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  1. Mark
    the show was much more active than in the past. All tables were sold and set up. There were quite a few "walk ins". There was one Japanese dealer there, he had items for sale, and that seemed his main reason for coming, but he did buy a few tsuba from me. I thought there was more buying/selling this year. All in all a very nice weekend.
  2. Mark
    ha-ha .... that would be strange, but when you think of some of the charecters we see at shows anything might fit
  3. Mark
    if you just wear cloths you will fit in fine. most wear what they are comfortable with, jeans etc, a few may wear dress cloths but they are in the mimority, one deal was known to always wear a suit and tie, but he is no longer with us. Just come as you are! we are happy to welcome anyone interested in swords (as long as you are wearing something) see you there
  4. Mark
    it is sort of a matter of experiance... if you look around the web there is a lot of information, google "fake Japanese sword", there is info on thos site, Grey (a member) has a lot of info on his eBay page, there is no habaki (not Japanese), the handle looks to be brass, like an NCO sword, Japanese did not make a brass handled NCO (they did a copper handle). The groove is not in the right place etc etc etc
  5. Mark
    your 99% is 100% correct, it is a fake, sorry
  6. Mark
    thanks to all for the help, i will enjoy my search
  7. Mark
    Thanks for all the info! it points me in the right direction. Can i ask what book this is (MCI, p.667, Entry no. 1709)? I have a couple of books on nestuke but not many as that is not my main area of interest. thanks again
  8. Mark
    here is a picture. it looks much better in person but hard to photograph. The sword was written about in the NTHK journal # 625 the senior Mr Yoshikawa commented that "the traditional,minute and skillful carvings enhance the sword"
  9. Mark
    I am trying to identify the maker of a netsuke. It is my understanding that it may be the Chinese or Japanese reading. The kanji seem different than i am used to. I would have guessed Hiromasa or kwan__ but i doubt i am right. Any help appreciated Thanks!
  10. Mark
    you can see the temper and you have plenty of boshi, the tip should not be an issue
  11. Mark
    where is he located? maybe someone lives in the area and could help.
  12. Mark
    It means maker is Munetsugu and he says he is the 16th generation from Munechika. It is not that common but you see it, ex: shinshinto Yokoyama smiths stated they were various generation from Tomonari, Showa smith Kanefusa stated he was 23rd gen, i think some smiths today do the same
  13. Mark
    most of the signature is cut off..... the second kanji is Shu ( province) so if you look up the provinces (the unformal form using ___ SHU) you will find it.... have fun research is the way to learn.
  14. Mark
    depending on condition and if same', shagreen, or lacquered saya, and presume 3 piece tsuba and 2 hangers $900-1500
  15. Mark
    wonder how that would work with a gimei sword?? get a pink paper, get the hacksaw out and get your money back?
  16. Mark
    depends on your purpose, if economic best to leave it alone as restoration will cost more than the increased value, if sentimental then do as you wish, but restoration is expensive. If you do not do anything you can wrap the handle in "saranwrap" or clear plastic wrap to keep it from getting worse, you can put a light coat of oil on the blade (there is a lot of info on care available).
  17. Mark
    the sword is a "late 44" army sword, or some call it a marine landing force sword (but this seems incorrect). The blade is machine made. The scabbard is mismatched, it belongs to the earlier army sword
  18. Mark
    probably too much egg nog but my hazy look gives me the impression of Akasaka Tada????
  19. Mark
    I think we discussed this one already??
  20. Mark
    i did not see the picture of the otherside, it is dated 1942
  21. Mark
    standing on my head it looks like Hidetoshi. The stamp is a "Seki" arsenal stamp. sword is circa 1941
  22. Mark
    here is the show website, the one for the shisa you listed http://www.tampajapaneseswordshow.com/ I will be there, stop by my table and say hi.
  23. Mark
    Mr Cjharpy where are you located? maybe we could point you to a local collector who could give an opinion and assistance
  24. Mark
    based on that one picture it looks genuine, but machine made NCO blades are not the NMB area or expertise
  25. Mark
    thanks for the pictures! great to learn a little about history.
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