Bungo

The Penguin ( Blues Brothers ) milt

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/momotaro789 two kaneyie signed tsuba with both mei partially obliviated from the same source at the same time. What's the chance they are shoshin ? Looks like typical Nara school works to me but then I am more into design than actual " detail " work style of any particular school........... opinion ? p.s. since this is " active " on going auctions, I defer to the power of the three amigos...oops, I mean board moderators. milt

they used tanto to cut off the heads for later viewing pleasure........ milt

more......... milt

I can always call jean " secret agent man "( his preference, wonder why ) but most get beat up real bad ( but do get the girl in the end) so i prefer the other one............. ( like Queen Bess 's Duke of Alencon ). Now that's out of the way................. I am inclined towards Bizen ( ichimonji is a stretch but not out of the realm of imagination , esp. the trailing horizontal nioi thingie off and above the gunome midare hamon ), there's a few isolated patches of nioi like thingie but I don't think they are utsuri ( at least not the continuous one like I have on my Bungo swords ). Big Mo is on vacation so i won't get the promised pics ( before/after ) till a week or so . milt

" full wack in bid, just about "........................ still cheaper than buying at typical sword show, usually it goes for over 1k . I like them, looks good. milt

actually I took that to heart and have the Deustch version, no kidding !! pardon my limited knowledge of the German language.............. „Es gibt einen alten Saying in Tennessee - ich weiß, daß es in Texas ist, vermutlich in Tennessee - das sagt, täuschen Sie mich einmal, Schandan - Schande auf Ihnen. Täuschen Sie mich - Sie können nicht wieder getäuscht erhalten.„ Milt

not taking the bait................... conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman. p.s. actually I like George's website, everything under one umbrella ( he did mentioned some pics are from collectors all over the world, yes ? ) milt

LOL, hijack anything you want, I am cool. You mean this one ? it's cheap but I like it, think I may see someone on it. p.s. the head reminds me of a very primitive video game ( Pac man, I think that's what it called. Look at it from the side of the long wiskers < and disregard the wiskers > you see the face that pac man supposed to eat ) milt

I know one George and he lives in D.C. milt

okie dokie, so Ted doesn't think Bizen is a possibility ? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: milt

Ted, Jean and I are the best of friends !! milt

My DEAREST FRENCH FRIEND JEAN, (censor forbids me to address you in our fondest term nickname ) I took a few new pics and hopefully they are better than the ones posted earlier.......... p.s. I can't get a good pic of the monouchi ( spelling ? ) area.....the double genome-midare sorts of bland together . p.p.s. I have named this sword....Carla Milt

Not so much choji but more like some round thingie, sometimes one hamon seems to sit on another. Big Mo still haven't sent me the pics, may be I will " draw " what " I see, esp. the boshi and the monoguchi ( spelling ? ) area so you all have a better idea. Hada is mokume . milt

Bugsy, you got competitors......... http://www.japantoday.com/category/pict ... a-firearms milt

From the pics , it doesn't seem that difficult to slip one out............... just my opinion, of course. milt

I only wish Pete " held back " till most everyone started dissing this tsuba.................. arhhhhh, the horror, the horror. p.s. Pete, can we have a very close up pic of what you mentioned about those marks to the right of the rectangle..........? milt

okie dokie, How many here thought this Nobuie is shoshin when first posted ? Be honest. My first impression is most likely gimei but the funky sukashi plug did give me pause as it's quite " out of the ordinary and interesting ", other than that, the iron looks dry and overall condition is just so-so. Of course it takes a " specialist " like ole Pete here to spot the potential as he probably dreams Nobuie when he takes nap. Another example for us not to dismiss anything out of hand ............... believe the " improbable ". But I would not submit this tsuba for any oversea ( NTHK, both version ) shinsa, best send it back to Japan NBTHK. milt

I see that all the time in Nov. Using smily is NOT an acceptable example................. milt

" Quick note: Have any of you ever seen those pictures where there's a hidden picture within them and you can't see it at first but after you find it you can't see the picture again the way you saw it the first time? " like seeing the Virgin Mary on some iron tsuba ? milt

like no one ever keep track of ole po........ milt

Bugsy....... call it a loaner , like your car went to a repair shop and you get a " loaner " till the car is fixed. And don't forget to hide you modan repro armor. milt

a papered one.......... http://cgi.ebay.com/9093-JP-Samurai-Swo ... 911.c0.m14 good luck. milt

to the left I see an armor, a katana and TWO " identical " pole arms....... a matching pair ? milt

as long as he's not wearing a spike helmet......... milt