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[yurie]

Hi, Everyone,

I attended DTI and bought one, 

長船倫光　（Osafune Tomomitsu, Mumei 

He was a student of Osafune Kagemitsu.  Around Enbun・Jyoji era（1356－1367）

This is O-suriage which is fine for me since my arm is short, otherwise I can not open the sword by myself.

This was the one displayed inside the glass case of the Sokendo booth.

The Kissaki needed a little polish, so I left it for the polish.  The person who took this photo stood at the lower end, therefore, the entire shape is distorted. 

On the Keicho-do thread, I posted the photos of the Yakata-bune party hosted by Mr. Robert Hughes.  It was great fun. Thank you, Mr. Robert Hughes.

I have more photos, but it does not allow me to attach. 

 

The kissaki is between the chu-gissaki and o-gissaki.  

 

 

[Brian]

Lovely sword. Must have been a loooong katana originally. Looking forward to pics after the polish.

[Stephen]

Fun thread and happy the hobby is alive and well. Great sword Yurie san.

Also happy to see new members who are well versed in the Nihonto world. 

I was concerned the NMB was on its last leg, with new guys like Adam ( I am impressed with you knowledge, you must have been interested well before here) and other too. New blood is very important to keep the forum alive.

 

It's given me want to drop in more often. Especially since Brian has brought back the old ways, going to go check Bobby's shindig Pics now.

 

There will be donation to the board before years end. Maybe sooner. 

[Brian]

Glad to hear you're still kicking like a Marine Stephen. Agree, new blood is important and some quality new guys. This hobby is a strange one. Some old guys that I thought would collect forever faded out of the hobby, and moved onto other things. Some left social media completely (Can't say I blame them)
And then we have natural attrition. And the fact that the average age in this field is so far above most other hobbies. We need the new guys. But with such a learning curve, few can put in the effort it takes to even get to novice status. After 20+ years, I still feel like a beginner.
That's why events like the DTI and shows and social meet-ups are vital.
And for those not aware, this guy @Stephen has been one of the most consistent supporters of this forum since the beginning. We owe him a lot.
 

[Stephen]

I should have mentioned @nulldevice Chandler as well good for you sir.

[nulldevice]

3 hours ago, Stephen said:

I should have mentioned @nulldevice Chandler as well good for you sir.

Thanks for the kind words Stephen.

 

This forum has been a wealth of knowledge for me. I'm certain I would've probably purchased 1-2 questionable blades by now had I not found this place. Thanks to much studying, good friends I've made along the way, and being at DTI, I'm happy with my first nihonto purchase and it's much better than I could've ever found on my own without some wonderful resources such as this site and some great books to help me out although I still feel like I'm very much a beginner in all of this.