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Hi both. Thank you very much for your help snd replies. I purchased the tduba from a Japanese collector about a year ago now. Many thanks Gethin

Picked this tsuba a while back. Rather simple in shape but very good iron. It appears in the book owari to mikawa no tanko. It is signed Bishu Nagoya Kitani Shigehiro. I have not seen another work by this individual and can't find any information on him. I wonder if any of the more experienced members here have any information on him. Many thanks Gethin

Thank you all for your translations and opinions. It's much appreciated. Would pieces of armour such as this normally be gifted to clans? Many thanks Gethin

An interesting addition. A piece of armour supposedly gifted to the Muto clan of chikuzen, that was passed down through the family. A better translation of the attributing paperwork would be welcome. I am unfamiliar with the family mon on the additional slip of paper though also.

Hi all. I've been trying to read the mei and identify the maker of a tsube I recently purchased. It's quite worn down and my photography skills are questionable but I think I can read Kaneyama and a date of Anei?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gethin

Hi Gents I recently picked up this little tsuba. The iron is excellent but it has a kanji symbol im not familiar with. Could anyone be able to tell me what it says? Looks rather large to be a mei. Thanks in advance. Gethin

Excellent! Thank you very much! Gethin

Hi Gents I picked a little tanto a while back and was wondering if someone could assist me in the translation of the mei. I've got to the maker which i believe is Akita kanehiro but the rest im struggling on. Any help would be most appreciated. Gethin

Thank you very much sir. Much appreciated. Gethin

Hi all. I recently purchased a gendai kogatana from Japan with what I believe is the original paperwork for it. It contains the word NASA in amongst the kanji so I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to provide a translation. Many thanks Gethin

Thank you very much for your help! I'm most appreciative! I will do some research and try to find out who the smith is. Gethin

Hi Gents I recently acquired a gendai tsuba and was wondering if anyone could translate the mei for me. I cant make out tge characters very well as they are pretty small. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Gethin

Hi All! Thought I'd show my collection of gunto with mon. Some of them are more well known and others that I cant find anywhere to try and research them. Hope you like them as much as I do. Gethin

Loving this thread! does anyone have any pictures of Horii Nobuhide and Ikkansai Kunimori by any chance? Thanks in advance. Gethin

Hi Everyone I've been a member on here before but I had difficulty logging in with my old account so I've started afresh. My Name is Gethin and I'm from south wales in the UK. a number of the members from the UK should know me as I've been collecting mainly Tsuba for the last 20 years but also have a number of blades. Look forward to continuing to learn from the more experienced members. Thanks again Gethin