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Alex A

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  1. Hi Tobias, as i read your post i was hit with a certain amount of trepidation as this is what i am planning to do in the not to distant future :? Alex.
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    HABAKI MATERIAL.

    Cheers Chris, may be nice to have silver seppa too :D, not this year though. Cheers Grey, good news, ps, tsuba looks great on the sword, cheers. Alex.
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    HABAKI MATERIAL.

    Cheers Geraint, nothing was mentioned in the listing when i bought the sword which does seem a bit strange if it is silver. The sword was in shirasaya originally so it kind of went a bit unnoticed for a while. Alex.
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    HABAKI MATERIAL.

    I was wondering if someone would tell me what they think this habaki is made of, ive been told it may be hakudo (white bronze). I was hoping it may be silver, but thinking like that usually ends in dissapointment :lol:.
  5. You guys, too much zinc :lol: Herman/Brian, great blades you have there (avoiding size terminology :D), im left feeling inferior :lol: I wonder, how practical would these large swords have been? Alex.
  6. More oxen menuki, late muromachi/early edo, shakudo ko-kinko, nbthk hozen. Oxen seem a popular theme Alex.
  7. Good question Bruno, I would assume non existant, of coarse I may be wrong. A nice tachi would look a lot better in my opinion . To me, these ceremonial western swords dont quite suit. Alex
  8. Thats one long, and very stocky sword you have there Herman , be nice to see it next to a regular size katana for comparison. Alex.
  9. Not too long, but chunky :D, next to a regular size kanbun katana. Alex
  10. I have an hefty muromachi katana here 28.25", 1.312" (3.33cm) motahabe, and not much thinner at the pointed end. :D Alex.
  11. I know what you mean Thomas . Please also be aware when buying kake , I bought one with an extra space by mistake, this then irritated me so much I had to look for a sword to fill it!, maybe this was a subcontious intention :D Alex.
  12. The misses thinks I spend too much time as it is on this little hobby, that would be the icing on the cake! :lol: Alex
  13. Ps, had a few friends round at the weekend who thought it was slightly amusing and a bad idea to leave the swords on display downstairs, potentially arming intruders. For the folk that do leave them out, I expect its crossed your minds too. Alex.
  14. Oh, i thought from the title of this thread they where selling poor modern copies. Alex.
  15. Glad ive read this, last week i was watching 2 sets of menuki on ebay (zen gallery) glad i didnt bid. How do they keep there 100% feedback rating?? Alex.
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    Kinko Tanto Tsuba

    Ive seen a lot of small tsuba recently with large nakago ana, obviously fitted to a katana/tachi at one point in time. A lot of folk think its a strange look, I quite like it . Alex.
  17. Oh dear, who can we trust? Alex.
  18. Alex A

    Kinko Tanto Tsuba

    Where small tsuba on katana popular in the late muromachi period? Alex.
  19. Sorry Jacques, my misunderstanding. Alex.
  20. Hi Jacques, im no expert on these things as you know. I have the hozen certificate and an Aoi art certificate. Thats all i know.
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  22. Ed, at that price i think most of us would have been outbid , cool tsuba, im a koi fan too. Alex.
  23. Mine are on display, no problems, make sure they are listed with the insurance company!. Alex.
  24. Put a small deposit down, paypal the rest, then get the item posted back to you. Alex.
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