Steffieeee
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So that's what the hole at the back of this blade is for..!
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1513... Blimey. Yes I'm familiar with the various states of ferrous and ferric oxides. There's no compaction or fermentation involved, a later of black magnetite will actually protect the iron from rust to some degree. Thanks so much for the help translating! Stef
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Appear to have posted the same thing twice. Is there an easy way to delete a post?
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It's got lizard skin covering at the top with shakudo mounts, then Ito wrap over metallic thread type fabric with maybe small silver menuki. Do you know what the date is on the weight Piers? The blade has been cleaned there are still some high spots of black corrosion, I think it must have been quite rusty at one point. Looks fine now, I doubt I will be able to justify having it properly polished unfortunately
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Thanks Brian and Piers. What does that all mean? I don't speak Japanese. The blade is really well and solid
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Also this one but has no inscription unfortunately
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Wonder if anyone can help translate the writing on this weapon? characters on both sides of the blades, and 4 sides of the weight are also inscribed.
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What Became of the Very Rare blade "Something Roku"?
Steffieeee replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Nihonto
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Yes I oiled it..
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That's cool thanks very much. As an absolute beginner I know these are all great references, are there any that really are a guide as such.. ie this school did openwork, this school favoured shakudo overlay etc. For example I see higo style stuff, really simple chiselled soft metal copper and brass, and also higo style fine gold overlay on iron. Both totally different but both higo. Just for starters... It's very confusing
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Hmm. Well managed to remove it with some gentle tapping eventually. Nothing underneath... Mumei ... ????. Can the shape patina tell anything? From my own limited experience so far I'd guess this is indeed an 18th or 19th century patina, not anything koto. The file marks are pretty clear so maybe that says something
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If the blade has any great age older than 19th century I'm going to be extremely happy! Assumed it was a 19thc thing, thanks for all your comments. Will post nakago when it's visible
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I certainly will when I manage to get the tsuka off! It's a short blade approx 19 cms to habiki. Am I right in saying this would called an aikuchi than a tanto or kaiken?
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Don't think these are going to be any use at all, the blade is quite shiny.. hard to take pics. I can see a hamon going along the edge of the blade up to the tip and along the back edge too.. kaeri..? Think that's the term
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Thanks Piers very interesting. Is it worth getting a blade like this polished or a waste of money.? Unfortunately the very point of this is damaged just like my other sword blade, slightly annoying.
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Thanks geraint. Piers. Yes the pin is horn. The most annoying thing is the broken horn loop thing on the side (don't know the name) I assume for hanging, which almost stopped me buying it. I will keep my eyes peeled for a kashira to match
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Is the curved blade and flared saya tip a regional thing? Or just a fashion/personal preference? I assume this is 19th century. Yes I will refrain from using my screwdriver on this occasion. It works with African stuff... Gold and lacquer work not so much
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Hi, can anyone tell me anything about this dagger I've bought? I love the goldwork on it and it's 'as found' . I haven't really seen this style of blade before, the back spine is pretty thick and strong. I can't get the grip off at the moment to see the tang. If anyone has the matching kashira and kozuka please let me know! Regards Stef
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Thanks very much guys
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Hi, would there be a good book/books for starter on schools of tsuba style / koshirae? I'm finding it bewildering trying to learn all the different styles and nuances of tsuba etc. I've never heard of most of them and then once I think I recognise a style seems to apply to other schools too... This is while trying to learn about blades too... ????. Any basic help appreciated. Regards Stef
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Didn't take long. Looks way better in my opinion even though the flaking is more obvious, presumably why it was painted in the first place. Rather like it. Incredible how strong this lacquer is considering what this helmet had been through, and how thin the lacquer layer is
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Thanks uwe. Isn't that unusual on helmet bowls? Will post pics once all cleaned
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I'm a metalwork conservator so am able to deal with cleaning and stabilising an old helmet, I know Dave is the best with lacing and relacquering, not what's required here though. Not sure I've seen this Matt reddish lacquer before ????
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So decided to clean this helmet a little as all the lacing was black and turns out the whole thing has been painted black, which has also stained the lacing and the stenciled doeskin ear bits.. Very dusty and old so not obvious. Anyway it does comes off with acetone,and the lacing is pink and blue, the biggest surprise is that the whole of the helmet bowl isn't black it's a quite nice matt russet coloured lacquer which is unfortunately flaking quite a lot. Is this a recognised kind of lacquer?
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