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So the swordsmen name their fighting blades, the „only“ collector did not? Named some. HAMABE, MIDARE, RYU, others not. BEST

https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/kap_2/illustr/i2_1_1.html Best

Extraordinary Juyo rate. Naotane Juyo rate is around 1%, but in the last 9 shinsa there was only one Masayuki. So it seems the Japanese M/K market is quite empty, and western markets dito.. Naotane on the long hand will reach surly more than 100 Juyo with a 5 % rate minimum. His decades of making very good swords gives him in Japan a long lasting market.. On the other hand a Kiyomaro TJ Daisho, a Naotane TJ Katana and a Sa Yukihide TJ Katana. Der So Naotane is imho in his total LEBENSWERK the more important artist. BEST

Ebook Info PDF.pdf

Kindle ebook out now... 5,99 €https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Otto-Maxein-ebook/dp/B0963Q1F9Q/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Samurai+swords+for+the+material+battle&qid=1622387965&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 BEST

Stewart Ueno and Hisashi Saito .. http://togishi.com/sword-videos.html BEST

Good news, mailed with Mr. Maxein and he asked his publishing company about shipping and costs. When I get info will surely post it here. Best

Found some pages on google.. https://books.google.de/books?id=KTosEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27&hl=de&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false BEST

https://www.openculture.com/2018/11/a-Japanese-illustrated-history-of-america.html BEST

Try amazon Australia..?? Best

The book I recomment here is the english version, there is a german version same price and a german hardcover version. Read it in two days. Interesting author and interesting book. There is no ebook and I do not know shipping money, but READ it Barry. BEST

Gendaito of the Taisho- and early Showa period.. esp. Shodai Minamoto Yoshichika and Nidai Minamoto Yoshichika and the art swords they made. https://www.hugendubel.de/de/buch_kartoniert/otto_maxein-samurai_swords_for_the_material_battle-40722416-produkt-details.html Best

DEALER SHIP UPS.. https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/en/blog/ BEST

Making the „ Reichsschwert Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossas“ the smith looking back on a 600 years old family tradition.. https://www.servustv.com/videos/1265374266328-181327693/ BEST

FANTASTIC IAN !! BEST

Hi Brano, where can I go to ident the red and white arrow shooter ? Think that the bad arrows and the blue hearts should be named, I give a blue one to Brano and a blue one to Greg.. Who gave me a bad arrow for the Biden tube? What`s going on here? BEST

DAVID BULL INTERVIEW

Hi Mark, thanks for your answer, think you are right. NBTHK wrote „ Bizen den Ichimonji“ .. Best

Hi all, Mr. Ettig told me that he sold his own reference books, so I`m curious to see more.. Best

Hi Barry, will do so. Best

Hi Didier MARKUS translate the NIHON SHINSHINTO SHI...THE EXAMPLE SHOWN is imo not an ICHIMONJI HAMON.. BEST

KO-CHOJI MIDARE LIKE BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU.. http://nihonto-museum.com/blog/bizen-osafune-nagamitsu BEST

TENGU PUBLISHING offers sword books. Think Mr. Ettig bought a collectors references, most Japanese language...I bought the Sato Kanzan book. https://tengu-publishing.de/de/index.php?site=artikelliste&wg=25 BEST

I think it`s a hamon question. Jacques is your example choji midare Ichimonji hamon? BEST

Never seen a choji midare ICHIMONJI copy made by Naotane, but some (Japanese) sources and also NBTHK told us there are „Bizen den Ichimonji..“. Only in the NIHON SHINSHINTO SHI we learn that Naotane did not temper Ichimonji blades. Opinions welcome. BEST