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I can’t tell, Colin. The manufacturing date is quite late. Maybe it never had a customer, so no need to sign the work. The patina is very evenly no wear, no signs of a once mounted shikoro or tehen no kanamono…however, I don’t know. BTW, it’s not that uncommon that helmets, although of good quality, weren’t signed by the maker. Mumei, so to say, for what reason ever. Occasionally you also find merely dates or/ and invocations are inscribed…
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For the sake of completeness, the date is “万延元年十一月吉日” (on a lucky day 11th month first year Man’en = 1860). The smith, like oli pointed out, is “月山貞吉作之” (Gassan Sadayoshi kore o saku = Gassan Sadayoshi made this).
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Maybe of Myōchin origin…?
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“田中敬哲應需” (Tanaka Hiroaki ouju = on request of Tanaka Hiroaki/ Hironori).
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Good hachi, solid workmanship from what I can see 👍 Do you have a top view?
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Need some help translation of a sword I fell in love with
uwe replied to Steve leon's topic in Translation Assistance
I strongly believe it’s a (Chinese) fake. So translating the inscription would make no sense….sry Steve… -
It’s a date as you already mentioned, Colin! “元治二乙丑五月吉日” (5. month second year Genji = 1865).
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Mei on Japanese Copy of 1869 Enfield Carbine
uwe replied to Kaigunto230's topic in Translation Assistance
Phantasy allows 豊成 …?! -
Many thanks for explaining that, Moriyama San!
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I’ve checked “Sesko”…hmm, he has him as “Kitsusōshi, I’m puzzled….
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Judging school is very difficult on this mask. No clear features are pointing somewhere… I agree with Luc about the period and quality, though. Can you show us some additional pics…side view, underside of the chin etc?!
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“Kitsusōshi Inaba”?
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Maybe “江府住栄清” (Kōfu Jū Eisei)?
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It’s allegedly the date this kind of leather was once introduced…
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Interesting interpretation,Piers! I wasn’t aware of this. So the red/white piping is not fusegumi in a common sense?!
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Any resources on the proper way to pack an armor into its box?
uwe replied to fleetinbeing's topic in Katchu
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Chris, unfortunately I can’t tell when fusegumi (伏組) or jabara-ito (蛇腹糸) came into fashion. These “cords” were usually used to cover the butt edges between different e-gawa, as you might know…
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Hello and welcome, James! Very nice gunbai you have, but I guess not imperial. The mon is probably “丸に中陰九葉菊” (nine petal chrysanthemum in a ring), rather unusual for the imperial family. Can you please take a picture that also covers the right column of the inscription completely?! It’s a date, but the top kanji is missing.
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Very well done 👍 What do you mean with “when was this trim introduced”?
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Right: 大號 (large size) Mid: 昭和十三年製 (made 1938) Left: 本廠檢定 (factory inspected?) Not sure about the red ones…
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The description is right. One can argue if iyozane or wide kozane, but that is insignificant, I think.
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“関兼秀造之” (Seki Kanehide kore o tsukuru)
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Hmm, found this combo “哉彫” in Markus Meikan ....”髷道人哉彫鐫” (Kyoku-dōjin kore o chōsen). Admittedly have some problems interpreting this translation for several reasons
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Just found 哉 but no reference, as well…
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Right side seems “癸巳十月” (mizunotomi jūgatsu). Left side maybe “心口周” (彫?)…struggling with the second character at the moment.
