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Sale is pending on my elaborately decorated tachi koshirae (Edo) with papered muromachi tachi/katana blade. <-- with that being said, I am now in the market for a tachi. The one I just sold was the highlight of my collection, but I received an offer I could not refuse. I am looking fo a new highlight. Points I am looking for can be found below. MUST BE IN KOSHIRAE. Ito-maki koshirae or other slightly flashy koshirae. Would also consider a phoenix or dragon head koshirae. Prefer signed/papered blade, but mumei papered is fine. Prefer Koto blade. Shinto is fine too. No showa blade unless it is spectacular. I am NOT a fan of simple suguha. Prefer at least a meandering notare. Sorry, I find sugu to be boring. Blade must be in good polish. Price range is up to $10000 USD. Can go up a little if something really catches my eye. Thanks to all! Dan.

I will have a table at the show, but mainly display. Since I won't be too busy at my table, I would like to offer my service for shinsa to those who cannot attend the show/shinsa in person. This is how it works; Your item or items will be mailed to my home address, at least 1 week prior to the show. (sooner is better). You are responsible for the packaging and mailing of the item(s) to me. When you are shipping from your preferred shipping place, pay for the shipping, and pre-pay for the return shipping label. Add this label to the inside of the package prior to sending. If you pre register, please include a copy of the registration and any reply from the NTHK for subimssion times. https://nthkamerica.com/registration For swords and koshirae, the initial fee is $200 for me to complete the registration for you, or $100 if you have pre-registered and paid directly to NTHK. For tsuba and kozuka, kogai, kozuka, menuki, the initial fee is $125 for me to complete the registration for you, or $25 if you have pre-registered and paid directly to NTHK. My fee covers; Initial registration of the item(s) for shinsa submission <-- does not apply if you have pre-registered Receipt and safe storage of item(s). Notification and pictures will be provided to owner upon receipt. Transportation of item(s) to the show. (driven in a large SUV, no aircraft involved!) Preparation of item(s) for submission. Delivery to the shinsa team. Receipt of the item(s) from shinsa. Preservation of item(s) and re-packaging for return shipping. I will send photos of the worksheet to owner prior to item re-packaging. Worksheet(s) will be included in the packaging with the item(s). Transportation of re-packaged item(s) to shipping company, and tracking information provided to item owner. If the item(s) pass shinsa, that will be an additional $150 fee for the origami, for each item. This can ONLY be paid in cash on the day of submission. Include a check, payable to me, for the $150 and I will pay cash on your behalf at the show. if your item does not pass, I will return your uncashed check with your item. If you have any additional questions, please message me!

I will have a table at the Orlando show/shinsa. For a fee, I will submit your item(s) for you, and return mail back to you with the worksheet. More details to come on this. Dan

I couldn't find any other videos. I agree, this is WAAAAY too much for shinsa submission.

@Michaelr will you be at the event submitting the blades? If you will be there in person, you should receive a scheduled time to take your blade(s) for submission. There will be a table outside the room for blade preparation. You strip your blade of all fittings and the habaki. You will make a temporary saya from newspaper. --> see youtube video link below. Once you submit the blade(s) to the receiver, they will give you a claim ticket and estimated time of pick-up. (Usually about 1 hour) You come back with your claim ticket(s) and get your blade and worksheet. You will know right away if it passed, or was rejected, or found to be horyu (shinsa cannot say yes or no to the signature). If you get a pass, you then pay the additional fee for the papers to be made and sent to you. Getting the papers can take 3-6 months. If someone at the show is submitting for you, they will do all of the above, and mail the blade(s) and worksheet back to you. Hope this all helps! Dan

