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I've seen some people use paper shims in the shape of seppa but slightly smaller, placing them between the seppa and the tsuka to improve the fit of their katana, so If a katana is already stable with no noticeable looseness, does adding paper shims still provide any benefit? Or is it only usef...
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Unusual top seppa Pattern 1 copper Type 95
robinalexander posted a topic in Military Swords of Japan
I've been looking at seppa for the Pat. 1 copper Type 95 and saw this one (sold) from Antique Swords in UK. https://www.antique-swords.com/v04-ww2-Japanese-type-95-copper-hilted-army-ncos-sword.html Its interesting that it has exactly the same larger seppa on top and bottom ....
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seppa Translation and Interpretation Assistance
robinalexander posted a topic in Translation Assistance
Hi all, I recently bought a few seppa from Japan and after a close look found that three had, or may have, engravings of some kind. The most outstanding is a seppa with what I first thought were hammer marks but on closer in inspection it looks more like a 'picture' ....leaves....hills.....
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Here is the koshirae of my sun-nobi tanto. The saya is aogai-chirashi, the menuki are a feather design in shakudō, the fuchikashira is an engraving of ume tree and flowers on silver plate. The tusba is iron with a feather design on the rim and ishimeji on the surface. The kozuka of the kogatana is...
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In July 2014 there was a thread on udenuki-no-ana - two holes near the edge of the tsuba. A year earlier, there was another thread on the shape of the nakago-ana. I have just acquired the attached tsuba, recently bought in Tokyo, which has a hole at the top and bottom, thus presumably not udenuk...
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So I recently acquired a wakizashi from a relative and wanted to learn a bit more about it. The sword was brought back from ww2 along with a few bayonets and an officer's sword. The blade itself is completely devoid of any kanji but the tsuba and seppa's have some kanji on them. Also on the kashira...
