EdWolf
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Thanks Bruce!
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@ROKUJURO hi Jean, Thanks for the guidelines. I did my best but my photographer skills are bad. The auto focus failed and manually focus also failed because of my bad eyes. The habaki can only be moved a few centimeters. Tried to remove it but I don't want to damage the habaki. @John C, indeed early fittings. @PNSSHOGUN John already mentioned that.
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Just to share with you the latest addition to the collection. The blade is signed Bishu Fujiwara, the rest of the signature is cut off.
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Hi Maurice, thanks for the link. Hard to tell from the picture. Hopefully the blade reveals more details and is the blade interesting to buy. I have the opportunity to see this blade in person so I want to be prepared.
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Ray, thanks for your quick reply! Regards, Ed
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Not the best picture but it's the only one I have. Hope one of you can help me with the translation.
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How were Gunto and the like looked after in the field?
EdWolf replied to matei's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Nice picture, thanks for sharing. The Do and Shinai in the upper right corner is a nice detail. -
Grey, You can find some info about the type of Kao here. https://markussesko....ntocompendium-e1.pdf Regards, Ed
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I have one with a green saya.
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Thank you all for your help and information. NMB is a great place and a lot of members are always willing to help. Thanks for that. How old the blade is and to who it is attributed is the big question. I'm always conservative with blades especially when no papers. Unfortunately, my photography skills are bad and capturing more details of the blade is not possible. Regards, Ed
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A mekugi-ana only on one side of the tsuka? Never seen that before. How could the mekugi be removed?
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I also doubt Japanese origin. No mekugi-ana?
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The measurements are right.
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Jussi, thank you very much for responding and sharing your knowledge. It's highly appreciated. Regards, Ed
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@Jussi Ekholm Do you mean the following smith? All the other Mitsuhiro smith I could find are written like 光廣 and not as 光弘.
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Using Google Lens gives you a pretty good translation.
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@Franco D, Moto-haba 3.2 cm Moto-kasana 0.8 cm Saki-haba 2.2 cm (measured at about 6 cm from the tip) Saki-jasana 0.6 cm Length nakago 19 cm, width 0.7 cm Regards, Ed
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The signature is indeed chiseled and painted gold. Wish my eyes where better. A few more pictures of the blade. Not great pictures but it's the best I can do.
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Hello Christian, I'll post better pictures soon. Regards, Ed
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Thank you all for all the help. I will try to take some good pictures of the blade. Need some daylight. In the meantime some additional pictures of the fittings. Regards, Ed
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Hello Bryce, I'll check the signature when home. Need to use a magnifying glass. I have bad eye sight. Regards, Ed
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I'll try to take better images of the blade.
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@ROKUJURO Jean, that is a good question. I have called it naginata naoshi because it was in the description of the seller. I think it's not a tue naginata naoshi but a naginata naoshi style blade. At the end of the following page is a description of what I mean. http://www.ksky.ne.j...umie99/naginata.html @DoTanuki yokaiChrisian, hard to tell the difference between naginata zukuri and naginata naoshi style.
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@Michaelr, @Stephen thank you very much for your kind words! In reality the blade is much nicer. Taking pictures of a blade is not easy. Regards, Ed
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Recently, I have added a naginata naoshi katana in military mountings to my collection. I'm excited about it and want to share my excitement withyou guys. I really like the blade shape. The nagasa is 67 cm. The original signature is lost but the signature is painted in gold kanji (Mitsuhiro) on the nakago. The blade is in a good condition. Not the best quality pictures but the best I could do. Feel free to comment. Kind regards, Ed
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