jeremy

What are the words for "fatal flaw" and "non-fatal flaw" in Japanese? Ive tried searching google, but can not seem to find it. Any help would be great. Kind regards, Jeremy hagop

Hi Kristian, Looks like a nice blade for iai. What are the other specs of the blade such as mihaba(width), kasane (thickness) etc? Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

What period of Japanese history was it when the law changed in regards to the length of the katana? And what was the maximum permitted length in the period and reason behind it? Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi Stephen, I understand where Jean and Grey are coming from. Its fine. As you said though, im only after something genuine that a Samurai would have carried back in the day, and I definitely will not be spending any money on polishing a blade in that condition anyway, especially without papers. I just wanted to know if the sword I was looking at buying was worth the money and if it is genuinely from the 17th century. I emailed the seller and asked him to give me a list of all the flaws the blade has, and also asked the seller if i can get a refund if I am unhappy with the purchase. I am awaiting his reply email for now. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. I will contact the seller and ask him if i can get a full refund of my money if I am not happy with this purchase, if I do indeed go ahead and buy it. He seems to have some other nicer, but more pricier wakizashi on his website, that I may save up for. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Does the blade appear to be genuinely from the shinto period and what do you guys think of the mei? Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Thanks for your help guys. The description of the blade is below: Whole length 74.5cm.Blade length 54cm.Motohaba 3.1cm. Sakihaba 1.9cm.Sori 4 bu.Motokasane 0.9cm. Hamon (Temper) Gunome-choji Kitae Tight Koitame.One forging mark observed. Era Manji(1658-1660)era Fitting Solid Wakizashi Koshirae.Kozuka missing.Good tight binding. Well made quality of Fuchi and Kashira,Menuki. Signature Fujiwara no Sadayuki Description There is small chip on Monouchi.This blade been used in some reason and must be polished by professionaly long time ago.Someone cleaned up well after ww2 period sometime and good clean condition but not fully polished by Japanese Togishi. I will give the seller a call, if I get positive answers from more people on this forum. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

I am thinking about purchasing this wakizashi, so I am asking the more experienced members of this forum what their opinion is of this blade. Any opinions of the mei, the condition of the blade, the price etc is what Im asking mainly. I am aware that it is no national treasure, but if it is worth the cash ($840USD), then I may seriously consider buying it. If anyone here can also give me questions that i can ask the seller, that would be of help also. Thanks in advance. http://www.genuine-antique-swords.com/s ... dayuki.htm Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I just purchased a de-humidifier for my room which keeps the room at a set RH of 60% which in my experience is a safe humidity level for both the sword and I! Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, Hope all you people are doing well. I haven't posted here for a long time, so its good to be back! What I wanted to ask is what is the best way to protect tsuka from humidity? The sword I use for iaido has nicely made Japanese honoki tsuka and have found that it expands when there is excess moisture in the air, which allows the nakago to rattle a little inside the tsuka core. When the humidity drops I have noticed it shrinks back and the rattle disappears. But the problem is that when i have to train when the tsuka is rattling. I know i can wait until it dries out, but because the humidity here is so often high, I cant always wait until it dries out. So, whats the best way to keep away moisture from swords? I have built a wooden box for it, and place it under my bed along with dehumidifiers inside, but it seems that they dont work too well. Anything else out there? Thanks in advance, Jeremy Hagop

Thanks guys. I feel better knowing others have had good experiences with Lody. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, I am thinking about buying a sword from Token Sugita from the Netherlands, and wanted to know if anyone on this forum has dealt with them before, and how they find their service and products? Are they a reputable sword dealer? Any information about them would be appreciated. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Thanks guys. Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, I just sold and sent a katana from Australia to a guy in the States. He lives in Georgia State, and my sword is now held in Los Angeles customs. What would the reasons be that the customs have held the sword for about 4 days now? Are swords restricted in CA? I labeled the sword as "ornamental sword' on the customs sheet. Is there anything I should be worried about? Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi fellas, Have been busy with work lately, reason for my belated response. The reason I asked about Teruie is because I was considering buying a blade made by this swordsmith from Aoi Art but couldnt get the funds for this sword that I was expecting! But thanks to everyone who made the effort to reply to my post. As always, its been most appreciated. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, Would anyone have any information regarding the swordsmith whos real name is Yoshioka Hiroshi from Saitama prefecture, born in the 1920's? His swordsmith *art* name is Teruie. I just want to find out who he studied under and general information regarding this swordsmith. Thanks, Jeremy Hagop

Hi John, Thank you for your kind reply. I just wanted to know because of the koshizori and the overall sugata of the blade made me question whether or not it would be possible to mount it in katana koshirae. But it seems to be OK from what you have said. Thanks heaps. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

So, it would be possible to mount this tachi in buke zukuri katana koshirae given the shape and style of the blade? Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi John, Thank you for your response. 81cm is good for my height and build as I am about 6 foot 2 inches tall and about 190 pounds. So a 2-6-7 shaku blade should be OK. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

What is the difference between katana and tachi? I found this blade on aoi-art and want to know if it would be possible to mount it in buke zukuri katana koshirae, for iai use? It has the right length for me, and i love the hamon and overall shape, and is a reasonable price. Any thoughts or ideas? http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/katana/08046.html Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hello Jean, Yes you are quite correct! But the more photos, the merrier! Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, I want everyone to know that Moses Becerra at nihontoantiques.com is one top fella! Great guy to communicate with, good service, reasonable prices and niceee blades. I just received my mumei shinshinto, and it is gorgeous! I just wish i knew how to take proper photos of swords to share with you guys! I will definitely be making a new tsuka for it sometime down the line. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, Thanks for all your replies. I thought it would be a bit harder with a shinshinto blade, but at least I gave it a try! Looks like I might have to put it through to shinsa when it comes to Australia in March 2009. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi Grey, I thought about doing that, but I dont wanna waste his time asking those sorts of questions,and thought it would be an interesting topic to start. When I receive the sword in hand I will be trying to judge myself anyway. Thanks for your idea though. Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop

Hi guys, I just bought this shinshinto sword from Moses Becerra. Can anyone tell me anything about their ideas about this sword? Like the school or swordsmith that possibly could of forged it? Any information would be great. http://www.nihontoantiques.com/fss255.htm Kind regards, Jeremy Hagop