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Small UI suggestion: where dealers have a chat option it replaces the "View on x" external link button. It would be nice to keep the dealer page link consistent across the site and have the chat button still prominent, but in a different location.

Via Paul Martin: Tachi (Long Sword) by Saemon-no-jo Suketsugu; Inscription: "Resident of Bizen Province ◯◯ Saemon-no-jo Suketsugu" (Gold-inlaid inscription: "Sode no Yuki" [Snow on the Sleeve]); Dated: Second month, Enkei 3 (1310). Yoshioka Ichimonji School Juyo Token (Important Sword) Chido Museum Collection Swordsmith Suketsugu, was from the Yoshioka Ichimonji school of Bizen Province during the late Kamakura period. The gold-inlaid inscription "Sode no Yuki" (Snow on the Sleeve) alludes to the sword's extreme sharpness—implying it would slice through something as delicate as snow resting on a sleeve. The black-lacquered scabbard bears a gold-lettered inscription detailing the sword's provenance: "On the 20th day of the 5th month, Tensho 3 (1575), at the hour of the Rat (approx. 11 PM–1 AM): Okudaira Kihachiro Nobumitsu of Sanshu (Mikawa Province) acquired this sword when Takeda Hyogo-no-kami Nobuzane fell in battle”. According to this record, Okudaira Nobumitsu obtained the tachi following the death of Takeda Hyogo-no-kami Nobuzane at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575.

Lt General Kawata, Tsuchitarō (河田槌太郎) - seen here as a Major General during his command of the Imperial Guards Division in the early 40's. He later went on to command the 31st Division in Burma, a somewhat stark contrast to his subsequent surrender in 1945.

Hi Douglas, difficult to say what this is but it doesn't have the quality you would expect from a Japanese made item.

Now and again these crop up and most of the time seem rather gauche in execution, and objectively worse at protecting a blade than normal shirasaya. Given that very few daimyō historically resided underwater, is anyone aware of any significance, reasoning, or history behind lacquered Shirasaya? https://katanahanbai.com/katana/heianjo-nagayoshi/ Imperial Coronation Tachi by Yoshichika, 1928.

It's been up for quite some time. A small correction that it's a company grade tassel, not field grade.

A less common variation of the dress hanger with clip and retention hook:

Providers should be implementing rate limiting and filtering for AI bots.

Unable to reach server for most of the day.

Good candidate for this thread: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/49401-show-us-your-dragon-horimono/

Intriguing piece, glad it went to someone here.

Thank you for checking Piers, this is the closest I've found so far but not a perfect match: 八重鉄線 https://irohakamon.com/kamon/tessen/yaetessen.html

Requesting help identifying if this a Mon, or buddhist symbol. It somewhat resembles a lotus flower. There is a Kuyo Mon on the Omote side of the Habaki:

Interesting that those swords are noted as being related the Missouri, there are number of different accounts of when and where the delegation were relieved of their swords:

For Onkashi-To (what this sword is faking) and other important orders, the Mei should be below the Mekugi-ana and suffixed by "Kinsaku".