Mark

2, 3, 10 are still available. I looked at them, 2 and 3 have some pictures dealing with working on swords, 10 has quite a few pictures of nice swords. Remember i will pay for Media Mail in the U.S. so no extra costs 2. 日本刀職人職談 – Stories on craftsmen and works of nihonto <Subtitle> 研ぎ・鍛冶・白金・鞘・柄巻・刀身彫刻・鐔・下げ緒・色上げ - togi, kaji, shirogane, saya, tsukamaki, toshin-chokoku, tsuba, sageo, iroage <Author> 大野正 – Ōno Tadashi <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 3. 日本刀職人職談 - Stories on craftsmen and works of nihonto <Author> 大野正 - Ōno Tadashi <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 10. 日本刀の買い方 – How to buy nihonto <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan thanks for looking

Picture of the 4 books. I picked pages with nice pictures

i have 12 books. They are approx 6" x 9" and in Japanese but have pictures. All are used but seem in decent condition. Terms: Books are $20 each, If you want one please post here so we all see it, you will pay Brian $20 (he will post instructions). He will let me know payment is made and i will ship the book. I will cover U.S. Media mail, if a book is sent outside the U.S. the buyer will have to pay me to cover shipping (i will send however the buyer requests). This way Brian gets the full amount of book sales. Here is a chance to help Brian with some small trip expenses and also get something to enjoy Koichi Moriyama kindly translated the tiles, a big thanks! 1. 楽しむ日本刀 – Nihonto to enjoy SOLD <Subtitle> 脇物・無銘・郷土刀のすすめ – Recommendation of wakimono (antimainstream), mumei (unsigned), kyodo-to (local sword) <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 2. 日本刀職人職談 – Stories on craftsmen and works of nihonto <Subtitle> 研ぎ・鍛冶・白金・鞘・柄巻・刀身彫刻・鐔・下げ緒・色上げ - togi, kaji, shirogane, saya, tsukamaki, toshin-chokoku, tsuba, sageo, iroage <Author> 大野正 – Ōno Tadashi <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 3. 日本刀職人職談 - Stories on craftsmen and works of nihonto <Author> 大野正 - Ōno Tadashi <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 4. 脇差入門 – An introduction to wakizashi SOLD <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 5. 新版　日本刀入門 – An introduction to nihonto, new edition SOLD <Subtitle> 選び方、買い方 – how to choose, how to buy <Author> 柴田光男 – Shibara Mitsuo <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 6. 新々刀入門 – An introduction to shinshinto SOLD <Subtitle> 幕末・維新の日本刀 – Nihonto in the last days of Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restration <Author> 柴田光男 – Shibata Mitsuo <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 7. 愛刀百華選 – 100 favorite swords SOLD <Author> 林盈六ほか – Hayashi Eiroku and others <Publisher> 光芸出版 8. 坂本龍馬と刀 - Sakamoto Ryōma and swords SOLD <Author> 小美濃清明 – Omino Kiyoharu <Publisher> 新人物往来社 – Shin-Jinbtsuoraisha Co.,Ltd. 9. 日本刀　小刀図鑑 – A picture book of kogatana SOLD <Author> 柴田光男 – Shibata Mitsuo <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 10. 日本刀の買い方 – How to buy nihonto <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 11. 槍・薙刀入門 – An introduction to yari and naginata SOLD <Author> 飯田一雄 – Iida Kazuo <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan 12. 珍刀　奇刀　掘出し刀 – Rare swords, curious swords, and lucky find SOLD <Subtitle> 日本刀の収集談義 – Stories on collecting of nihonto <Publisher> 光芸出版 – Kogei-shuppan

31, 44, 45 are sold

If you are planning dinner keep in the show hours, some dealers may not want to be away from their tables for an extended period during show hours. Also the show organizers sometimes provide food (at great expense -thank you) so keep that in mind. I look forward to seeing you mark

i am attending as usual with Grey

Thanks for asking. Here are some others if you have the book you can check them. I had put them aside as I thought they were more valuable than the others if anyone is interested I will figure out a price

had one K17 but it sold

thanks for the suggestion. i will work on showing them individually. I have a few others but am not sure the values so will have to work on those. If anyone needs a specific knot let me know and i will look. They should be the actual knots in the book so at least there is a picture there

thanks for the suggestion, i will try doing that K-15 and K-48 sold, thanks

K33 and K17 sold, thanks

I bought some of the sword knots from the Plimpton collection. Now that the book is out i see it pictures the knots and shows what swords they go with. So if anyone has a need for one of these knots here is a chance. $150 each (plus actual shipping). The knots are in bags and some have information and Mr Plimton's notes. Most have tags with the reference number Thanks mark

not to hijack -- but if you notice that in Chicago let me know. i have signs in the registration area saying all deals must be done in the showroom and my staff lets me know if anything questionable is happening and i take care of it.

although we usually don't have 7 years olds handling Tokubetsu Hozon blades the promoters grandson got a special look, thanks Matt

Now i am back and getting settled i can add a bit. The show went very well, more than 20 tables more than we have ever had. People seemed to enjoy the large open room. I heard a lot of positive comments about sales, one dealer said he sold a lot and to people he did not know, that was a change from the usual dealer to dealer sales. Grey Doffin did a very educational presentation on "Care and handling of Japanese swords". With the large number of newer or first time attendees it was very helpful for all who attended. Matt Jarrell (member here) oversaw a presentation and hands on examination of some SUPER swords. He discussed "Masahide and his school, especially highlighting horimono". He had a Great Tsuda Sukehiro katana with horimono so show what Masahide was emulating at his start, multiple Masahide swords showing Sukehiro Doranba, Shinaki, then examples of his and students as they changed to Bizen den. There was an opportunity to learn but also handle some swords (all with wonderful horimono, some by Yoshitane) you usually only see in books or behind glass. some pictures below. Thanks Matt! And thanks to Markus Sesko for assisting.

Emura, good WW2 smith. a lot of info on this site and the web

Kanetsune,

Ando had told me he was coming when i contacted him a couple of months ago. I had a room for him but he didn't come. I tried to contact him just before the show but could not reach him. there was a dealer who lives in Germany and Japan was there. Had a guest from down under, and a lot of US dealers.

I have been busy but here are a couple of pictures I took when things slowed down

The Chicago Sword show is a few days away. Make last minute plans to attend. April 28-30, 2023 chicagoswordshow.com

There are no markings that I can see. Here are pictures I appreciate the help

Thanks. I had thought there was a Chinese connection. That's why I checked Dawson's book. I don't think i have seen these markings before. It appears Japanese made as the handle blade and scabbard all resemble a standard parade Saber other than the markings I appreciate the help

i have an unusual parade saber. It looks like a Japanese army parade sword. But it clearly has other markings. I checked Dawson's book for Manchuko and colonial but don't see anything like this. thanks mark

residue from handling explosives.

I have asked for private screening of my swords when i come back from the SF show but i am "told" it is not something they do or offer. If there is a way to have that done at SFO please let me know. When they messed up my sword case one year and i tried to put in a claim i was told the TSA didn't handle SFO and it was a private company