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Makes me happy seeing Bruce interested in these...Better late than never

Dear Bruce, it's called udenuki-no-ana. You can find many examples if you google it.

This is a wakizashi not katana. That saya is for a katana not for this wakizashi.

Yes and also the greyish veins around it

Here is a collection&collector that I envy with 270 swords

Thank you guys!

I live like 600meters to Rijksmuseum so scared

From western collectors point of view.."True Daisho" is known as matching smiths, matching koshirae & fittings..For me, matching koshiae & fittings ordered for 2 random blades from different smiths would do

A great article by Markus. https://nihonto.com/samurai-income/

I'm sure they had more important stuff to care about Also low-mid ranking samurai couldn't afford it.

Although posted many times, I was thinking of posting this again Thank you George!

It's on auction with an estimation between 1.5k - 3k.. And yes being upside-down makes it unique and original.(just joking )

This one is so cute!

Yes Barry probably that.

Here is a Tsuba I would never own. (I'm serious) I much prefer a dragon to a snake..

Hi fellas, Can you please take a look at the shinogi ji and tell me if you know how this veins would form? due to age? (it's an old blade)

Description of the second pic: Ohatsu (お初), faithful servant of the young court lady Onoe (尾上), cleans her sword with the zori (草履) sandal with which lady Iwafuji (岩藤) had beaten her beloved mistress. Onoe, in fact, unable to bear the humiliation suffered, took her own life and when Ohatsu learned of the suicide, through the letter testament that here she holds between the lips, decided to avenge the young lady by killing the despotic Iwafuji. Following the revenge, Ohatsu was rewarded for her loyalty and received as a reward the name and position at court of her mistress Onoe.

Maybe we are being too picky about it

It's Chinese fake. sorry

Indeed spectacular pictures..Damascus steel is,I believe, the only steel category you can choose on Catawiki auction site(they don't have Tamahagane option) I would love to see this one in my hands too but unfortunately I can't

What are you talking about?

What do you think? https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/65437923-katana-damascus-steel-damascus-iron-sekishu-naotsuna-Japan-14th-century

Hey guys, I've never seen this before so wanted to share it. A gunbai with tsukamaki, belonged to Hosokawa family.

Hi guys, I had this tsuba with 3-6-4 kiri mon on my koshirae for a while but suddenly got curious about its age..I tried my best to take macro pictures of it. Thanks a lot!

Dear Ray, can you please upload these to youtube as well? I don't use Instagram and I like to go back and forward And thank you for these videos! edit: Oh they are already on youtube!! Sorry about that.