Thread: Shiro or Gin ?
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Old 02-15-2005   #2 (permalink)
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Hi,

The first is a Gin-Matsuba as it is silver as opposed to white(shiro)

The 2nd is not so easy to see with the photo. I cannot detect any matsuba type scales which would leave it a yamabuki. But if there is matsuba scales present then it would be a Kin-matsuba.

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