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  1. John C
    The article focuses on zunari jingasa, or head-shaped (what I have seen referred to as bajo). I have one in my collection I bought from a member of this board. John C.
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    Ron: I had been looking for the same issue for a long time as I too collect jingasa. The issue has a 10 page article on them. There is an ebay auction with 4 issues that includes #47. It's a hefty price if you only need that issue, but here it is anyway. https://www.ebay.com/itm/177674246637? John C.
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    Nazar: Maybe a cut down type 30 with a paratrooper scabbard (see scabbard below)? John C.
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    Josh: Take a look at the pommel just under the locking lug slot. You should see a serial number there, which are sometimes very faint or covered in rust/grime. John C.
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    Thanks, Piers. I knew we had foot-powered lathes here for quite some time, however I was not sure about Japan. John C.
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    Guys: This one is listed as a powder flask, however it looks at bit new to me. Seems to be lathe turned and I'm not sure how long that has been around in Japan. Thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/358059791965? John C.
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    David: I'll take the easy one - the stamp is the Gifu (Gi in sakura). John C.
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    And for some reason, the tsuba on these fakes do not have the flat mimi around the middle; they are peaked. You would think that would be easy to do. John C.
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    It shouldn't take that much. I would suggest every 4 to 6 months, depending on humidity. Where I live it's once a year. I have a dresser I use as a sword tansu and keep reusable dessicant packs in the drawer. John C.
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    From google. Might get you started at least: Shinkugata? ? Heavy openwork Early Edo Period Showa 53 (1977) John C.
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    Never thought of it like that, Piers. It's kind of like owning a pure bred puppy. It needs to be comfortable and clean; not too hot and not too cold; papered and even taken to shows, if the pedigree is good enough; missed when it eventually passes on, though replaced with a new loved puppy - and it starts all over. John C.
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    Saw this on auction listed as "hinawa gunball case." Looks a lot like a tabako-ire pouch to me. What features differentiates a gunball pouch from a tabako-ire pouch? https://www.ebay.com/itm/168018118739? John C.
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    Jimmy: An additional consideration is that wakizashi do not generally carry the same value as a katana or even a tanto, in some cases. Primarily because many more people were allowed to carry wakizashi than were allowed to carry katana at various periods. John C.
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    I found an obi-hasami online that had small eyelets installed in the himotoshi. It got me thinking that if the sagemono were worn under the haori jacket, it wouldn't swing much and with the sagemono hanging free in the front, it would be more accessible. John C.
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    The 1943 hat was also made in a different uniform factory. So maybe just different supplier? BTW, the 1943 hat is size small (ko). John C.
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    hmm...maru-hanabishi with triangles. Could have been carved to match someone's kimono pattern. John C.
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    I got curious when trying to figure out what the design on my latest one was. Just this design on top and plain everywhere else. Mumei. I know they aren't a particularly old design. John C.
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    Chatgpt was incorrect when it identified the sword as WW2. John C.
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    I think it's a 16, Ed. John C.
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    Left side is inspection mark for Army uniform depot in Osaka, middle is the date Showa 16 (1941), the right is size medium. I recommend saving a screen shot of these for future translation as they are all very similar. John C.
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    I have two questions about obi-hasami netsuke. Firstly, I was wondering how these were actually worn. I assume the himo would go through the two holes often found at the top, however did the sagemono just hang from these holes? It seems like it would swing too much. Were the hooked ends worn toward the body or away from the body? Secondly, many I have seen are made from bone. Is there some significance to using bone or was it just a tough material? John C.
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    Also, I think the province is Kozuke (Joshu). John C.
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    Steve: The date is Ansei 2 (1855) so probably traditionally made. John C.
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    One man's trash is another man's treasure. I would be over the moon if I found something like that. That kind of stuff just isn't floating around in my neck of the woods. John C.
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    Bruce: Just a general note about the attribution of population growth and/or decline. So many factors usually contribute to such events that it is alway difficult to list just a few. For example, the Tenmei famine of the 1780s and the Tenpo famine of the 1830s probably accounted for quite a bit of decline in the overall health and height of the population. Not discounting their research (since I haven't read it), just noting that other contributing factors may also be notable. John C.
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