DTM72

@Swords With the depth of the markings, it would actually be better to shadow the impressions with light. There is also a very helpful feature that is available to everyone on the board to help you translate items yourself. See pic below for locating this helpful feature, outlined in red.

First submission on Thursday, early afternoon. Katana Mei-Tohto Tsuguhira Ka Ko Gane plus a lot of other kanji. Returned as Horyu (undecided). Was pretty disappointed in the outcome but I plan on keeping it anyway so papers would have just been a bonus. Katana A dealer near my table was packing up to leave on Saturday afternoon. He came to my table and said last minute deal on a katana I had looked at a few times. I took another look at it and made an offer that he accepted. Mei- Bungo Jyu Fujiwara Saneyuki Took it to shinsa on Sunday morning and it passed with 76 points. Tachi Always wanted a tachi and finally got a great example from Matt Jerrel with Sohei swords. Took it immediately to shinsa and it was attributed to Chikuzen Kongobye Moritaka with 73 points. Overall, very happy with the results. I plan on submitting the tachi koshirae at the next shinsa, whenever that may be. Dan

I like the way you formatted your results. I'll post mine later tonight. Took two days off of work last week and it has taken me 4 days to catch back up.

I didn't think it was a 94 as I did not see the 2nd ashi (hanger). If it is a 94, more rarity for you!

Bringing this back to the top. Found NONE at the Chicago show.

I did not see a single Type 94 there. There were a few type 98's, 1 type 95 behind a table, not for sale, and a few type 3's.

Not sure if there were, or not. Bob Benson and his son Nick were there. Marcus Sesco was wandering around. Maybe @Mark could better answer this question.

I'll make you some papers! I have a couple blades, recently passed through DTM72 shinsa and scored 112 points! ^^ Please read all that with sarcasm ^^ I do make my own information sheets that are similar in format to certification papers, but I add all the blade information with kanji and the English translation.

I had #524 and #528 around noon today and at least a few more went after me. Dan

I still giggle a bit that a sword made in China got papers. Reminds me, I still need a Mantetsu for my collection.

Looking for the leather? Straps that run through the top hooks of the tachi hangers. Picture below for reference. Help with the actual name is appreciated! Dan

Nice meeting you Dan, and the other ITK members. Y’all have a good thing going and are all genuinely good fellas. Dan C.

Biggest thanks to Mark Jones for making this show happen. The amount of work that goes into an event like this is staggering. Mark’s wife, son, daughter in law, and others, all chipped in the help out. As dealers arrived at their tables for the first time, there was a gift bag with water bottles, snacks, a pen, notepad, tissue, and other helpful things. Mark and family took their time and energy to put these bags together, in advance. Coffee, tea and bagels were available every morning. Dealer party on Friday night with pizza 🍕 and beer 🍺and wine 🍷 was also arranged and manned by Mark and family. To Mark Jones, Thank you and your family for everything. I have absolutely zero complaints about the event. Your experience with events is obvious and makes this a world class event. In the words of Douglas McArther “I shall return “ Dan Crawford

Shinsa team at work. My first submission on Thursday was determined to be a mystery to them. They said not enough information to confirm or deny the signature. A bit disappointing but it is whatever. Keeping the blade anyway so papers would have just been a bonus anyway. My second submission was a last minute offer from another dealer who was packing up on Saturday evening. Submitted this morning and got a 76. Final submission was the tachi I got this morning. Mumei, but scored a 73. 2 out of 3 so pretty happy.

So I did a thing today… Always wanted a tachi and @mdiddy worked a great deal for me and himself. Took it immediately to shinsa and papered to Meio era 1492-1501 Moritaka (7th Generation) MOR897 Was a good show for me!

I hate posting pics of myself but @mdiddy @ericowazamono Roger Robertshaw (Hizento.com) Jason Yoon (Evolution Blades).

Suishinshi Masahide

@mdiddy and Eric Moliner

Now for some sword porn. Glen Kotler’s table

Oda Nobunaga’s scissors

Shameless plug for my setup.

I had the oversized case with the swords weigh-in at 48 lbs. Have a large camo military bag weigh-in at 51 lbs. Lady at the counter was about to charge me $100 for being 1 pound overweight. I pulled out a pair of jeans and and t-shirt and put it into my carry on backpack. Big bag was now 49 pounds. Like the meme above, what was accomplished? Looking forward to tomorrow.

Heading to the airport now. Just want to say to the general public that United airlines baggage policy sucks! I'm used to 50 ponds maximum, and pay excessive weight fee, but $100 for 1 pound over!?!?!?! Over size fee is excessive too at another $100. OK, rant over. Look forward to seeing everyone there! DTM72....Dan