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Indeed, the curved lines of the kanji are "Mizuta like". Although, should the yasurime not be steeper in that case Uwe

Nice blade with some "senile lentigo". What deranges me, are the scratches on the shinogi-ji. Obviously caused by the polish The lines are ok IMHO

It was about time Milt..... .... back... Uwe

.........Thanks Ian. Uwe

Hi Eric, nice dou indeed. But where were the two straps of your wakibiki been fastened Uwe

Tate-eri, makes sense Eric.... Still some lessons for me to learn Uwe

.....dreaming.............dreaming........dreaming on..... Uwe

Looks machi okuri to me! Uwe

Ian, that was new to me. I thought until now that matching kikko is one indicator for a "true gusoku". Eric, kohire .....of course......I`m growing old. Is the collar not called manchira Uwe

Thank you Eric and Ian, I know that it is almost impossible to get an untouched matching armor. Like Ian pointed out, its because of the "re-cycling" of older parts especially kabuto.......apart from the efforts of present dealers to earn more money with "complete sets" My sangu set is absolutely matching. Same fabric same kusari etc. What me leads to assume that the set is added, is the fact, that the kikko of suneate is different to the kikko of the do (watagami.....don`t know the right term for the "wings"). The sode seems to be kiritsuke kozane, like the do and the odoshi of both looks quite similar.......I know, the fur However I`m happy with my "shimazu clan member". :D Uwe

Thanks a lot Ian. Never heard from such armors and "hinged" shikoro. Sounds interesting. Although in case of my gusoku, I`m not sure if the sangu set belongs to the armor. What do you think? Uwe

My new guardian Not rare and only few gusari, but........... Currently working on the Haidate. Is it usual, that the Tekko are buttoned up to the sleeves? Uwe

Carlo Please don`t rub salt into the sore...... :? Ian can you please drop a line if the books available?! Uwe

What would I do, to see this............I already missed the Koelliker exhibition in Mailand Uwe

Thanks Toryu, very nice....but still......the money Uwe

Nice armors .........and no money....... Uwe

I sadly know....... Uwe

All the armor looking quite new to me. Furthermore, some of them made in mixed-up styles (or put together) Uwe

you both. I myself promise to be good Uwe

Hi folks, I`m very happy that you obviously admire this great "piece of Osaka art". Unfortunately, I had to disappoint you........ Uwe PS: No clue about the provenance Donald And Louis,.........I`m working on the story

Nice project blade, don`t you think Louis :lol: Uwe

......you hit the mark Carlo Classic example for a real and very expensive Wabi-Sabi piece Uwe

Not really a Chokuto, but may be a touch up polish can help........ Grubbed out somewhere in Germany Uwe

Sounds good, so I`ll wait............. Thanks Uwe

Oh, I see ......Thanks Piers. Uwe