peter Posted April 30, 2024 Report Posted April 30, 2024 Good evening I just thought id share a blade with you which has just come back from shinsa, the reason for the post is that the nakago has a quite unusual copper sleeve over the original Nakago. Ive read a few NMB posts tonight on similar extentions. This one looks to be friction fitted ie no visible welds or pins. It has been done exceptionally well with the yasurime from the nakago being mirrored to the copper sleeve, When using a magnet on the copper it would suggest the original nakago to be ubu. I was in 2 minds when sending the blade for shinsa as to whether it would paper if the sleeve stayed on or not and if i did attemp to take it off would it reveal a mei. As you see it was left on as it is part of its history and it papered to Tashiro Kanemoto this Kanemoto is listed as 4th gen shichidaison, “7th gen. Kanemoto Swordsmith: Kanemoto Real name: Tashiro Genichi Also listed as: Genichiro Generation: 4th Magoroku 7th Kanemoto Although being listed 1624-1644 Markus states he had a long career with a blades known to state made at age 89, The NBTHK only states an attribution to the smith but with no indication of date. 2 Quote
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