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THE UCHIGATANA KOSHIRAE 打刀拵
The term, uchigatana (打刀), is made up of two Japanese words. The word, uchi (打), comes from the verb, utsu,…
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UNUSUAL WAKIZASHI KOSHIRAE by Takahashi Kiyotsugu 高橋清次
This is a very unusual and interesting wakizashi koshirae. It dates to the last half of the nineteenth century and…
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UNUSUAL ITOMAKI NO TACHI KOSHIRAE
This is a lovely Itomaki no Tachi koshirae. The saya is covered in bits of shell giving it a rich…