Jacques
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On the short range. For what i can see sori seems more takenoko than uchi, is it right?
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Nagasa ?
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The sugata should tell you if this sword is Ichimonji or not... Shobu- zukuri = ? Nakago jiri is not Kaga.
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For what i can see, i would say O itame mixed with O mokume and fairly hadatachi. It can be found on Muromachi Mino swords (Kanemoto, Kanesada)
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Need help dating a rare blade and mountings | Niō Kiyotsuna
Jacques replied to GarnerWall's topic in Nihonto
The wear and tear of the various kanji is another red flag. In my opinion (and I mean in my opinion) it's artificial. -
Need help dating a rare blade and mountings | Niō Kiyotsuna
Jacques replied to GarnerWall's topic in Nihonto
Frankly, I think this sword is a sucker's catch. -
Need help dating a rare blade and mountings | Niō Kiyotsuna
Jacques replied to GarnerWall's topic in Nihonto
If the measurements are correct, the kasane linked to the nagasa is a huge red flag for a supposed suriage blade... -
Both are irrelevant as the kikumon is not engraved above the mei as it is on the sword discussed here.
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I didn't found an example with the kikumon ichi on that side.
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I would say it's gimei.
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Personally, I'm not competent enough to say whether this or that swordsmith is the better tanto maker. There comes a time when you have to stay in your place or risk making a fool of yourself.
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You don't know what a good togishi can do.
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No, if you have a cube with 2 cm sides and you remove 5 mm from each side, you'll have a smaller cube, but still a cube.
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This shows us that gimei can be found in the literature, which is not designed to make things any easier.
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Except that when you polish a blade, if you're competent, you remove the steel evenly over the whole blade, which means that the measurements change, but not the geometry. At least, that's what Zenon Vandamme and his teacher Kenji Mishina explained to me.
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That's the one.
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Wasn't it the one listed in Iimura's Shinto Taikan?
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The very first thing a good polisher must do is respect the sugata. Under no circumstances should he change the geometry of the sword.
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These are things that happen when you buy without seeing the merchandise, and you should be aware that the hozon does not protect against certain defects.
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Since I'm not in the gods secrets (and I doubt anyone here is), I'll refrain. Who among us can say whether a given sword deserves juyo status or not?
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Is it real or fake - Type 98 WW2 officer sword
Jacques replied to kogel's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Star stamp means it's a RJT smith nothing else. Each sword must be judged on its own merits. Some star stamped sword will pass hozon while others will not. -
Blades and koshirae must be judged differently
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I would say Morimitsu 盛光
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I said in nioi-guchi not in hamon.
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Inside the nioiguchi ? If yes it's a fatal flaw
