IslandBoy
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Love the insight. I could have stared at that notch for 10 years and I never would have figured it out. Thank you, thank you.
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Maybe, but I don't think so. There are other similar ones sans fukurin. I'm kind of wondering if my tsuba was made for display purposes? I saw another post somewhere on this site discussing tsubas that had punch marks (like mine) and that perhaps they were some sort of identifier - as their location wouldn't be seen and thus perhaps tsubas with those punch marks might have been for display purposes. I would have guessed it was to tighten up the fit on the nakago. Regardless, I'm totally speculating.
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Thank you.
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It has got some Japanese characters on it.
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Hi all. Been a life long collector of various items and life long learner. Always found swords interesting, especially Nihonto. I recently picked up a couple swords on a whim at a FL auction from a collector Robert McGregor. None of them papered, but they did have descriptions written by David Pepin or his firm. Now I'm learning about what I bought. Fascinated by the attention to detail, history, and beauty of these pieces of art. There's so much to read on the subject, I will never be finished.
