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EdWolf

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  1. Thank you all very much for your help! Moriyama-san that is really impressive. Thanks!
  2. Hope one of you can help me with this signature. Thanks in advance. Regards, Ed
  3. I agree with Conway. It is a German Hirschfänger.
  4. If the Japanese reused a foreign blade it is unlikely that they don't make use of a habaki. More likely a post war fix. Just my opinion.
  5. I'm not a knife expert but the knife bears a strong resemblance to the so-called Shanghai dagger.
  6. @Ray Singer Thank you very much for your help! I agree, definitely not from the Kamakura period. Hopefully the nihotoclub.com is online soon. Regards, Ed
  7. If I'm right the signature starts with Soshu ju ... Can one of you help me with the rest of the signature. The picture is bad but it's the only one I've got. Thanks in advance.
  8. In daylight your tsuba looks much better!
  9. I agree. The lack of details of the tsuba in the initial post makes me wonder.
  10. Just to give you an impression of the retention system.
  11. The hitsu-ana is used for a leather tab and snap retention system.
  12. Burmese make more sense.
  13. Mon: Maru Ni Mitsu Gashiwa (Three daimyo Oak leaves within a circle)
  14. Hi Marcin, The blade is definitely old. Better pictures of the bare blade is necessary to tell you more about the blade. It looks like that the hamon runs off the edge of the blade. Also the kissaki is poorly shaped. The ko-shinogi does not run parallel with the fukura. Maybe it's just the low quality of the pictures. Just my observation en honest opinion. Regards, Ed
  15. It's a reproduction. Don't waste your money. Worst case the tsuka is glued.
  16. An interesting video by Paul Martin. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xpxZLmf5pZc
  17. The color is not odd but personally, I doubt if the paint is original. The paint job is very poor. Could you please post some better quality photos?
  18. Thank you very much. Well written and informative.
  19. Hi Sam, Looks like a modified Sam Browne military belt. Take a look at the following site https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/891189/19th-century-brown-leather-sam-browne-military-belt-by-moss-bros-in-superb-condition Hope this helps. Regards, Ed
  20. My guess a type 94 with the curved tsuka. Sometimes seen on early swords.
  21. Congratulations! Nice sword.
  22. Congratulations John, a very nice sword and a beautiful addition.
  23. Thank you Stephen! That's very kind of you. I have been lucky. Regards, Ed
  24. Hi Volker, I was also thinking of Tsuguhiro. Just by comparing the following blade at uniquejapan.com. It shows a lot of similarities. https://new.uniqueja...tsuguhiro-wakizashi/ I'm by far an expert and maybe other members can jump in. Regards, Ed
  25. Thanks Dee, The length of the nagasa is 64 cm. Regards, Ed
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