Tengu1957

Uwe , I'm not a good photographer. Her are some better images the seller took.

62 plate very heavy Kabuto . Tokubetsu paper to early Edo Saotome Ienari Love the Tehen on this one

Monster O Zutsu 100 Monnme 1.8 inches internal bore 48 inches long 46 lbs Singed Kubota Chozaemon No Jo Working in Akita Han in Dewa No Kuni ( North of Japan ) Made around 1840 A note on the smith states he was a practioner of Ninja gunnery I had never heard of this but apparently it was about firing in the rain and other conditions so that the enemy could not see the flash of the gun or initiating powder Many thanks to Nich Nick Ricupero for selling this to Me. I really love this gun ! Many thanks to Jan Pettersson for helping me with the information about the maker.

Piers , it's 1.4 inches wide or 3.556 cm. My conversion from inches to cm was incorrect.

Edo period O Zutsu 29 kilos Unsigned barrel Bore 2.6 cm Length 121 cm

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Asking for help for translation. Thank you in advance

Hi Luc , thank you for the information. The seller told me that he thought it had a Western feel to it.

Thank you!

Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea what the trim might be made of ?

Thanks Uwe . I thought the Menpo might have been Myochin but it's not signed.

Just got a new armor. It's unsigned . There are plates with Bonji on the sleeves. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me.

Dai - signed Harima Daijo Tadakuni - ubu 75 cm with koshirae Test cut - yamano Nagahisa cut 2 bodies in half dated Sho - signed Harima Daijo Tadakuni - ubu with Koshirae 43.2 cm Test cut - Yamano Nagahisa cut 2 bodies in half same date as the Katana Nagahisa was the most famous test cutter of the Edo period . Rare to find daisho with test cut on the same day

Yes , one is in army mounts