John Nandris Book Download

[Bazza]

I've just stumbled on a link making available downloads for the publication of John Nandris.  I did a Forum search on his name in case this has been covered before, but I found nothing, so here goes.

 

https://www.academia.edu/7522495/The_Sword_Smiths_of_Japan_a_Historical_Backbone

 

I've attached a screen shot of the web page and what I found interesting was the sidebar with links to other interesting article/publications.  Seems to be a lot of good stuff there.

 

Note that this was published in the To-ken Society of Great Britain's website.

 

Best regards,

BaZZa

aka Barry Thomas.

 

[TETSUGENDO]

Thanks for sharing BaZZa,  good digging!  One can never have enough reference material.

 

Cheers,

   -S-

p.s.- maybe you should try your luck at Lightening Ridge.

[Bazza]

HAHAHA Steven, with my luck I'd be digging at Lightning Ridge for a loooooong time!!!  My sword fossicking is mostly confined to the 'burbs of the great cosmopolitan city of Melbourne that I live in.  As with us all, sometimes the nugget comes to us - I've just had an email from an old workmate on behalf of friends who have inherited a collection of Japanese swords, kris and other things from their forbears.  I'm having a look tomorrow. One never holds one's breath in anticipation!!  On the other hand, sometimes a nugget jumps out of the woodwork straight into one's shocked arms.  Such a latter one for me was a Shodai Sukehiro katana, black with surface rust and no scabbard or fittings save an NCO tsuka and tsuba.  Apart from that it is ubu with no mutilation and will polish admirably well.  How it got into that state is breathtaking to think about...

 

BaZZa.

[TETSUGENDO]

Your luck sounds pretty good to me...Ah, anticipation!.  Do let us know if anything "pans out" ,LOL.  I'm rooting for that flash of colour....maybe several.

 

Cheers,

   -S-

[DRDave]

HAHAHA Steven, with my luck I'd be digging at Lightning Ridge for a loooooong time!!!  

 

Barry,  There are more than a few, including myself, that would love to have your luck!   BTW, thanks for posting the link.

[Brian]

There are some great downloads there. One of the best glossaries I have seen too. Thanks!

[Surfson]

Bazza, take lots of photos of the Sukehiro for the before and after thread.  Although there are many fewer swords in Australia, there are probably many fewer collectors too, and maybe you are the 
"go to" guy there.  Thanks for the discovery of a treasure trove of information!

[Surfson]

I made this figure as a composite from a paper that measured the content of the steel of a number of old swords.  It is from the Grazzi article in the link that Bazza posted.  Interestingly, in this small sample the Soshu blade had the highest carbon content (and probably therefore the hardest steel), followed by two Bizen swords.