Hi Luc, thanks for the interesting info. Like John I was wondering the same. Do you know the translation of the the signature?Luc Taelman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:15 pm Yes John, all parts are signed and dated, but by the person who assembled the armor, not by Saotome Ietsugu.
Saotome by..... Assembler Xxx from the Saotome school...?
You speak about an assembler. An assembler from the Saotome school or was it assembled in for example a workshop where a Saotome helmet was put together with for example a Myochin dou etc etc, laced into on new piece... Signed with the assembler with red urushi with a laster date than the Saotome signature on the helmet.
Is that what you mean maybe?