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Beautiful work of art, the story on them looks like alive.

Thank you for advice I will try to buy it via mr. Grey Doffin website. Will do my best to study much as possible and expand my knowledge. Sorry for my bad english. Thank you, Best regards, Miha G.

Hello, Mariusz thank you for nice comment, I really appreciate it. Will try to find and read much more about Shoami and edo tosho, ( maybe it was made for gift only my thought )- of course, that we will never know. I have to say that in hand tsuba feel very good. David of course I bought it because I like. When I say-( I hope that my purchase was okay ) I did not want to please strangers but myself. Best regards and thank you all. Miha G.

Hello Sebastien, I looked and I have to admit that it looks that is lead. Thank you that you noticed. Regards, Miha G.

Hello David and Barrie, I buy it because I somehow like this tsuba, it is nice simple shape maru gata and has nice plugs for both hitsu ana filled with copper, the hira on tsuba is loking strait smoth iron finish and mimi has interesting fine gold nunome. I forgot to mention that the weight of tsuba is over 200g. it is very heavy. I hope that my purchase was okay, Regards, Miha G.

Greetings. This is my first purchase of iron tsuba and I have problems to determine age and school. My opinion is that could probably be made in edo period, medium quality. Studying Iron Tsuba is very difficult field, so I ask for some comment if is possible. measurements are height - 8,62 cm width - 8,46 cm thickness at mimi - 5,4 mm thickness at seppa dai - 5,6 mm Best regards Miha G.

Greetings. My opinion to mr. Chris Bowen question. I think if someone owns a legal documents of item, For example-ownership of great great parents and posesion of item and its history. I Think that they are the true owner.( this is, in theory, in practice it can also be otherwise) Stephen T, I've watched your you tube comparison with old scroll oshigata picture but I dont see yours prfect match. I think that you position of yokote is on wrong spot. If you put yokote in line then you get a different result. So I do not really understand your findings. I did not want to offend anyone this is just my opinion. Sorry for my bad english. Best regards Miha G.

Good price for the real masterpice and beauty. Miha G.

I think that the menuki is made ​​in the technique called katabori. Gentlemen if you can give some comment on the techniques I would be very happy. Miha G.

greetings. I like all nihonto schools and their blades, especially old ones, as Peter mentioned earlier. Miha G.

Greetings, I am interested in your opinion in which school coud this menuki be attributed to and what technique coud be called. My guess is shakudo gold iroe material-? technique-? Length- 3,8cm . 3,4cm width- 1,6cm . 1,4cm weight- 5,1g . 4,6g Thank you. Miha G.

I am glad That it is not hagire because it is very nice. Regards and Merry Christmas to all NMB members, Miha G.

Greetings, I think I see hagire, I hope I'm wrong and that this is only seen in picture. Otherwise a very interesting and nice piece of history. Regards, Miha G.

Thank you Eric T. to showing some nice examples and good explanation. Best regards. Miha G.

Hello Very nice Tetsu bajo jingasa, I guess that weight and protection was very important factor, I was wondering what kind of style was the armor for riding and traveling that comes with that kind of jingasa. Miha G.

Thank you for a very well written reply Ian B. Even now I understand and see it much better but I still must to do my homework and read a lot of material. GentlemenS yours opinion means a lot to me. Thank you all. Miha G.

Thank you for your reply, I Noticed That the jingasa is iron made ​​16 plates. It looks like it was pretty well made​​, I will try to teach some of the lower-ranking warriors and ther armour. Miha G.

Greetings. At the local antiquemarket I Noticed some strange (Kabuto), I asked the dealer if he can tell me something about the helmet but he did not know answer. So please if you can tell me anything about it. I wonder where and who should use it. thank you, Miha G.

Best regards and welcome to NMB Mishina sensei. Miha G.

Greetings. Thanks for your reply mr. Clive Sinclaire, now I understand why tachi. ( nagasa exceeds 60 cm, the slim sugata siggests a tachi and it is signed tachi-mei ). Thanks for the lesson and sharing yours knowledge. Best regards, Miha G.

Greetings. I only wonder if it is tachi or is it Kodachi, because of the nagasa length. It is listed as tachi. Sorry for my weird newbi question. Regards, Miha G.

Is it known what the significance of the symbol suhama is or it is only (insignificant event???) in natural appearance but is it or is meant to be big or smal in natural creation. If you watch the thing on the coast from standing point coud be small bu if you look from mt. fuji you also find natural creations in the form of suhama. Over the Japanese history the symbols had special meanings therefore I wonder about suhama? Dirk thanks for the link I got it before that is why I ask. Miha G.

Thank you for replay mr. John. Did you mean something like peninsula looking from air? Or yust sandbar on the beach? Or did I get it totally wrong? I ask for an explanation please. Sorry for my bad english. Miha G.

Thank you mr. Bowen and mr. Curran I appreciate your answer. I would like to know what the symbol Suhama Means, it is to my knowledge. On the web can not find much of Suhama symbol. Thank you Miha G.

Greetings. Can anyone help Identify this mekugi ana Which style coud it be. My thinking is this That triangle shape mekugi ana is very similar to Suhami-gata style. I would like to DETERMINE significance and age of style and where was started to be used in history. I would also like to know what the symbol suhama means. I'd like to hear yours opinion about this mekugi ana style. Best regards and thanx Miha G.