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    Interestingly, it appears that someone has been using it. Note the wear on the kumihimo ana, although this too can be faked. Take heart, JY. We have all paid for "an education" when we did not get the real thing. Sometimes that's just as valuable. John C.
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    Hello: Is there a style or school name where they used seemingly random geometric inlay in gold and silver? Thank you, John C.
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    Alex: Ich habe keine Antwort fur Sie, aber willkommen zum NMB! For those who do not speak German: Hello! I discovered a signature on a newly acquired Kogatana. Can someone decipher it and say something about it? Thank you in advance! John C.
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    @Bruce Pennington Do we have this serial number yet? John C.
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    Steve: Here are a couple of sites to get you started. They explain quite a bit about Mantetsu swords. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/koa.htm http://ohmura-study.net/998.html John C.
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    I had assumed the price was too high...unless it were all legit. If it sold for 2K, there are probably replacements. John C.
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    Hello: I was looking at this yoroi and see some legit elements (chain mail, for example), however some pieces look a little too new to me. Any thoughts on this set? https://www.Japanese...ue-yoroi-kabuto-1700 John C.
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    Luke: Is it real as in Japanese? Probably, however you should consider all signatures fake until verified by a shinsa assessment. Just a side note: that seller works with a well known seller in the US. They generally sell real stuff, however there will usually be some issue; i.e., gimei signature, ware, etc. Think used car salesman - it's real, but look at the pictures carefully. just my opinion, John C.
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    Matt: Here are a couple of sites that will answer many of your questions. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/koa.htm http://ohmura-study.net/998.html John C.
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    Let me know when your selling days begin John C.
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    Here are a couple of netsuke. John C.
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    Sweet! That's excellent. Number 36 on the list. I am currently in the process of translating the inspector marks. Thank you very much, John C.
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    @GeorgeLuucas Sam - were you looking for one of these? John C
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    Not sure if I have posted this before. John C.
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    Interesting idea. The inside bottom is actually purposefully scratched in such a way that it could probably light a "strike anywhere" match. Not sure how it would have been secured to the person. The only attachment point is the other side of the chain hook on the latch screw. John C.
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    Thanks, Piers. It gives me another avenue to try to figure it out. John C.
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    Piers: I got it off of ebay. Not sure if it is Japanese. It was marketed as a sagemono, however it doesn't seem to be the right shape or weight for that. To me, it just seems to be some sort of soldered brass case. Probably from the 1920s-1940s? It was cheap enough and interesting enough to take a chance on it. John C.
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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/146376400789? John C.
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    I just picked up this brass compartmentalized medicine/cosmetic holder. It has an odd shape with a notch half way down on one side. To secure into an obi, perhaps? The top screws off and the "egg" opens up. It seems a little too bulbous and heavy to be a sagemono, however I cannot think what else it would be or how it would be used. Has anyone seen this shape/style before? I don't believe it's too old, but not real recent either. John C.
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    Okay. Got it. So the presence of the fukurin would be a key indicator. Thank you. John C.
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    Speaking of sanmai...and in an effort to train the eye, would this be an example of sanmai? I think I can see a copper (?) core and a thin layer of iron or steel. John C.
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    Yes. I'm trying to build a picture of which inspectors worked at which times during production. This particular inspector, for example, also worked on Meiji 23 swords with a slightly different stamp (see below). John C.
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    Hello: I've been trying to decipher a few seal script (see pic 1). I think I have figured out the first radical is "te", "ta", or "shu" meaning hand (see pic 2) and the second radical as Mura, Kuni, Sato, Sumi, or Tomo (see pic 3). But how would I read those together? It's probably a shortened inspector name. Thank you, John C.
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    Here is a good shot of Colin's observations: the over-paint/gilding, the over-punch, and the terrible nanako job. Thanks Colin. John C.
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    Another version, albeit poor. Note the "sword strike" at the top. John C.
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