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Were blades with pretty bad forging mistakes the result of a smith who wasn’t particularly skilled? Did these smiths still try to sell their subpar blades on the market at a discount, or were they discarded and simply survived to this day? -
manufacture Questions on sword development
moriarty posted a topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Greetings everyone, I found myself re-reading a passage from the Art of the Samurai and found this statement: “Along the Edo Period..practice swordplay, swords of wood or bamboo were devised. This new activity was reflected in the design of real swords, which, as the memory of actu... -
Hello all! first post. I’ve been hanging out on a few Facebook pages for Nihonto and get great advice. Ray singer has been particularly helpful. Recently, I’ve gotten a interesting sword from a local to me auction. I’ve gotten opinions of everything from 1500s to oil quenched showato. I’m happy with...
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Hello! I've done my best to translate the writing on the tang of my recently purchased Shin Gunto type 98. For a double check, since this is my 1st time trying to decipher kanji any confirmation would be welcome. It appears there is a SEKI stamp at the top, a kokuin saying Ozawa Kanehisa and I...
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Any help on translation but also meaning would be gratefully appreciated
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Lots of chatter lately about Kamakura - we should not neglect to note our own Robert Hughes and the dapper Hisashi Saito recently toured " the old capital" and made a terrific video record of their visit. Please view and share liberally... -
Hello to everyone, This is my first post on subjects other than Japanese swords and I am really devoid of knowledge about this kind of art. So: Here is a bronze tiger statue I have, I bought it years ago. I was told it is called a "double patina" statue and It is from meiji e...
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Hello, first time here finding this all fascinating! i was wondering if anyone could help with shedding some light on what these markings mean. Photos are not great as my sister took them and sent to me so difficult to see the marks clearly. ive yet to get my hands physically on it as still a...
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