Shuko

Still researching, see this link: http://www.nihontocr.../Mihara_Nihonto.html Will do some photos of my ko-wakizashi plus the mei. If this blade is MAS1101 then it seems to be just after the Kai Mihara period.

Does anyone have any details on Masatsugu - Bingo Province 1503 ? Information or a link to him would be appreciated. He is listed in Hawley's under MAS1101 as Bishu Mihara ju Masatsugu saku & as Bingo Kuni Mihara ju Kai Masatsugu. Not listed in the Swordsmith Index. I don't have any books that list him and a few online searches in English have failed to enlighten me about this smith. Thanks

Stephen Ask Bazza in Melbourne. Clive

I will be too old to buy and enjoy this tanto by the time your estate sells it ......................................................

Really like that tanto. What sort of $s we thinking here ?

Can someone advise me of the best times to attend city or town sword markets or fairs in Japan ? Thinking of going to Osaka, Kyoto and nearby places in April. Would like to get to a regularly or annual market to try and buy a few tanto and a naginata. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Anyone planning on attending the Sydney Knife Show in August at Rosehill ? Assume there would be a few Japanese items from the dealers.

I have one katana that has a 65.2 nagasa, 0.84 motokasane, 4.00 motohaba and bare blade weight of 1.3 kg. Finding koshirae that fits this heavy katana is an ongoing challenge. Was made by Takafusa from Oita Province in WW2. Hawley reference: TAK156 The above mentioned shrine sword is staggeringly big.

Wow, what a master craftsman. Glad to have viewed this video.

Can someone please try and translate the small sticker that is attached to this kabuto. I know little about armour but this seems to be a recent Showa period kabuto in poor condition. Advice or opinions most welcome.

Ed I am quite willing to be the caretaker of this lovely blade if you need help looking after it. Beautiful.

Really like this war hat - A jingasa [war hat] | Edo period, 18th - 19th century A quick lotto win will help get this and several of the tantos

does this help ?

For anyone in OZ. The yari arrived today undamaged. So it seems it is quite ok to buy them and have them sent here. The only drawback is pole size. The seller had to cut 15 cm off the oak pole so it could fit into the 1.05 long postal cylinder, the blade had been removed and was carefully wrapped up alongside the pole. Not sure how long a parcel you could have using sea mail. cheers

Any help to translate this mei would be appreciated. It is on a small fukuro yari that has a goma hashi (protective god of Buddism - Fudou Myooh ?) and bonji. Thoughts on this yari welcomed. I am unsure of the age of this yari and if it is actually from the Kanbun era - perhaps Chikuzen province.

Brian This is a really great site with lots of very helpful people, where else can you get such genuine advice - nowhere. I have just sent you US $10 via PayPal. Thanks for all the work you do for this site. Clive

Out of curiosity what huge price did you pay for this rare blade ?

lol that is the sort of woman you never marry ......................imagine her with a loaded gun

lol, we could all chip in $0.50 and buy this for Brian as I bet he doesn't have one this bad .............................

We could all chip in and buy just one codpiece ....................

I was doing a fukuro yari search and came across this comment about daimyo54. https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/35128-sword-with-a-snake/#comment-363410:~:text=I was twice burned by Daimyo54 I pass his listing without looking. Don't waste your money. We all have to be careful with online purchases and you need to have some trust in the seller's description of the item. I am like b. hennick now and avoid evening looking at that site, one or two other friends are the same now after my experience.

Brian It keeps many in gainful employment while the baddies smuggle handguns and rifles into Australia ! OZ is over governed.

See: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/133191/Prohibited_Weapons_Schedule.pdf There is also the national legislation on importing certain items e.g. an Australian list.

Noted. I am in NSW Thanks John.

Does anyone in Australia have experience with buying a yari from an overseas auction or a seller and then having it shipped to Australia? I looked at the Prohibited Weapons legislation for NSW and Australia but it is not clear to me on antique double edged weapons. Thinking of buying a shortened antique Edo yari with a saya. Thanks