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sword8 wakizashi "Kanenori", Mino province, 15-16th century.
sword9 tanto, originally no-signature, Mino tradition.
sword5 wakizashi "Heki Mitsuhira"(fake?), nice blade of shobu-zukuri style. We decided to crush the signature.
new sword6 trying Hosho style tanto blade.
new sword7 trying Awataguchi style tanto blade.

Tanto "Shinsoku"
Katana, O-suriage (Ko-Hoki)
Broken tip of "Sueyuki" (Ko-Aoe)
Tanto "Kuniyoshi" (Awataguchi)
Wakizashi, O-suriage (Aoe or Nioh)
Wakizashi, O-suriage (Shizu)
Wakizashi, O-suriage (Taema)
Wakizashi, Mumei (Shikkake)
Wakizashi, Mumei, typical "katate-uchi" sword
Wakizashi "Fusamune" (Sagami)
Wakizashi, Mumei (Gassan)
Tanto "Tadamitsu" (Osafune) yoroi-doshi style
Wakizashi "Shigeyuki" (Takada) Shinto
Wakizashi "Masauji" (Nagato) Shinto

Steel tsubas
Old and Simple
Ko-tosho, a wild goose cut out
Ko-katchushi, some cut-out work
Tosho
Cross and Dragon
Owari, octagon shape
Namban
Akasaka, plum tree design
"Umetada Shigenari"
Radiate design, in real fight
Crane design
"Nobuchika", a present tsuba smith

Menuki
Bamboo & sparrow of yamagane
Japanese pepper tree

Fuchi and Kashira
Fuchi, black copper, with golden gourds design on it. 16c.
Fan in the autumn, Owari style

1 Tanto in Kanmuri-otoshi-zukuri style
2 Tanto in Kata-kiriha-zukuri style
3 Tachi in Kissaki-moroha-zukuri style
4 Spear in Kikuchi-yari style
5 Tanto in Osoraku zukuri style
6 Tanto in Moroha-zukuri style
7 Tachi with Katana koshirae
8 Spear in Hira-sankaku-zukuri style
9 Tachi in Kissaki-moroha-zukuri style with Tachi koshirae
10 Sabre in Kissaki-moroha-zukuri style
11 Ken tanto size
12 Sample sword to think about steel grain and hamon pattern

Please study the swords of National Treasures of Japan => e-Museum

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