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  1. Bryce
    G'day Guys, As many of you may be aware, I am a bit of a Gassan tragic. Is there any way I can get a copy of the Gassan presentation or any notes from it? Cheers, Bryce
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    Thanks Guys, Interesting, it isn't something that I have paid attention to in the past. Cheers, Bryce
  3. Bryce
    G'day Marzio, Yeah obviously from the same workshop. Is your habaki stamped as well? What is the blade? Most seem to be older blades. Cheers, Bryce
  4. Bryce
    Fair point John, I have a Kojima Kanemichi blade in my collection and have spent a fair bit of time looking at other war period Kanemichi blades. Yes you see a lot of variation in the mei, but none of them kave a nakago jiri that looks like the blade in this thread. They just don't have straight edges like that. Cheers, Bryce
  5. Bryce
    G'day Jean, You could easily mistake it for ubu, but the nakago jiri of Kanemichi blades are never that shape. They are always some version of this below. Cheers, Bryce
  6. Bryce
    Yeah, must have been shortened slightly to fit that koshirae. Cheers, Bryce
  7. Bryce
    G'day Marcin, Thanks for that. Definitely Kanemichi, but there is something odd about the nakago jiri. Maybe it has been shortened slightly or maybe it was just made that way. Unfortunately none of your new photos show the nakago jiri. Cheers, Bryce
  8. Bryce
    This is what I am referring to. Cheers, Bryce
  9. Bryce
    G'day Marcin, Is there any chance you can post a good photo of the nakago showing the complete mei and nakago jiri? I ask this because from your photo it looks like the nakago jiri is a very unusual shape for Kojima Kanemichi. I wonder if it may actually be by Kanesane? Cheers, Bryce
  10. Bryce
    C'mon Bruce, No more photos, what were you thinking? Did you see the nakago? Date? Looks like type 94 koshirae. As this sword is Gassan Sadakatsu and not Sadakazu, it would have been better over in the Gassan Family thread. Thanks for posting it Bruce. Cheers, Bryce
  11. Bryce
    G'day Alexi, I have handled a few of Gassan Sadakatsu's blades and I would describe them as typically having a wide shinogi rather than a high shinogi. I have no idea how this translates to durability. I doubt that many have ever been used for test cutting. Cheers, Bryce
  12. Bryce
    G'day Steve, It is a showato, so probably oil quenched, but the photos aren't good enough to tell for certain. I disagree with Mal about the mounts, they are type 98, nothing suggests type 94 to me. Cheers, Bryce
  13. Bryce
    G'day Guys, I think the Suya Shoten tsuba and two seppa may be replacements. The left hand seppa with 377 serial number and made for a rounded nakago mune may be original. Cheers, Bryce
  14. Bryce
    G'day Guys, Just to be clear, David is referring to the Juyo, Sadamune Utsushi that Edward reposted, not my 1866 dated, tokubetsu hozon papered blade that I posted the closeup photos of. Cheers, Bryce
  15. Bryce
    G'day Guys, Here are some better photos of the 1866 dated blade from above. The horimono are very small, but still incredibly detailed. Cheers, Bryce
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