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I have a 4th generation Tsuguhira. Only 3 generations away from what you are looking for! lol

Any updates on the show? Would love to see some pics/stories of how the show went.

1868 is year 1 of Meiji, like @Shugyosha mentioned so 1868 + 20 -1 =1887 Thanks for everything guys!

Last part Kuni Yama ?? Can’t guess the last one. Plus, this part doesn’t make sense to me. Thanks for everything!

Second of three parts, need a double check please. Mei ji ni ju nen ku gastu September of 1887

Some of these I get, some I cannot find. Thanks in advance! Shi ju roku ? hachi ju ichi ? So 46 ? 81 ?

Also, this single character on the outside of the lock; 武 Take?

I see: Tem po Ju Ni ? Nen ? Just for fun I included the pics of the four parts with Ju Kyu (19). The stock has a painted 19 inside but hard to get a good picture of it.

I cannot make it to this one. I will be set-up at the Show of Shows, by the same group OVMS, in February.

I was 24. A single father of 2 boys that was lucky to have 2 pennies to rub together on good days. (their mom left us and dissappeared for years...party girl) I saw a gunto saya on a shelf at an antique mall. I grabbed it and out fell a broken piece of a Showato katana. Signed Noshu Seki Jyu Fujiwara Kanefusa. The seller wanted $75 for both, but would sell me the broken katana for $30. I didn't have enough money for both, so I got the broken katana. To me, at that time, I felt like I hit the lottery! Over a period of 6 months, the same guy sold me a decent Showa period civilian tsuka for $25. It only needed minor filing on the inside to fit. I later found a matching civilian tsuba that matched the fittings on the tsuka for $35. Working as an apprentice machinist, I was able to carefully grind a new kissaki onto the broken blade. End product looked decent. I took the newly re-fitted katana, now a wakizashi, to the Show of Shows in Lousiville, Kentucky in February of 1995 and quicky found a cheap $25 saya for it. Altogether I had $115 into it. A guy offered me $400 for it and I thought I hit the lottery again! Good times!

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@Lewis B I have been on both sides of the table. As a seller, my teenage, technical smart teenage daughters set me up with ways of taking electronic payments. I personally accept Paypal, Venmo, Cashapp, and Apple pay. With Paypal nad Venmo, I have sold items as low as $20 and as high as $5500. If the seller has either of these applications, their credit card information is already loaded with Paypal, Venmo, etc. and can be charged instantly. We agree on a price and the buyer scans my QR code at the table. They type in the amount to pay, and send. About 1-2 minutes I get an email showing $$$ has been received into your account. As for shipping, I have never accepted money at the show, then shipped afterwards. It is not that I would not do this for someone, but it has not happened for me in this way. I would have no problem returning home, and carefully packaging the item(s) and shipping to the new owner. <-- If I was a buyer, I would make sure to get a business card and full name of the seller. If something should go wrong, you could always turn to the person who runs the show to provide additional information on the person who you are dealing with. Wishing you all the best in your collecting journey! Dan

Similar, but different.

@Ontario_Archaeology Matt, I don't have my reference books near me at the moment, but I believe this to be Imperial household. The kiku shape on the push mekugi, and on the end of the handle, as well as the fully decorated backstrap and the 3-5-3 little bush. <-- sorry, I forget what they are called. I'll look all the details up later. Very nice find!

Eric has 1 or 2 Yasukuni for sale. VERY nice examples too! @owazamono