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I think this essay is most relevant to this thread: http://www.nihontocraft.com/Yamamoto_NBTHK.html BaZZa.

2nd pic - OUSHU KUNITOMO ? ? (SAKU?). ? ? = gunsmith's name?? BaZZa.

INSCRIBBLED - I like that... Danke for the correction Guido. Fools rush in... BaZZa

Jean and mates, Ford's book will be ready when its ready!!!! In my view the longer it takes the more good guff Ford will put in it. I'm an editor myself in a small way and I know what it takes to get even my small 44-page magazine in A5 format to print, never mind a Magnum Opus such as Ford's... Proof reading alone can consume many hours and often the first time a mistake is seen is when the finished product comes back in hundreds of copies from the printer!!! BaZZa.

AHHH... > the military fernichour was replaced in the 70s I missed the gist of this so the koshirae is no help... BaZZa.

GASSAN TSUKURU, tachimei. Very suss. Hard to tell as it has been buffed and possibly acid etched, but I'm leaning to a WW2 field production or a native attempt to copy a Nihonto. The mountings might reveal more. BaZZa. EDIT: Agree with Gary.

Grey, well, that would appear to be another kettle of fish! Is there a REAL expert in the house, a PhD even?? Markus wrote: When the identical approach yields different results, what approach do you take to achieve the same results? I would have said, along with my explanation above, that Markus is scanning images with different resolutions and therein lies the problem. With Grey's report above IMHO that puts it squarely back onto the printer - ESPECIALLY as a different printer produces the book depending on its destination. BaZZa. BaZZa.

I believe the technical term is aliasing (google it), but for one explanation go here: http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae490.cfm I am aware of this because of my technical background. I'm also editor of a small (but high quality) magazine and bumped into this problem recently with some published dot matrix images I needed to copy from a magazine. These were 120dpi. I scanned them at 600dpi and saved them as jpeg images at 120dpi. When published in the magazine they were printed at the printer's 300dpi process and came out quite OK. The essential parameter is sampling rate. I think its also called Shannon's Law. BaZZa.

Stumbled upon this link that was a surprise to me. We read of temples being built etc etc, but here is a "behind the scenes" story: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/kongo-gumi-oldest-continuously-operating-company-survives-1400-years-crash-003765#ixzz3lhmR9VoB&i For those with wide interests there are other very interesting tags for further reading, especially scrolling to the bottom for an article on wootz. BaZZa.

STUNNER... BaZZa.

Just as well for the bottom feeders!!! BaZZa.

- Because the sword is an instrument/tool first and foremost and the "fit" to an owner/user/wearer is MOST important?? Much like altering a stock on a custom gun. OR - Because the writing is considered gimei or unimportant??? OR ... BaZZa.

Grev, Very interested to hear more details of the restoration. What was the "black crud" on the surface of the tsuba before restoration?? The restoration is gobsmackingly good showing a real need for highly skilled restorers of tosogu. Congratulations on acquiring some nice pieces. BaZZa.

Takahashi school I believe... BaZZa.

Not from me. I was murmuring heartfelt desire and agree 1,000% with Arnold. Stephen seems to have a problem?? Are we boring you mate?? BaZZa.

Mmmmmmm...

:clap: :clap: :laughing: :rotfl: BaZZa.

RIPPER RITA!! (Aussies will know). Meintinkit (Aussies will know) this a fabulous link. Well sported - I mean, spotted. BaZZa. EDIT: I've just realised the bloke with a fan is most likely a judge, a la Sumo judges. This kozuka is then a serious piece of art celebrating a time-honoured tradition in Japanese sporting (!!) events...

Looks like something whimsical that Hokusai would draw!!! BaZZa.

And here is my CHOSHU NAKAI iris leaf tsuba for comparison. BaZZa. There should be a gold KAO but it has worn off, or been removed. A remnant can be seen.

It is a bit big, but it could also be a high-end Doll's sword - for a miniature suit of armour. I once saw a high quality sword of similar size, perhaps a little shorter. Very nice piece Alex. BaZZa.

What he said - big download, saving it for a colder then normal winter's night... BaZZa.

If I dug deep in the "Dog Box" in my shed I could show an equally disinteresting piece of Meiji period tourist caca. Ken, forget it and move on. BaZZa.

Mmmmm, yairs... The nakago looks like it was at one time very heavily rusted and has been wire-brushed to "clean it up". Wire-brushed heavy rust has a glossy, even waxy appearance. The vestige of O-sujikai yasurime on the nakago suggest a WW2 Gifu Showa-to and the very questionable yakiire/hamon points to a quench that has gone horribly wrong. Summary, disregard it a get thee to a better sword... BaZZa.

Very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing. Just by-the-by and for my edumakayshon, Chinese music???? BaZZa.