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Who knows, 1 day left but he must have gone under a hell of taxes,so i would say that not. However,seeing things like this one feels like going Japan and purchasing tsubas/junk blades to list at ebay and... Profit!

WW2 vet wakis in similar conditions (usually out of polish and abused) can be purchased for around 150$ from individuals so i would pass that one,isn't worth it

Quick observation, The first one,more than oni,i would say is a Noh Hannya mask,it even have the cords,and it doesn't have fangs, wich are common in Onis

What Stephen said is that: C'est très coûteuse pour restaurer et ne pas être un bon investissement à long terme mais il fera bien pour son histoire

Shinshinto waki probbably,but hard to say with the blade out of polish. There were paper seppa as there are leather or fabric seppa,after all they are spacers, doesnt matter the material,if they do their job right

Dumping more pics to this thread, Once saw this one in auction and it looks quite christan, however it could simply be a shimazu mon,

Maybe a chinese/korean helmet modded by a Japanese? However,wheter it is,doesn't seem modern imo,but what do i know

Yep,i will simply keep it as it is,and attempt the samegawa fixes if i get the chance,Thanks

I have noticed that that both,tsuka and tsuba of the koshirae seems to have been restored at some point showing samagawa patches and new inlays I will follow your advices and simply leave it as it is, but keep in mind that laquering a tsuka have been done in Japan for ages,as it made them really resistant,in the case of this tsuka,i simply though that if its gonna end rooting away i could at least slow down the process Thanks everyone for your advice,you really make this a great forum

I know you are the expert on this so i wont go against you,but as far as i know,laquer might do good for its conservation, firstly unifying all the tsuka surface,sticking all together to avoid its deterioration and protecting it from external agents,and secondly,it will make it a tsuka that conservates its original components. This last reason is also the reason why i wouldnt be very happy at a rewrap,since it will simply end up being a modern tsuka, made similar to an old one that might have been destroyed in the process. About the appareance,im sure there might be non bright barnishes so it dosent look that glowy,however laquered tsukas don't look that bad.

It doesnt crumble at touch ,but if you handle it a bit you might find that some of the pellets of the rayskin have fallen,and the ito seems very worn too

I uploaded the pics doc

I have an old edo or earlier tsuka in extremely rough conditions.It is falling into pieces,literally. Rayskin falls and ito seems to desintegrate with air Right now i have it covered with a small plastic bag to avoid the deterioration go any further,but it feells like if i dont do anything it will end being a pile of wood and cotton. It really isnt anything special or expensive(yellow ito-black rayskin-corn menuki) but i would like to conservate it as i belongs to a full koshirae i have. I have been looking about laquering tsuka and i found this: https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/36927/tsuka-maki-lacquering-tutorial?page=1&scrollTo=530272 Thoughs?Someone tried it with an old tsuka? Thanks Pics:

Not Japanese. Seems like a 'bayoneta de cubo', dont know its name in english European XIX

Ok,thanks

What prevail to spot gimeis, the signature or the work? If for example you see a blade that signature seems different,but the shape,hamon and nakago shape is characteristic of a smith, could it simply be an elaborated gimei?

Ok,thanks

Or maybe it doesnt even have hamon and it have simply been brushed

But the handle is clearly casted,couldn't they cast the iron piece and heat treat afterwards?

I was searching for a kogatana when i encountered this. It's a modern 1-piece kogatana casted,that seems to have been dif-hardened. I would like to hear opinions about it on whether is a decent piece or letter opener junk. Thanks

Lacking a point, wouldn't it be more for ikebana or gardening? But they aren't shaped like the kubikiri tantos,was their purpose the same?

Ughh, thanks for the warn I have seen a shirasaya that could come handy for 4.400 yen,but im passing now

Someone here has experience using jauce.com ? Its supposed to work allowing international buyers to buy from local Japanese auctions,but how does it work exactly?Someone here has experience using it? Thanks

What i like about this hobby is that its not simply buying swords,(at least in my case),you study them,its history and in the meanwhile tie tsukas,sageos,relaquer sayas,decorate sword stands,make shirasayas,engrave habakis... I think is a healthy hobby

Someone shared this,pretty interesting i have to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW9WBzo6fAk