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  1. Jacques
    The length of swords has always followed the evolution of combat techniques (tachi versus katana) and the regulations issued by the shoguns. The vast majority of tachi were suriage so that they could be used as katana. Indeed, given the price of these weapons, it was better to shorten them than to make new ones.
  2. Jacques
    Humm... NBTHK is not a government organization. https://www.touken.or.jp/english/aboutus.html
  3. Jacques
    Regarding a possible restoration, keep in mind that a thickening file has not yet been invented and that polishing can permanently ruin this blade which already seems quite worn to me..
  4. Jacques
    Because of the bohi, which shows that this sword is ubu, I think the wakizashi is Muromachi, as there were no shinogi zukuri wakizashi before this period. ps take what Rivkin says with two grains of salt.
  5. Jacques
    Obviously gimei, NBTHK oshigata (same sword the one Ray posted)
  6. Jacques
    Old papers = no papers, whatever some people may say
  7. Jacques
    Myoju was the son of Umetada Myōkin Shigetaka 埋忠明欽重降 who was the teacher of shodai Tadayoshi.
  8. Jacques
    That's right.
  9. Jacques
    Who is the polisher ?
  10. Jacques
    This perfectly demonstrates that it is sometimes difficult even for true experts to attribute a sword. So when I read certain self-proclaimed experts, I can't refrain laughing and think that Einstein was absolutely right about infinity.
  11. Jacques
    There were 2 Hasebe Kunishige, the second worked around OEI
  12. Jacques
    I should point out that I am referring to Chumon-uchi mono produced by skilled smiths (those showed in literature), not kazu-uchi mono or swords forged by obscure craftsmen.
  13. Jacques
    I would like to add that the shape of the nakago does not correspond to what Kiyomitsu was doing at that time (and that's not all...). https://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_ja_tachi&katanaA040425.html
  14. Jacques
    So what? Just because it's in the Compton collection, does that mean it has to be soshin? All Bizen Osafune swords with a nagamei and an ubu nakago have a nengo, since OEI.
  15. Jacques
    Does the person I made laugh have a valid point to make?
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