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2 Kanji on back of habaki.

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Bruce Pennington

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A question was raised on another forum about the habaki style being "squared off".  I checked my meager collection and all have the extended sides.  The only squared off habaki I have is on a post-war souvenir sword.

 

Could this be a sign that the sword was Chinese made? Or were there legit Japanese habaki without the gap at the mune?

 

Pictures of mine.  I saw that the Navy habaki have smaller gaps than army, but they are all gapped.

habakiNavy1.jpg

HabakiNavy2.jpg

HabakiNavy3.jpg

HabakiSouvenir.jpg

Last one is the Souvenir Sword

Babu

Babu

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I have seen habaki that have the notch for habaki Moto inside the habaki hidden, it's just a different interpretation of finish.

It's not a wartime thing I've had double habaki with this feature silver foil early Edo period.

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