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12th April 2012, 06:57 PM
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Hi, it does have an inscription on the tang, but not clear enough for me to copy it out. I am reluctant to do any work on it till I have had it looked at by a knowledgable person in the field . In this area of collecting it is all to easy to get it wrong when cleaning or polishing a piece. I do know that they are very fussy indeed about the tangs of original Japanese blades, and 5 minutes with a wire brush or wire wool can knock a lot of the value off. It is I believe a modest piece, but as possibly a genuine Nihonto, one I am going to be carefull with.
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12th April 2012, 08:16 PM
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Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Nice genuine piece David, good find
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21st April 2012, 07:19 PM
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Yippee!
Took it into the Armouries, and had it looked at by Mr. Bottomly.....genuine, horseman's yari, signed by a swordsmith called Kanahissi, who was working in the 1680s. Probably had the tang cut down to make it into a yari tanto. Wahoo.....!
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