW Chris , would yoshihiro be your take as well or something else? PeterD
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    Hi Chris, I know what you meen. mei looks wierd to me too. I dont have it in hand now but should be able to get a pic or 2 soon. The blade does have a nice itame hada and a narrow suguha/notare hamon. It is in a well made shirasaya. I dont think it is chinese but some of them are trying real hard these days. Pics to come & Thanks, PeterD
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    Hi Mark, Thanks much for your help. Here is another pic, Maybe alittle better? Can I ask an off topic question? When I logged in about 2 weeks ago all the kanji in the text on the board is gone, replaced with groups of verticle lines?? Did something get turned off and can anyone help me restore it? Many Thanks, peterD
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    Hello All. Just when I think I am starting to get the hang of it--- The first kanji eludes me completely and I believe the second kanji is O or ni but am probably wrong. Can anyone help out with this? Does this look wrong to you as much as it does to me? It is on a nice and large Otanto. possibly shinto-shinshinto. Thanks for any help or observations! PeterD Sorry for the massive pic. I will scale it down next time
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