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Type 98 Authenticity and quality assurance.
Brian replied to wtim's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Appears to be a Showato...not traditionally made. Wartime sword, I expect with the tassel you're looking at $1200 or around there. If paying much more than that, I would think twice. -
Some remarkable deals here. A Nihonto in Gunto mounts, papered...for the price of a Showato?
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No, I think Ed is being very open and legit here. Katana is strictly speaking 60.6cm. But yes...it does make a difference and only adds to the value that it's that close. Nice package.
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Good deal! Papered mounted waki in polish with shirasaya? Beats the heck out of rusty project blades. Where are the novices looking for their first sword?
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Yeah, performance is pretty low down on the list of what collectors are interested in, most of us don't regard that as a factor. We are collecting art here. They are all mostly functional.
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Nick is well regarded. Plus he's one of the on-board dealers here, so they usually are highly regarded and approachable.
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Well done Bruce. I feel that is all due to you guys.
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Awesome write up. Thank you for sharing with the members
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Email @Ed at the address in his signature.
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Back to the drawing board. For me it's faster, but if you are experiencing that then there is still something up. I know the server was down for a bit while they rebooted, but will wait to hear from others to see if they still experience issues. If anyone does, please post the time and your timezone, so that we can check the server logs at that time. Thanks.
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I have had the hosts increase the CPU useage and paid to upgrade the RAM. Please post here and let me know if you see increased speed or performance or if there are still issues. Thanks.
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I would really be asking the seller if they guarantee it would pass shinsa. If they say yes, you are (more) safe. It's a gorgeous piece even if gimei.
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If it's considered genuine, and the seller seems to imply that it is...you know the end price is going to be 10-20X what the current price is, right? Condition doesn't worry me, pieces at that leave were often not made to be mounted or used, they were high class even back then. I haven't seen modern fakes of this sort of work, but that doesn't imply that they don't exist. Someone could ask the seller if they guarantee it would paper.
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I was actually testing an alternative setting. I'll change it back tomorrow. This one has the advantage of listing all the latest posts and on the rhs you can filter out dealers you want to see. But it was just a trial and tbh, I forgot to change it back
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The updated file is now in the original post. May upload it to the downloads section over the weekend. Thanks!
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Welcome Ed, and glad to have you here. We wish you success.
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Provenance (Marius) can't be faulted either, whatever comes through his hands was carefully selected.
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Tom, You don't think they did that deliberately to simulate the cast look of the original kettles? May be a clever finishing technique
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When the blade is bent, the outer steel on the outside is stretched slightly. On bending back, the steel can cause these folds since it has no place to go. Isn't this the cause of these Jean?
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We don't have any rule against discussing prices I would guess this would sell for around $700 to $800 here, maybe a bit more on eBay, but you lose on fees. That's just a wild guess.
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Some lovely items being posted, with some unusual depictions of shishi. Keep them coming, enjoying seeing them.
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Yeahm, a Komonjo listing is considered origami to gimei at any price under market value
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I edited the title to include shishi as many will know them more this way than as actual lions
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Yakiba seems to be inactive
Brian replied to Ilovekatana's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Ed, frustrating, isn't it? I battle with similar sometimes. We really think hosts know what they are doing, and then this happens. I guess you also know the feeling of "is it worth it?" some days. All the best, hope you get it sorted. Feel free to post updates here. -
I'm undecided about this sword, as are most people I think. The horimono looks genuine and very well done, but looks to me to be later work, maybe with modern tools. I really don't know. The package doesn't look like it was that was for hundreds of years. No, it's not by THE Masamune. But it should be examined by someone qualified to see if there is hamon and hada, and the quality. Restoration of patina etc is possible if the sword warrants it. But i really don't know what we have here.
