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  1. Mark
    Thanks to all! I appreicate the info and link to the past discussion.
  2. Mark
    i "think" i see ToTo (Tokyo) ? ? Ju Sa Masa Masa but that makes no sense, so i am missing something. Any help appreciated. Thanks!
  3. Mark
    Matt I will be visiting Louisville in December. If that is close enough i would be happy to look at it if we can get together
  4. Mark
    looks like it was a red lacquer attribution maybe by one of the Honami
  5. Mark
    picture is not that clear but looks like Yoshihiro
  6. Mark
    I agree, larry, Chris, and everyone else who helped made the weekend great! I heard a lot of possitive comments about the shinsa.
  7. Mark
    Takemasa, i think
  8. Mark
    looks like Kanesada
  9. Mark
    BiShu Osafune Ju Katsumitsu
  10. Mark
    kuniyuki
  11. Mark
    Takada ju Yukihisa so a Bungo smthi
  12. Mark
    made by Hidetoshi. it is a standard production WWII blade. you can reserach hidetoshi and find some information about him
  13. Mark
    i will be attending, willl have a couple of tables. I will bring some swords, fittings, books etc. i hope we can put names with faces
  14. Mark
    seems the person was not really interested in learning about nihonto, just trying to use us to make money. too bad. i see the seller has NO RETURN and will charge $30 to mail a sword that should cost about $10
  15. Mark
    mei looks like Kanemoto to me.
  16. Mark
    I would refer to a Koto unsigned "blade" (over 24") as a Daito and then describe it "in koshirae" as a tachi or katana. If the blade was ubu and clearly could be ascribed to a certain time period (say Kamakura vs. sue-Koto) then i would go further and call it a tachi or katana blade, but where there is doubt Daito seems to cover it.
  17. Mark
    it looks like Kanetsugu to me, but other members will confirm or correct me
  18. Mark
    Morita-san Thank you! I thought so but it is good to know. I appreciate the picture with kanji.
  19. Mark
    I think the date is Kaei gan nen.... the Ka kanji is hard for me to read, can someone confirm i am reading the date properly. Thanks!
  20. Mark
    the polish looks good, if there are no flaws or problems, and the koshire fits well i would think $1200-1500 would be the right range, the unsual features and condition would probably help
  21. Mark
    Clive I have a 30" katana made by Koretoshi in 1862. in my notes i have Tsunatoshi's date of death as 1863 (Dec 5 i think), minor point, and i may have it wrong but thought i would mention it
  22. Mark
    that may be a possibility but i look to the Nihonto Meikan as the best source, there have been a number of revisions and i would think they would have corrected most major mistakes. Certainly is an interesting research project any other comments/opinions appreciated
  23. Mark
    it is genuine. they usually sell in the $350-600 range but sometimes bring more
  24. Mark
    I was thinking the same, that he was no one special, but then why does the Meikan give him a "superior" rating? and using the Kikumon was not that common
  25. Mark
    i agree, but the Nihonto Meikan and others show 2 generations, first (fujiwara) who was student of Kaneyasu and second (minamoto) who was student of the first along with Echigo Kami Kanesada. Yamanaka newsletters show 2 generations andso do several other books quick pictures added
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