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  1. Nicholas
    As I am studying questions still arise. And if you don’t have questions about the subject of study are you really learning?
  2. Nicholas
    How would one determine quality of a Japanese sword. For example if we are looking at 2 swords from the same smith. Both beautiful swords what would you look at to determine which sword is of finer quality. Also I am fairly new to collecting nihonto and still learning. So if this sounds like a stupid question I apologize.
  3. Nicholas
    You mean is it dated? No date.
  4. Nicholas
    Yea I’ll try to post some pics tomorrow morning. I have to work all night.
  5. Nicholas
    Thanks again Jean. Get well soon.
  6. Nicholas
    Thank you, I hope you have a speedy recovery. I appreciate the help.
  7. Nicholas
    Why does my tachi have an extra kanji before Norimitsu?
  8. Nicholas
    The mei seems to read bishu osafune ju Norimitsu. Can’t seem to find any examples in any book I own. Any ideas?
  9. Nicholas
    Thank you. So it basically means what country/province they are from. It’s not a title.
  10. Nicholas
    What is the difference between koku ju and and kuni ju? Or is it the same thing? I can’t seem to find any information on the koku kanji. thank you
  11. Nicholas
    I know what gimei is. It’s a false signature. In most cases a big name swordsmith on an average sword to bump up the value. That is not what I am asking. And I am in no way arguing if this signature is legitimate, I am not a professional in any way on the subject. I would think that a sword with a cutting edge of 30” is quite a accomplishment to craft that whoever forged this sword would have been proud enough of their work to put their name on it.
  12. Nicholas
    Maybe gimei. But I have to wonder why with a sword this long that must have taken a pretty skilled swordsmith to create. 30” in a rather long sword. Why wouldn’t they sign their name?
  13. Nicholas
    It seems to be hard to find a signature with these exact characters. Where would be a good place to search. Any books in mind? The sword is in military mounts. Gunto mounts I believe it’s called.
  14. Nicholas
    So if the signature is correct this sword could be 1st generation yasutsugu? If I’m understanding this correctly. Sorry if I’m wrong I’m still rather new to this.
  15. Nicholas
    Echizen is a place and Shimosaka is a school right?
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  17. Nicholas
    Hi, I have a sword that I would like to know some information on. The cutting edge is 30”. The nakago is signed but seems some of the characters are worn with age. Any information I could learn about this sword would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
  18. Nicholas
    So what I gather from this is that’s it’s a 1600’s sword made by Noshu ju Kanemoto. Probably not that high of a point maker in the Hawleys book. But still an interesting sword. Has anyone seen a hamon like this before. I thought it was really unique. Thank you all so much for the information.
  19. Nicholas
    Is anybody familiar with this signature? What generation/year?
  20. Nicholas
    https://imgur.com/a/dBC0B9P other pics here
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  22. Nicholas
    I’m pretty new to Japanese swords and I need a little help identifying this sword. Is this sword is a Kanemoto made blade and if so what generation. It has a pretty irregular hamon. Not sure what to make of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  23. Nicholas
    Here are more photos of the sword
  24. Nicholas
    Here are more photos of the sword
  25. Nicholas
    Thank you Steve. I will post pictures tomorrow when I have the sword in hand.
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