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  • Birthday 12/15/1957

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  1. Hi Luc , thank you for the information. The seller told me that he thought it had a Western feel to it.
  2. Thank you!
  3. Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea what the trim might be made of ?
  4. Thanks Uwe . I thought the Menpo might have been Myochin but it's not signed.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Yes , one is in army mounts
  8. Two generations Moto Oki with cutting tests Wakizashi Top one - 2nd generation dated 1839 with body tested at the Senju execution grounds. One body cut in half by a listed test cutter. Sword made in soshu style. Bottom one - 1st generation dated with one body cut in half by a listed tester. Sword Test done at the Senju execution grounds.
  9. I bought this years ago at a gun show. I have never submitted for Shinsa . Please excuse the bad photos but if you have any thoughts about school or period I would like to hear them. I had always thought the kissaki was a little shorts ( temper is all there ) . The Hi are well made and it's healthy. It's 70 cm
  10. This one is painted to look like a tortoise shell. I have a tobacco holder that is made from a real one. Where I live in the US we have a lot of land turtles . When I see them trying to cross the road I pull over and give them a lift in the direction they are heading !
  11. Thanks , I had planned to do that.
  12. Recently acquired this one.
  13. Kabuto - 62 plate heavy . Iron Tehen and Agemaki ring. Edo period signed Saotome Ienari. This is a very well made helmet. Many thanks to Nick Ricupero for selling this to me.
  14. Luc , thank you for the information.
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