Alex A
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I was wondering how common it is for folk to use magnification when studying nihonto. I was looking over a few blades today with an high magnification glass that i use at work, it was very interesting to see the minute martensite crystals that you would never see with the naked eye. One sword in particular, a sword i thought was nioi-deki was packed with ko-nie and ji-nie, details that had gone unnoticed.
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Is this katana worth a buy?
Alex A replied to bobtail44's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I would hang on until you yourself know that the sword is worth a buy, or any other sword for that matter. -
Looks great Jean, these older style utilitarian koshirae have a certain appeal, that to me just cant be beat....
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Forget my detective work, an Indiana Jones moment, im over it now :D
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Christian symbol x?
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A late Kamakura ubu naginata on Aoi
Alex A replied to Marius's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Maybe seen a bit of action, just noticed the battle scar on the Mune. -
A late Kamakura ubu naginata on Aoi
Alex A replied to Marius's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Nice, just up your street that one Mariusz... -
Cheers Guido, ive not seen a mei like that before, an interesting sword.
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Very nice!
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Cheers for the replies guys. Geraint, thats what i was thinking, that maybe someone trimmed the nakago to fit an existing tsuka.
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A good sword, im curious as to why someone would allow half the mei to be lost in this particular way, never seen this before. http://www.aoijapan.com/wakizashi-awata ... -tadatsuna
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Hey, he might frequent this site under a pseudonym , Wah, are you Steven Seagal by any chance?
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Im guessinng folk of the time period would have refered to it as ko-dachi. Obviously this would depend on it being shortened at that time.
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I see, something i need reminding about now and again, reading through some of the well known introductory books can get one into the habit of overly categorizing, like some kind of rule cop, "sorry sonny, thats no ko-dachi you have there, your 4cm over the legal limit" haha. There are always allowances and exceptions to these rules, it will sink in one day
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Blade length for ko-dachi is 60cm or less (so i just read), this is 63.9cm.
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Novice guess..Soshu... Nanbokucho...Hiromitsu
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Ridiculous , thanks for sharing Ron.
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Noticed this a while ago, may be of interest. If link doesnt work, shop word search shigetaka... http://www.thelanesarmoury.co.uk/shop.php
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Hi Terry, don't take comments to heart, I have a feeling that if you keep the hobby up your take on tsuba will change over the next year or so. If you put an item on the forum its wise to expect a wide range of opinions. One or two folk who have been honest in the past i go back to for advice now, i find there no bull critique educational, but amusing at the same time.
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Taking photos of swords...is B&W best?
Alex A replied to CurtisR's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Nice write up Gabriel, just looking over the book now, looks like the ultimate printers nightmare. Blade shots vary from a blueish tone to a green tone (suspect they should all be the same), printer may have got an ass kicking over that job . Still, as far as nihonto book printing quality goes, its way above most that i know, looks like they put some thought, effort and expense into the print side. Apologies for straying Curtis, you got me thinking about photo quality in these books, something thats been on my mind. -
Taking photos of swords...is B&W best?
Alex A replied to CurtisR's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Most books are black only because it makes publishing a lot cheaper. I have one book, the Encyclopedia of Japanese swords, some great shots in detail. Some black and white and some that appear full colour, but i suspect either a colour filter or a colour tone added, an example below (camera as not caught the detail and the colour in the book ), kind of brings them to life a bit, clever neat trick.
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Bonhams 30th April Knightsbridge, London
Alex A replied to Alex A's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Yep, there making money there alright. Id be happy to forward any Tosogu purchases onto you. Id be a bit wary with the nihonto, especially that rather large nodachi :D -
Hi Leroy, check out the Nanako features in this thread. A good Tsuba, and a really good tsuba. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17413&p=154223&hilit=ALEX+NANAKO#p154223
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Worth a look... http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21637/# ... =list&m0=0
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Jay, Frank and Chris. Hope you dont mind me asking, have you paid him any money up front?. As he ever asked for more money with excuses like "is there any chance you could send me $300?, i need new stones to finish your blade". Jay, do as you did before, go with the police. My advice previously was spurred on by the fact i had to deal with a similar situation many many years ago, not nihonto related, but a complete pain in the ass.
