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take and you can pretend it's a Hiyashi. milt

just rerceived this tsuka. The menuki is 4 cm long on a wak. size tsuka. so they were not too particular about what size should go on tsuka either. milt

" Feel free to post anything you are unsure of " sounds like a campaigne slogan, you running for office ? milt, that " often deleted/censored " one

Hawkeye was NEVER pompous, Frank....... milt

I understand you want to buy something cheap and then turn around selling it for a decent profit............... we all do that to finance our hobby to a certain extent ( unless one is independently wealthy and doesn't have to play the lowly merchant game ). But at least get something " decent ". I post 2 pics of a typical Shoami tsuba ( 3 inches across ) which i just " sniped ' at a good price and have every intention to use it as trade or sale later when the stock market calms down. If you have too many low end stuffs, it'll affect your other " better quality " items when time to sell them. You see, you may not want to be Neiman Marcus, but at least try to be Target and certainly NOT DOLLAR DAY . milt

" Ko-tosho tsuba of same time were thicker at the seppa dai area and thinned towards the mimi by up to a third. This meant the mimi was thinner than the hira. This leads me to tosho. Age? genuine patina leads to Muromachijidai, but, the crispness of the sukashi edges seem to belie this. Could be well preserved. No papers, I'd think mid Muromachi Ko-tosho. John " ..................................... but the tsuba doesn't look like what you described . Personally, I'd place the age at Edo ( mid ) milt

shan wrote: I think that there may still be something out there that "slipped through the net",so to speak.I`m going to "land that one"! Yes there are, but no you won't, because your judgement will be clouded by rubbish and your decisions rationalized with advice from Polly Anna. You will not be able to recognize that sleeper piece if you don't know what masterpieces look like and you will not gain that knowledge acquiring by attrition. ................................. Fat chance, not while I have my sniper rifle ready and have nothing better to do 24/7......... milt

I should rephrase the question............ assuming there's no shinsa paper. By looking just at the tsuba, would you call it armor maker tsuba of Muromachi period ? A bit " thick " for Muromachi period ? I am not sure about this point, but my impression is early tsuba ( pre-Edo )are usually a bit on the thin side ? I await the sarcastic comment on my " shoot from the hip " ( trait I shared with Georgie my friend ) statement when the sun rises over the Northern Capitol..................... Milt

is that " dry skin " peeling off ? gross..............need dermatologist's attention !! paint ? firescales ? milt

from Ole Po............. http://cgi.ebay.com/A044-JP-Samurai-Swo ... 911.c0.m14 " This Tsuba was made famous Armor-craftman, on Muromachi Era ( 1400-1550 ). " some how it doesn't " look like " a typical armor maker tsuba, you all think it's Muromachi period ? since this is ongoing auction, der Despot..............censor/edit/delete at will if I cross the red line. milt

Hahhahaaaaa, just like Dick and George, who's the real boss ? No wonder my assignment next year is where they sent Capt. Hawkeye Pierce. The tradition lives on. for those who need the joke explained................. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&i ... ages&gbv=2 milt

there are about 9 smiths with the name, both koto and shinto milt

" Its another Keeper as i like the old iron ones more than the fancy stuff " ................................. if you like old iron as theme for your tsuba collection. Allow me to promote my wares............... viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3952 p.s. Der Despot, delete at will if you think this is inappropriate milt

Samurai ride bareback as Native Americans ? I would think falconry stuffs will suit the f/k better................used to have the pheasant in a basket Goto schook menuki, darn it, sold them years ago. p.s. where's my scissors ? just kidding................. Milt

recently accquired this tsuka................ f/k is hawk on pine tree and sparrows in flight menuki is running horsies. So another example that Edo period fittings don't always match ? Since I am mainly into hawk and couldn't figure out if there's two horses in one menuki , see first pic ( the skinny one with a scared look is one horse, i am sure . See second pic ), I am very tempted to cut the ito and dismantle the whole thingie............... milt

Shan, the type of tsuba you posted are " hard " to pin down, it could be Shoami, Owari , Kaneyama and other related schools like Ono etc. Just like this one I have.......... when in doubt call it a Shoami milt

so Iyeyasu got that from the Catholic priests ? p.s. I could get Maureen to translate that into latin..........Tu Betchus !! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/opini ... wd.html?em Milt

like duhhhhhhh, Question was Who said it first ? Milt

Can i borrow the " Penguine " picture ? Milt

Was reading some history of the Wehrmacht and came across this " old german militrary proverb "...... Nach dem Siege binde den Helm fester. Thought I read it somewhere Iyeyasu said that too. So who came up with that proverb first ? Or may be both copied from somewhere else, like Sun Tse ? Milt, the curious

http://www.trocadero.com/stores/noamin/ ... store.html an interesting painting. p.s. I think the pictures are copyright so I am not loading them here. milt

" I am sure wherever you are they will have decent comms. They are sending you to Vietnam?? " you must be a Repu#$@an ( no thinking required ) Do I have to explain every joke ? Capt. Willard was waiting for a mission in Saigon .... the room is getting smaller while the vietcongs are getting stronger, in the jungle. Geez........... don't you ever watch movies ? Let me dig up something, post the pics and send them to may be someone stateside who can then forward to the winners.......... milt

Quoting Capt. Willard " I am waiting for a mission " ( in Viet-Fuc%$#- Nam )......... I need to know when is the drawing date as after Jan.09 I may be out of communication for a while.....( assuming you want me to donate something for the lottery, that is ) milt

your disposable asset does not meet our minimal requirement.........no soup for you. milt

Koichi san, milt