Bungo
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awesome !! what happened to his beard ? milt
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here's the other set with very similar style/workmanship, note the ' full face '. Hamano school ? milt
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when in doubt.........always mid edo. From what you described about all brass koshirae............ first thing that comes to mind is tibetan sword? Or..........ezo fittings/sword mount ? milt
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while they are not national treasure, i wouldn't call them junk. Some people prefer iron tosogu, it seems the " condition" problem are usually not taken as seriously as soft metal where one scratch on shakudo means a 100 bucks haircut !! p.s. it seems they don't fancy your Eton joke................ milt
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this is mumei so we don't have to worry about the bloody mei, just the workmanship which i think is quite fine. Note the full face of Shoki........... I have a few menuki of similar construction and pattern of inlay ? Any idea as to school besides Kyo-Kinko, can one be a wee bit more specific ? milt
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lol, actually the mei looks very good compared to all the sample listed in the kinko meikan ( new ed. ), It's the ' workmanship/construction " that raises doubt for the good doctor. milt
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nobuie milt
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haven't received them yet so can't say if fuchi is one piece construction. I am clueless as to what this means............. but it looks like one piece construction instead of a " collar glued on a base plate " from the pics. milt
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John, compare the f/k katakiri-bori with that illustrated in " lethal elegance " by Earle, page 109. milt
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probably won't find out till years later when my tour is over..wait, i can fly to NBTHK over the long week end. milt
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sharp as a inverted cone !! milt
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according to one of the message poster ( , Red Lotus the nameless rider ) .......... there are 4 grades of sword manufactured that go by 4 different names.The second one listed on this thread here belongs to the ' lower grade ". 濃洲居合堂所出品的鋼刃居合刀，總共分為清舟、兼光、兼之、兼元四等級型號。 ( 4 grades, Chin-Ju < clear? boat >, Kanemitsu, kaneyuki, Kanemoto ) milt
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more pics as requested........... milt
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John, you were not the underbidder that cost me extra 100 beans, I hope ? :lol: milt
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I think the first sword is a Paul Chen sword while the 2nd ( a different sword ) was made by a different smith for Noshu Iaido club. Just my opinion ( ususlly wrong ), of course. milt
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bought this at a very low price ( if Shoshin )............ I think the mei compares quite well with the numerous sample in Kinko meikan (new ed. ), page 434-5 note..the mei is pronounced Soyo ( not Muneoki ), why ? don't ask me, that's just the way they preferred. p.s. need independent evaluation since I am " prejudiced " regarding the authenticity of mei. milt
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I am shocked you didn't take a bite on my wari kogai with star of david........... plenty of watchers, no bidder milt
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Here's a modan day example.............. THE Donald wanted to copyright the name but there's Donald Duck before him, so that's a no go. But.............. if someone called himself THE Donald and add the SAME address, I can see he could possibly win the court case. As in the case of the Kaneie, yes, you can agrue there are many Kaneie but add the same address ? What do you think ? milt
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acting as " Agent Provocateur ".........that's a hint there. If you slapped a logo of a bull ( or a horsie for those who prefer a Ferrari )onto a honda, it's still a honda. milt
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the other pics from the e-bay site is too large to post on the board, so I'll add the direct link. As you see 52 beans is not too speculative to check out something " different ". May be you guys can detect soldar joints ? ( I don't see it, second from last pic, 4 O'clock ) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=021 milt
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My dear Milt, "History teaches that history teaches nothing". And are not words of mines, even if they can be applied to almost everything. that is because people do not learn from history or choose to ignore the lessons from history. milt
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" Just think of what Japan would have become if they had embraced the power of a navy in the 13c. Look what they did in 50 yrs. when they finally got a clue. " If lessons of history can provide any guide.............. whoever " conquered " China became Chinese. Just asked the Mongols and the Manchus. I let you all to draw your own conclusion as to " alternative " history. Milt
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question............ there are 2 menuki here, ja ? Both have residual of " pin marks " ? When I mentioned " lack of detail ", it doesn't mean they are bad. As Ford said, they are honest works.With Japanese fittings, there are always something with more details............ milt
