Hello, I’m dimitri

[dimitri]

Hello everybody
my name is dimitri, i am french.
I have been collecting weapons for several years but Japanese weapons in general have always attracted me. The "Shogun" series when I was very young was the trigger. I had nice surprises like nice decptions when you turn to bad people. Well, it's life.
here is my collection.

[rematron]

Hi Dimitri. Welcome to NMB. The Shogun series was a trigger for me too. My parents let me stay up to watch it all week when I was 8 years old. That and early versions of Americanized Japanese animation like Battle of the Planets, Starblazers and Robotech set me up for a lifetime of appreciation for Japanese art.  There’s always a specific attention to detail the Japanese strive for in all arts.  
 

Cheers. 

[dimitri]

Thanks a lot. yes I was 5 or 6 years old, I was marked forever. also manga, but it was when I was able to work that I was able to start my collection, then went to Hapon, this wonderful country. I hope to return there with my family and introduce this culture to my wife and son.
THANKS

[Geraint]

Welcome Dimitri!

 

That's a nice looking wakizashi koshirae and a nice tanegashima.  Can we see some more photographs?

 

All the best.

[Bugyotsuji]

Your Tanegashima is from Sakai (Sesshu, Osaka).

Have you checked for a Mei underneath the barrel?

[dimitri]

Hello and thank you .
no sorry Bugyotisu, I didn't have the courage to take it apart, on my other teppo, I did it, also simpler but no signature. him no. I may do so to answer your question.
Here are some more photos from my collection.

[dimitri]

Other Teppo

[dimitri]

Katana early Muromachi. No mei

Wakizashi edo period, mei sukesada

Yari edo period, no mei

2  arrowhead.

Tsuba

 

[dimitri]

1 fake shin gunto, youthful mistake

1 real shin gunto, blade end edo. No mei. Sō kamon on tsuka.

[dimitri]

Last katana, in the process of polishing. Mei Hizen Ju Yoshitsugu and made shirasaya. 

[dimitri]

Yoroi, made period Shōwa. 

Overview of my Japan sanctuary 

[ChrisW]

  On 4/3/2023 at 6:22 AM, dimitri said:

Last katana, in the process of polishing. Mei Hizen Ju Yoshitsugu and made shirasaya. 

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Who is doing the polishing work for you? I'm curious! Definitely share pictures of the mei if you've got it!

[dimitri]

Don’t worry, it’s Mr Sabbah Who will do the job. He does it in the traditional way and I have seen what he does us extraordinary.

[Michaelr]

Wow! Welcome, you have found a Great place to hang out and learn more about Nihonto. Looks like you already have a GREAT grouping of items. Thank you for sharing. Good luck in the future   

  MikeR

[Bugyotsuji]

How to open a Tanegashima.

 

There should be a page here on the NMB but I cannot find it.

 

A. Remove the ramrod.

B. Lift the serpentine and lock into the upright position.

C. Remove the mekugi pins from the stock. If they are original mekugi, tap them on the left, and pull them out from the right side of the gun.

D. Stand the gun upright and push the barrel out of the stock with the heel of your hand. Tap gently with a rubber mallet if the barrel does not separate or move at first.

E. If there are any Kanji near the large Bisen breech screw, take photos with the Bisen facing you and the barrel pointing away.

    (Expect to find something like: 二重巻張 and 摂州住榎並屋甚兵衛作)

NB Many are unsigned.

Reverse the process when finished.

 

Good luck!

[dimitri]

yes it is more complex than my other, on my second, they are like mekugi, like brass tenons. that's why I didn't go there to disassemble it but I take note. I show you the barrel of the other Teppo as well as my last two Tsuba too, I also don't know if I have the wooden mask bought in Miyajima 13 years ago, I had fun transporting it to in Tokyo.

[dimitri]