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  1. Jacques
    Tachibana Yasuhiro worked in the Ichimonji style, the hamon seen on this sword does not correspond to this style. example: https://www.token-net.com/juyotoken/tachibana_yasuhiro.html
  2. Jacques
    Are you sure you can read a hamon correctly? I'd like to know what makes you think of Yasuhiro The upper part of the hamon comprises the mono-uchi; the lower part extends from the yakidashi to approximately halfway up the blade.
  3. Jacques
    On this photo, the difference is quite visible
  4. Jacques
    If the upper part of the hamon is different from the lower part (which I think it is) we are in sue Seki or sue Bizen.
  5. Jacques
    With a tokubetsu hozon, i doubt it can be a kazu uchimono. In any case, you can't judge the real quality of a sword without having some knowledge of it, and without having it in your hand...
  6. Jacques
    Wakizashi. From what i can see hamon seems notare based.
  7. Jacques
    This is where the study of the mei comes into its own. On the sword disussed here, all is wrong, let's just talk about nakago, we can't talk about the workmanship based on photo. The sugata of the nakago is wrong, Kagemitsu's tachi with an ubu nakago are rare (I know of only 2) and their nakago is long. Mei is inscribed the wrong side, location of the mei should be close to the mune and above the mekugi ana, size of the kanji are wrong (must be smaller)
  8. Jacques
    No, there are some very well-made gimei
  9. Jacques
    Gimei at 100%.
  10. Jacques
    Every sword in Japan must have a torokusho. If the sword is exported it is de-registered and if it is later re-imported to Japan (for sale or polishing) it must be registered again.
  11. Jacques
    Maybe or not..
  12. Jacques
    O itame fairly hadatachi
  13. Jacques
    Nice, this will save me from having to rummage through the jumble of magazines I have in stock.
  14. Jacques
    Without having it in hands, i give up.
  15. Jacques
    On the short range. For what i can see sori seems more takenoko than uchi, is it right?
  16. Jacques
    Nagasa ?
  17. Jacques
    The sugata should tell you if this sword is Ichimonji or not... Shobu- zukuri = ? Nakago jiri is not Kaga.
  18. Jacques

    O-Mokume?

    Jacques replied to Nicholas's topic in Nihonto

    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)
  19. Jacques
    The wear and tear of the various kanji is another red flag. In my opinion (and I mean in my opinion) it's artificial.
  20. Jacques
    Frankly, I think this sword is a sucker's catch.
  21. Jacques
    If the measurements are correct, the kasane linked to the nagasa is a huge red flag for a supposed suriage blade...
  22. Jacques
    Both are irrelevant as the kikumon is not engraved above the mei as it is on the sword discussed here.
  23. Jacques
    I didn't found an example with the kikumon ichi on that side.
  24. Jacques
    I would say it's gimei.
  25. Jacques
    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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