Francis Wick
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Hi and thanks do the members have any thoughts on whether flaws in the nakago can constitute a fatal flaw ? I have a sword with a short crack in the mune of the nakago that does not cross from side to side near the hamachi ( only on one side ) of the nakago in a koto tachi. It is obviously a flaw but would it or any other crack constitute a fatal flaw in the nakago ? thank you for any thoughts ? francis
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Dyslexia is a hamper for me ,but I wonder sometimes if that applies to Kanji ? Have you heard the one about the paranoid dyslexic agnostic insomniac ? He lay awake all night struggling with the issue of whether there is really a Dog or not.
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Ok great thank you so much , interesting inscription indeed , almost had it right for the smith but no way I could figure the rest out !
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Oh jeez ….Brian ….not brain 😂😂
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Hallo hope everyone is having a good weekend Brain encouraged me to try translate mei and I think I have an idea this may be Fujiwara Kiyosada ? There is a lot more on the nakago of what looks to be a katana from the shows era. Thank you for any input 🙏🏽 the way ther side has a whole book written on it !
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Thank you for making me do it was not that hard with the kanji examples thanks Brian
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Thank you the hint was awesome !
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Tenryushi Hisakazu ?
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Hallo and thanks if anyone has a minute please help translate this Mei and date thank you
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Katana Mei translation please
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Katana Mei translation please
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Hallo and thanks i bought this katana from an English auction and just opened the box tonight. The blade is a katana 27.5 inches Nagasa , surface rust but pretty good condition otherwise. Not sure if the mei is genuine or what it says any help is appreciated francis
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That’s awesome thank you for taking the time to look at it and translate it.
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Hallo and thanks I think this is a WWII sword made of stainless steel looking at the nakago. It may also have been cleaned I guess. Looks like Masa …Saku but I can’t seem to figure out what’s between ! It is at auction in England at sworders looks like a nice blade . Lots of lower end stuff for sale if anyone is looking for some armor or a lower end sword
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Makes sense thanks
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This is where I found it they claim it’s Yoshimitsu and dated but it’s shortened ? https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/art-japonais-katana-avec-koshirae-exceptionnelle--430-c-5ad4a6fb7f
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Ok thanks Ray it’s not signed and shortened so an attribution I guess but very specific to a certain Smith
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Hi and thank you I’m hoping one of the members can tell me what this paper states for school and age ? thank you francis
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Thank you so you also feel it is perhaps Koto then and that the mei was added later and that the blade is suriage or machi okuri ?
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Ok thank you so much great advice and a good eye on detail. I’ll submit it to a U.S. shinsa as is and see what they say
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Ok good advice will do
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Dear Rivkin thank you so much for the thoughts. I am left wondering if it’s worth sending off for a polish and papers but am thinking it’s probably not worth it
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I went and looked under a different light at different angles, and I think you might be correct. I think the hamon does extend into the nakago after all. The more I look at it and the more I think about it I do believe it has been shortened.
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Well me a big newbie so I know noting useful. It looks polished lots, thick nakago thin blade. If the mei was added later it may explain why a katana mei appears on an older blade. Sounds more and more like shortened or machi okuri
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That makes sense and I noticed a ware just below the machi on one side likely created by polishing which strengthens an argument for shortening or machi raising
