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二百十一 -> 211 To translate 本 correctly I'll need to know what item this is. Meaning is similiar to "pieces," like 五本 -> 5 books or 筆二本 -> 2 brushes.

Read from right to left, 第二千八百七十三号 -> No. 2873 コクラケン -> Kokuraken https://aucview.com/yahoo/j1140802752/ Here, this rifle also had similiar number to yours.

Well hwando and nihonto does look similiar(both countries have wrote something like "Yeah, Japan's / Korea's sword look similiar to ours" in their history)... but crude katana is just a crude katana. The term "hwando" was actually meant "single edged blade" in Joseon dynasty, just like the term "nihonto" itself means "Japan's sword." For hwandos before Goryeo dynasty we don't have enough relics left, so I'll just pick differences between Joseon dynasty hwando. These are some differences: - Yokote : Hwando doesn't have one. If the sword has yokote but is labeled hwando it highly means that hwando re-used nihonto blade. - Hamon : Both has hamon, but hamon itself wasn't real important in Korea. If the blade emphasizes hamon, that would likely be nihonto(or nihonto replica) than hwando. - Sori : You can't figure them with sori. - Tassel on tsuka : Many hwando had tassel on its tsuka for decoration. - Tsuba : Hwando doesn't have kogai or kozuka on its sheath. Therefore, hwando's tsuba also didn't have kogai-ana or kozuka-ana, normally just a plain plate or maybe one small hairpin hole. There were some hwando tsubas that imitated nihonto tsubas at late Joseon dynasty but still that hwando will not have kogai or kozuka. Also, this is not the significent difference but because of historical reasons hwando became shorter and narrower than nihonto during Joseon dynasty. Blade length is simliar to katana but weight is bit lighter.

Alex you're right. It is indeed a seppa. Why was I thinking that as somekind of real thin & weird looking tsuba?

Found these two tsubas at some site. I think they are both tachi tsubas that seem to be quite old but am not sure. Especially 2nd one's small hearts looks too perfect for me... is it punched? What do you think? Edo-peroid made? Chinese replica?

Did bit of search and still got no clue. Can anyone help me figure if this is Edo or post-Edo work?

The shape seems like the head of naginata. Too thin to be 협도 or 월도.

I think the date is written : Showa 16, June

Thank you everyone for your replies! I guess Yoshiyuki (Haynes 12311) is 菊岡美之(Kikuoka Yoshiyuki)?

Hello NMB members, I have this shishi lion and peonies motif tsuba that has 一斎 mei on the back. However I'm having quite a trouble finding about this mei & tsuba... to be honest, <soft-metal tsuba / shishi lion and peonies motif / signed 一斎 / but doesn't seem like 一斎東明's work> is all I've found. It would be grateful if I could get some teaching from other collectors.

信光? https://www.e-sword.jp/tsuba/1810-6018.htm

Can we like um try polishing this? It is indeed heavily rusted, but I think it gained more "metal" than losing it.

If the mei is genuine, then yes. But that NBTHK certificate is old one(white paper) which is not valid anymore. Yellow paper is the current one.

Certification Blade Length : about 44.54cm (1尺4寸7分) Wakizashi signed "Bisyu Osafune Sukesada" Kicho ranked Showa 45(1970) May 12

Dragons are known to bring rain when they appear. Maybe that's the reason why.

Just my guess but from the way 守 is written, I think http://houjouji.web....shinkan_kanekuni.htm is bit similiar.

My bad. What I meant was that I thought there could be 2 seperate possibilities- either 1 or 2.

My sister and I've talked bit about this an understood those 2 figures like this; Human on the left has 羽衣, and the top one looks as if he or she is changing from or to a tree. So I think it could be 1. Daoism and Buddhism - Buddha and the Bodhi Tree 2. Takemonogatari - Kaguya princess's born and leave

Here, this is papered Omura Kaboku mei. https://ginza.choshu.../r2/04/02_kaboku.htm To me "Omura" part seems quite similiar. But the date I'm not sure...

I think I won't try this one. That patina there looks unnatrually straight....

Bo-hi looks odd. It's uneven; seems like it gets wider near middle part and become narrow at the end.

Can you give us more clear photo of 1st and 2nd sword's tang? Especially 2nd one because I'm not even sure if 1st one's mei is written in legit kanji. I'm no expert but from my personal experience, I recommend you buying polished & papered sword.

Paul Kremers. I've got lots of help from him. I think he also does proxy Yahoo bidding service too. Try sending mail to him.

I've seen people giving up their sword for lots of reasons- when you take the sword to the police station and cancel the registration, the blade will be collected by them but you can take the fittings home. Since the fittings itself doesn't need any qualification to have it, many take them as some kind of souvenir. Also, I think other reason is because people prefer putting the blade in saya when it is not used. Yoon

Thanks Brian, Will try reading bit by bit.