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  1. Jacques
    O itame fairly hadatachi
  2. Jacques
    Nice, this will save me from having to rummage through the jumble of magazines I have in stock.
  3. Jacques
    Without having it in hands, i give up.
  4. Jacques
    On the short range. For what i can see sori seems more takenoko than uchi, is it right?
  5. Jacques
    Nagasa ?
  6. Jacques
    The sugata should tell you if this sword is Ichimonji or not... Shobu- zukuri = ? Nakago jiri is not Kaga.
  7. 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)
  8. 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.
  9. Jacques
    Frankly, I think this sword is a sucker's catch.
  10. Jacques
    If the measurements are correct, the kasane linked to the nagasa is a huge red flag for a supposed suriage blade...
  11. Jacques
    Both are irrelevant as the kikumon is not engraved above the mei as it is on the sword discussed here.
  12. Jacques
    I didn't found an example with the kikumon ichi on that side.
  13. Jacques
    I would say it's gimei.
  14. 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.
  15. Jacques

    Damage assessment

    Jacques replied to MaxT's topic in Nihonto

    You don't know what a good togishi can do.
  16. Jacques

    Damage assessment

    Jacques replied to MaxT's topic in Nihonto

    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.
  17. Jacques
    This shows us that gimei can be found in the literature, which is not designed to make things any easier.
  18. Jacques

    Damage assessment

    Jacques replied to MaxT's topic in Nihonto

    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.
  19. Jacques
    That's the one.
  20. Jacques
    Wasn't it the one listed in Iimura's Shinto Taikan?
  21. Jacques

    Damage assessment

    Jacques replied to MaxT's topic in Nihonto

    The very first thing a good polisher must do is respect the sugata. Under no circumstances should he change the geometry of the sword.
  22. Jacques

    Damage assessment

    Jacques replied to MaxT's topic in Nihonto

    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.
  23. Jacques
    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?
  24. Jacques
    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.
  25. Jacques
    Blades and koshirae must be judged differently
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