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Imagine a pin-head size mark on the boshi. I missed it at first. Looks like it may have been a bubble in the forging. Sorry no pic, for some reason I cannot copy and paste it.
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is it considered a fatal flaw? I saw pics of the boshi, but see no flaw in in.
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any idea what this means: sumi-kogori in boshi thanks in advance.
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okay, let's see the bloody tsuba!
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if it were tachi mei yes the signature would be on the other side, but I have seen some with katana mei. If this were a tachi cut down, then th mei would be added later - meaning gimei, however to me it does not look cut down.
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cool
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is that a crack, scar or what on the shinoji near the kissaki?
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is that the computer generated one they then used as a cutaway?
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I agree, you can tell oil tempering, especially that swords, a mile away. When you handle enough swords, look at enough good sword porn you then get pretty intuitive. What kills me is poor lighting at gun shows, even holding a sword in hand if the lighting is poor it can be difficult.
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I agree, lookes like a WWII oil temper, and mounts just don't seem right.
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well check his other out: http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-sword-Nori ... dZViewItem let me know your thoughts
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unfortunately I will be in Atlanta on business that weekend. Silly me not booking a trip to our Chicago office. :? Send me your address Milt, privately - and if you like it you can write a nice review for me.
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Milt, you do have the best stuff And I do love that tsuba - By the way, a great blue heron got all my koi - again
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the iron arond the nakago was added at a later date to preserve it from falling apart. After all those holes were punched through and what with the rust and all there was a risk that the mei would be lost.
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As trhe original koi dude, I thought I would chime in and show a pic of my favorite tsuba. I also have another with a little monk riding a giant carp through the water, but that is mounted on a shin-shinto piece.
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wow, I had looked at the one by possservice and let Deron know about it. Notice it has a different mimi. What leads me to believe the former is not a mass produced piece was the copper spacer in the ana. However the texture on both seem to be quite identical, are they both cast? is the later made from the former. What came first the chicken or the egg?
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possservice - activity increase
roninjje replied to Deron Douglas's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I have bought two kashirae for waks from possservice. Both were outstanding for the price, one was a typical bushi style, the other had a lobster theme going. Both I got for under $750 total. Now compare that to what it would cost to have a handle rewrapped, or a saya made, and I think I did damn good. -
I would wager that if the sword were a rare big name koto piece, it wouldn't matter much with a hagire or two. Have yous een some of the older national treasures?
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I concur with Grey, also why not look up Clive Sinclair's group, he is one of the most knowledgeable guys in the UK?
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you know kiyomaro is a possibility, but I would think it would be o-kissaki.
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Turtle shell used in Koshirae. Any pics ?
roninjje replied to Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini's topic in Tosogu
I think you will also find it on the grip of higher end wwII parade sabers. -
I think its a bit newer, and probably a tribute to an earlier smith, maybe shinto, yamashiro but I don't dare guesss smith. On the other hand I could be flippin way off :lol:
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For those of you in NY on the 23rd, there will be an auction of Japanese Art at Christies. The Catlogue can be viewed online for: Japanese AND KOREAN ART, Sale 1811 20 Mar 2007, New York, Rockefeller Plaza at: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lfse ... leID=20909 There is armor, swords and tsuba on the last 4 pages. There is a 20% premium on the winning bid - ouch! as some of the expected ranges are quite high.
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that's true, but almost every sword with a showa stamp that I have seen was oil tempered, and withouy hada. Nice to see another Pittsburgher on the list
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but they are both oil tempered. The second has a showa stamp, no?
