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  1. Zoglet
    Any new information that can be given with clear photos would be greatly appreciated. Really, thanks, guys!
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    Thank you! I'd love to see what can be discovered with these photos about the blade, especially since most things can be seen clearly now (utsuri and boshi are still a bit hard to capture, but tried my best).
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    Thanks. I've been spending my evenings after college practicing!
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    Well, I took all of your advice, and I whipped out the family camera. Here are some new higher-quality photos (Thanks for all the advice on photo taking)!
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    Thanks for the compliment on the blade. I understand that the blade has some issues (potential suriage and reshaped kissaki, ignoring the mei altogether). However, even within issues is a sword that can still be incredible. I'll try to take even better photographs and continue to report, as, even with issues, the blades are hundreds of years old, so some compromises do have to be made. Thanks for taking the time to read.
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    I'm not claiming one way or the other. They asked for the boshi, so I made a comparison with a photo of a similar boshi.
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    I may be inexperienced, but the shape reminds me of this Juyo Fukuoka Ichimonji tachi. Note: Photos are from Eirakudo
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    I tried hard. I was able to get a dark contour like Kirill suggested with Bizen boshis.
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    Thank you for the examples. I'll give it a try.
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    Off-axis as in facing more diagonally to the blade or perpendicularly?
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    I'll try your tips a bit later when I get home tonight. Thank you so much! Any recommendation on the angle of the light? Any diagram?
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    What do you guys think?
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    Here's an example of a legitimate Kunisada signature Note: Oshigata comes from nihonto.com and the photograph is from samuraimuseum.jp Best Regards, Nicholas
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    Here are photos I took. Only the faintest amount of boshi can be seen.
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    Here is an oshigata of the boshi (very faint, almost looking like yakizume or komaru).
  16. Zoglet
    Took closer pictures using your advice. I see very little boshi in the 2nd picture, and more on the other.
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    Do these work?
  19. Zoglet
    Forgive me. I'm trying to do what I can with an IPad camera.
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    Are these any better?
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    That's actually a major suspicion of mine, especially after seeing the suriage Yoshihira on the market—similar nakago, nagasa, and same sori.
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    Might these photos be a bit better?
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    Thank you. Boshi's a bit hard to take a picture of. Any tips?
  25. Zoglet
    So, primary styles are either Ko-Ichimonji or their imitators?
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