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1st March 2010, 12:44 AM
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it looks bad, but I have seen some amazing restorations done by professional japanese blade polishers to blades in worse condition. I wonder what this would look like given a traditional polish.
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1st March 2010, 12:43 PM
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I think this is a palaquin yari, carried by higher ranking samurai and samurai women riding in palaquin, hence the short handle. In terrible shape, but as mentioned above, a good polisher could restore it to fine shape.
Rich S ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Old Puukkophile NKCA Life Member Japanese Sword Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm ------------------------------------------------------- |
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1st March 2010, 01:06 PM
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Hi Rich,
thank you for the information ...so if this a palaquin yari, is it the correct length and not 'cut down' ? Would this be considered an Edo period piece ? Are they relatively rare ? Thanking you in advance Regards David |
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1st March 2010, 03:22 PM
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Yes, if it is a palaquin yari, the length is correct. While not really common, they are not all that rare either.
Rich S ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Old Puukkophile NKCA Life Member Japanese Sword Guide http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm |
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