Marius

OK. Menuki cost roughly 120-150, fuchigashira the same, tsuba around 45. Total around or over 300 bucks. Plus shipping. Here you get the whole lot for 195. Not a good deal? Maybe things are much cheaper now? I am genuinely curious, so please don't mistake this for whining

Offer valid until 29th September.

Offer valid until 29th September. After that date, will keep it all. thanks for watching 😊

Gents and Ladies, I will make this simple. If it isn’t sold until 29th September, it’s gone, i.e. I am going to keep it. This is as cheap as it gets. Don’t wait until I cut the price as it ain’t gonna happen. Those who know me, know also that I don’t slash my prices. I price stuff to sell. Thanks a lot for your attention 🙏

A tanto made from a small yari (nagasa 12.3 cm). The blade's condition allows to see hamon clearly, as shown on photos. You see all flaws in the pictures, so I won't be describing them. There are rust spots and one ware on the blade. I think the blade could improve with some TLC and uchiko. The koshirae is an aikuchi, with a simple, lacquered tsuka and a saya lacquered in a lovely wave pattern. I find this tanto charming. A old yari repackaged into aikuchi as a tanto, with a high quality laquered saya (such waves were not a trifle to make). Everything is shown in the pictures. $485 (€440) incl. shipping to EU and US. Domestic bank transfer to account either in EU or USA preferred. If PayPal, buyer pays all fees.

Plum and naginata is SOLD Shishi menuki are available again

and Plum and Naginata are on HOLD.

Thanks Curran!

Shishi are now on HOLD

I will get measurements later. Please note how well the copper plugs are carved to match the motif of waves - really cool work. I get Owari Fuatgoyama vibes with this one, feel free to correct me (Curran? Please?). Needs some TLC, is wakizashi size and really nice. HOLD ($200) incl. shipping to US and EU, Paypal fees blah blah blah, wire transfer preferred.

First of all - every pair of menuki comes in a box, like shown on the first photograph. Secondly, I will make it easy for buyers: Almost every set of menuki is $205 shipped (US and EU only). PayPal fees payed by buyer, wire transfer to account in the US or EU preferred. Exceptions: Long-eared rabbits: $300 (aren't they cute?) Plum blossoms with naginata: $300 (that's an old one) Plum blossoms: $255 (sorry, the only pic I have now shows it in the box, will do my best to get more) Good for mounting or collecting, whatever you prefer. Here are the boxes: Persimons, good for wakizashi: Plum blossoms and naginata, good for katana: Shishi, pretty good work, for wakizashi. On HOLD Sparrows, wakizashi size: Long-eared rabbits (dunno, should go well with a katana): Chinese The Story of Choryo 張良 and Kosekiko 黄石 公, pretty cool red lacquer marks inside. Wakizashi size: Flowers, wakizashi size: Persimmons, tanto, wakizashi: Plum blossom: WiLL TAKE PICTURE one of these days (nice menuki, though)

and three more...

pics showing the state of those koshirae.

A cheap and cheerful koshirae that has very good lacquerwork, but also signs of use (loss of lacquer, etc.). Still, it is intact and a nice object for display. The tsunagi is amateur work, but it holds saya and tsuka together, albeit not in a straight line. Tsuba is a run of the mill iron guard suitable for tanto mountings. Shitodome are shakudo, good quality. Measurements: Total length: 55.3 cm (21.8") Tsuka length: 12.3 cm (4.84") $195 incl. shipping to US and EU. PayPal fees to be paid by the buyer. Wire transfer preferred, either to US or EU bank account. The koshirae is priced to sell, menuki alone would cost just a bit less and you get fuchi kashira and a small iron tsuba, too. But I wouldn‘t touch it, it‘s still charming and decorative.

Gerry, he doesn’t care about yasurime, no more than he cares about about art swords. He is interested in the quality of the blade, as a function of steel/forging/quenching and tempering. For the same reason he doesn’t care about what hada his swords will have.