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A quick question. I know koshirae have different styles. Higo etc. What style is the katana showed here? -Heiðar

Thanks for the heads up. It's back to the drawingboard i think:)

The kojiri, the tip of the saya, replacing them to match,. Im wondering if they are normally glued on or simply pressed, so they could come loose with a little force. The katana koshirae is owned by me, and im thinking of buying the wakisahsi koshirae. And have them match with parts like these. http://www.Japanese-swords.com/pages/kojiri.htm

Hi guys... Here is the plan i have a nice katana koshirae see picture below.. And i am currently thinking of buying a wakizasi koshirae to create a "sort of" daisho that i can put on my sword stand. So my question is... Drum roll please....... Is it hard to replace the kojiri to make them match, for example if i buy two from Fred Lohman. Best wishes. Heiðar Högni

I see...

Ok here is a hypothetical scenario. I have a tokubetsu hozon blade that I would bring to the NBTHK for judgement for upgraded juyo ranking. Would later added horimono affect the rating?

This will be my final question regarding this particular sword (fingers crossed ) The Mon, the Chrysanthemums on the Tang. Who would bestow the honor for the smith to put this mark on the blade. Would it be a Shogun, Daimyo or the Emperor himself. I have been trying to google history in the Yamashiro province around 1673 but was unsuccessful. All I have found out the the emperor at that time was Reigen. I have not found any names or information on who would possibly grant the mon usage. Any ideas?

Quick thought. Has anyone went all in and had it gold plated?

Adam: Nothing particular in mind and I have no intention of letting my clumsy fingers work on it. I would hire either a artist or a professional air-brusher, someone with talent. I´m just getting some info on the matter. -Scienta potentia est. -Heidar.

So if I wanted to "paint" symbols or some kind of pattern, what would be the best strategy? Note this is all hypothetical but i have seen some mon on saya that are pressed on. Is it possible to "paint" them on. For example would it be possible to put this pattern on a saya? http://images.easyart.com/highres_image ... 216999.jpg Doing a black base and then the pattern put on with a fine brush and then lacquered over. Just a thought. What about airbrushing would that work or would it just look ugly?

What kind of paint is used on the Saya? When restoring. -Heidar

Thank you guys for the invaluable information so far. I´m going to continue to use the well of information that is this forum. The boshi, although it´s hard to see on the pictures is it Ko-maru or Jizo? http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sy_sword/sw11143/z.jpg

So different meaning of the same word. i also want to continue the flow of questions. Which school does Echizen no Kami Nobuyoshi belong to.Is it Mishna ??

the word Owazamono doesent that mean great job or big job or something similar?

The flow of questions continues. What is the definition og iga no kami title. Was this bestoved by a shogun/daymo/empereror and are there any higher/lower titles? -Heidar

In the database it says 'Workmanship and style Engraved Kiku Mon. Wazamono' so it must be Shinano no Kami Nobuyoshi (1st gen) one question what does Wazamono mean? taken from nihontocraft. "Takai Nobuyoshi　高井信吉 1) Nobuyoshi, 1st generation, 1644, Yamashiro, wazamono, (Kiku) Yamashiro (no) Kuni Fujiwara Nobuyoshi (菊紋) 山城国藤原信吉, Shinano (no) Kami Minamoto Nobuyoshi 信濃守源信吉. Takai is the family name. Nobuyoshi was considered a Mishina school smith active between 1644 and 1672. He made swords with Yamashiro influence and did some works with his brother, Rai Nobuyoshi. Swords signed with both names exist. There is an example of those in Tokotaikan page 490. He worked in suguha and gunome with nie deep nioi. 2) Nobuyoshi, 2nd generation, 1673, Yamashiro, (Kiku) Yamashiro (no) Kami Fujiwara Nobuyoshi (菊紋) 山城国藤原信吉. Son of the first generation, he was active between 1673 and 1703 in the Kyoto area. 3) Nobuyoshi, 1661, Settsu, o-wazamono, (Kiku) Takai Echizen (no) Kami Minamoto Rai Nobuyoshi (菊紋) 高井越前守源来信吉, Echizen (no) Kami Minamoto Rai Nobuyoshi 越前守源来信吉, Nyudo Minamoto Rai Nobuyoshi 入道 源来信吉. He is the 2nd brother of the first generation Nobuyoshi moved to Osaka from Kyoto. His priest name was Tomonobu. His suguha is very similar to that of Shinkai. His early (Kiku) was cut to the nakago and later ones, after 1673, were engraved. The Ichi character was also used with (Kiku) after 1688. He was considered the best in the family active between 1655 and 1703. 4) Nobuyoshi, 1661, Settsu, Takai Awa (no) Kami Fujiwara Nobuyoshi 高井 阿波守藤原信吉. This is the youngest brother of the first generation Nobuyoshi. 5) Nobuyoshi, 1688, Settsu, Sagami (no) Kami Nobuyoshi 相模守信吉. Son of the 4) Nobuyoshi was active around 1680 in the Osaka area.

Features: Shinkichi first generation 金三郎 high name in the blacksmith-based commodities, blacksmith Yusaku the roundabout house commodities were allowed to cut Ass based Habaki children of Shinkichi protect Shinano first, later years forging has moved to Ban Large The sword, known as 大業物 House commodities were allowed to cut Ass based Habaki children of Shinkichi. - Lol The sword known as: 大業物 -Could anyone translate this for me please?

This one ? http://nihontoclub.com/smiths/NOB591

Thank´s for the help. So i´ts safe to assume that this was made for a member of the imperial family?

I´m trying to look him up in the swordsmith index. Which one is h?e or am i typing wrong keywords. http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list ... rt_era=All One more what does the flower on the tang stand for?

http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/11143.html

Well I need a hand. I´m trying to find out out the name of smith and providence so that I can look up more info. I think having some translations problem. Can you identify this for me please. All other relative information would be greatly appreciated. thx. -Heidar

I have been giving storage a little thought. I have been thinking of a gun cabinet. Since i would like to keep it safe from small hand and unwelcome hands. Would the steel cabinet be a bad solution becouse of rust or would someking of wooden box or insulation do the trick.

Thanks for the warm welcome and cheers Ron: I´m pretty sure i´m the only one. Until proven wrong. John: Close enough, but google translate does not do you justice. Martin: No it´s fishakido hehe

Well well where to begin. After reading through the flora of people here on the forum I decided that it would only be appropriate that I introduced myself to everyone here. My name is Heidar/Gudnason and I am 30 years old and I live in Iceland. I guess my fascination with the samurai sword began as a child when i wanted to become a ninja and used to dress up as one and make nihonto of my own usually consisting of any wooden or metal handle i could find in my small town. I bear a scar that reminds me of it every day when a friend of mine threw a home made shuriken that landed just below my eye in playtime that got a 'little' out of hand. That earned me a trip to the doctor and a small scar that impresses girls still this day I´ve always been a martial arts movie fanatic as well as admiring the sport as well. Although recent years I have moved my interest towards the mixed martial arts. (MMA). I am a sailor and work on a fishing boat that holds 20 burly men and we mainly fish herring and mackerel across the Atlantic from Greenland to Norway. I enjoy snowboarding, hunting, camping, football (soccer) and cooking good spicy food. -"Hvað er það við samúræja sverðið sem gerir það svona merkilegt?" Feel free to ask me anything from learning something about Iceland or how to tie a bowline You know what I mean. I thought i´d post a picture so that you could see the face behind the words. Best wishes. -Heidar.