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  1. Ray Singer
    Sadamasa (WWII showato arsenal blade). Best regards, Ray
  2. Ray Singer
    I'm sorry to resurrect an old post like this, however a friend of mine reached out asking for help contacting Bill. I was not able to do so directly through the normal channels. Does anyone have an update on Bill or how he can be reached? If so I will relay the information to my friend. Best regards, Ray
  3. Ray Singer
    It would be helpful to see better photos, however I do not see an association here with So-den Bizen Kanemitsu or his school and as far as the appearance of the mei and nakago that also does not evoke a feeling of Bizen.
  4. Ray Singer
    The mei is Kanemitsu. Unclear which Kanemitsu that this might be. There were a number of Kanemitsu working in Mino, and in other regions as well.
  5. Ray Singer
    I see that this same sword was posted here in 2018 (and the same photos of the nakago, rotated).
  6. Ray Singer
    Tsuba = Echizen ju Kinai saku
  7. Ray Singer
    I believe the mei is Yamashiro (no) Suke Moritake (山城介盛武), and the date is 慶應三年八月日 (a day in the 8th month of 1857 - Keiō 3). Best regards, Ray
  8. Ray Singer
    This is signed Minamoto Kunihiro. Unclear which Kunihiro this is, there were many. Nakago and mei give the impresson of a Muromachi period sword.
  9. Ray Singer
    Perhaps Goto Kanemitsu (後藤兼光). Best regards, Ray
  10. Ray Singer
    Appears to be a gimei of Yasutsuna with a Tenryaku (天暦) 2 date - a day in the 8th month of the year 948. Best regards, Ray
  11. Ray Singer
    Please see below.
  12. Ray Singer
    A number of additional books have been added today. Please see below and message with any inquiries. https://swordsofjapan.com/product-category/books/ Best regards, Ray
  13. Ray Singer
    A list of books has been added to my website below and will continue to updated in the coming days. Please email me directly with any inquiries and to confirm the exact amount with shipping. https://swordsofjapan.com/product-category/books/ Best regards, Ray
  14. Ray Singer
    Thank you David, I have copies of the 5th, 11th and 12th Exhibitions. Best regards, Ray
  15. Ray Singer
    This appears to be Hisamitsu. Best regards, Ray
  16. Ray Singer
    Ashū - province (area) Fujiwara - clan name Toshihira - swordsmith art name
  17. Ray Singer
    As I shared in your other post, this appears to be 阿州住藤原利平 - Ashū ju Fujiwara Toshihira.
  18. Ray Singer
    Looks like: 阿州住藤原利平 - Ashū ju Fujiwara Toshihira
  19. Ray Singer
    Nihon (no) Meiso - sold
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    I am in taking a large collection of books focused on swords, fittings, kabuto and armour. I will follow up on this initial post with details on the books that I received, however if anyone sees a reference that they have been looking for here, please reach out to the email below and I will get back to you quickly with further information and pricing. Raymondsinger@gmail.com Best regards, Ray
  22. Ray Singer
    I don't offhand see a record for this smith: Ashu Masamune saku, and dated a day in the 8th month of Ansei 2.
  23. Ray Singer
    The blade is signed Kanenori and appears to be Sue-Seki (late Muromachi period Mino school). Best regards, Ray
  24. Ray Singer
    The kokuin is just the kanji be used for YASU.
  25. Ray Singer
    Sharing the entry below from Sesko's compendium. I've always seen this read as Shizu__ for this group of swordsmiths. SHIZUTOMO (鎮知), Enpō (延宝, 1673-1681), Iga – “Hizen no Kami Fujiwara Shizutomo” (肥前守藤原鎮知), real name Takada Mo´emon (高田茂右衛門), he came originally from Bungo´s Takada (高田) but moved later to Nabari (名張) in Iga province, he signed his name also with the charaters (鎮智), gunome-chōji-midare, suguha
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