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| THE SWORD FITTINGS DECORATION ILLUSTRATES; A TSUBA DONE IN
THE "MANJI" SYMBOL STYLE, THE REVERSE SWASTIKA THAT IS AN ANCIENT (DATING TO
3000 BC. IN EGYPT) WORLD WIDE SYMBOL OF GOOD FORTUNE. IT REMAINS ONE OF THE
WORLDS GREAT MYSTERIES HOW IT GAINED POPULARITY UNTO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE
EARTH? AS THERE WERE SUPPOSEDLY NO LINES OF COMMUNICATION, AND THE EARTH WAS
THOUGHT TO BE FLAT! IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES SEVERAL OTHER TSUBA*, A KOZUKA* HANDLE,
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| MR. RADOS PRODUCES HIS KNIFES IN "TURKISH DAMASCUS"
BEGINNING ONLY WITH RAW MATERIALS, AND UTILIZING METHODS THAT DATE BACK TO THE
“5 th CENTURY. HIS UNIQUE DAMASCUS
IS TRULY "ARTISTRY IN STEEL"! HIS UNIQUE DAMASCUS
IS PURCHASED AND USED BY MANY OF THE BEST BLADE MAKERS WORKING TODAY. EVERY
PART, ALL THE FITTINGS, LINERS, BOLSTERS, AND EVEN THE UNIQUE SCREWS OF EACH
KNIFE IS PRODUCED TOTALLY BY HIM (HE HAS NO APPRENTICES, OR EMPLOYEES). |
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Naomasa was born in
Tôtômi province,
the only son of Ii Naochika (A
**Imagawa
retainer executed in 1562). He entered the service of TOKUGAWA IYeyasu IN ABOUT
1578. He commanded 3,000 men at the
Battle
of Nagakute and did great damage to the ikeda troops WITH GUNNERY FIRE, BY
UTILIZING THE RECENTLY OBTAINED "TANEGASHIMA" ("MATCHLOCK RIFLE"). WE HAVE A
TANEGASHIMA "WALL GUN " THAT IS INSCRIBED WITH THE " Ii " FAMILY
"BANNER, OR BATTLE MON" (SEE PHOTO). |
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