I am attempting to do something rarely ever works, but I have a nice kyu-gunto koshirae that needs a tsunagi. Rather than have a nice one made of wood, I would like to attempt to find a zoheito or murata blade, as I suspect this is what was in it originally. I would prefer a decent blade with little to no rust/staining. I used another wood tsunagi that goes to a different sword to gage what will work. Dimensions of what I am looking for can be found below. Nagasa : 24" - 25" (61-63.5 cm) Width at hamachi : 1-1/16" (27mm) Width at yokote : 3/4" (19mm) Thickness at hamachi : 1/4" (6.4mm) Thickness at yokote : 3/16" (5mm) Sori : 5/8" (15.5mm) Thanks in advance! Dan

Authentic antler kake are usually pretty pricey. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166264708374?hash=item26b6261d16 Here are some fake antler stands from eBay https://www.ebay.com...?hash=item1f389c319e

I would love a sword cake! Although I think the blade may have bent while cutting. Sorry Stephen, my inner fat kid reads cake every time I see the word kake. Some very nice sword stands listed at the link you posted.

Show is just a couple weeks away. Anyone plan to go?

Good deal! Easily worth $400.

I saw the signature and got excited, but after seeing the blade, felt overwhelming sadness.

What Mark and Thomas state above are great ways of doing it. Easiest way, if you have time, is to go by a USPS, Fed-Ex, UPS place and ship the sword to yourself. BUT, if that is not possible, then checked luggage and direct flights are the best bet. Last bit of advice, stick an Apple airtag in the box or container with the sword. You can watch in real time where your stuff is going if you transfer planes, and ensure it continues to travel with you.

The blade.

After having this on display at the Las Vegas show, I was asked to post here. Took me a while to get the drool cleaned-up that @Brian left on it. lol Beautiful 1883 pattern Navy Kyu-gunto with signed and papered katana from Bungo ju Fujiwara Sadayuki earning 76 points at the Chicago NTHK-NPO shinsa. Most interesting feature is the tobiyaki found just above the shinogi line, with one or two on each side of the blade that are in both the shinogi and the ji areas. With the shinogi being burnished, it has been impossible for me to catch the tobiyaki in the photos. The shagreen (sharkskin) saya is completly unblemished and in museum condition, as well as the fittings. Hope you like!

Showa stamp pretty much seals it's fate as a Showato <-- machine made arsenal blade. The only way to 100% know for sure is for someone knowledgeable to see the actual blade. Looks to be signed Kanemune 兼 宗 although not 100% sure on second character. Dated Showa Ni Ju Nen Ni gatsu (Feb 1945) 昭和二十年二月

In types like 5, 6,& 7, you can get ware' on the side of the blade, between the high carbon edge and the medium carbon sides. BUT....depending on how well the medium carbon steel was processed before sandwiching it all together, it too could have a forging flaw mixed in.

This may help explain what you could be seeing on the back edge. Examples 4, 5, 6.

If you have the time and energy, the ronin knot is very nice to look at.

I agree with Chris. This is a forging ware'. Being that it is in the mune and is tight in nature, it is not a problem. It is possible that this is the core steel not bonding to the skin steel.

I would say yes. Yoshichika from September 1344 <--

John summed it up pretty well. The fittings all appear to be newer, but assembled nicely. Nice little tanto. Enjoy!

I can see it now. Bubba was in his barn on the outskirts of Martinsville, IN. sayin' "imma gon sharpen this here samurai sword and chop some trees round Thelma-Lu's garden."

Someone took a belt sander to this Emura. May it rest in peace.

Just be careful, there ARE replicas of this out there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/266206030875?hash=item3dfb1dac1b:g:5dcAAOSwE~Vj6Fsm&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4KDrqMrr6umQUc%2BOmAili8Dyoe%2BrBFOqWH%2FDKlauPknYt1EBlwHUd2t6%2Fai%2BUFfOZpMx6INQFGf3jKq1pMVru21lSz%2BGF9CDjXmZ8fV6ejBY7osTWEF9uxUSi8ZSwkFaz76hN1XTAOd8ZY%2B7NTBW4o1Iv088Uq2SHEFW%2BNg3UbU%2FNyGE9G8iTUVdig%2BzSKreoOOsURNAchG1FBDqwk%2F4Snvv4563DPqhlYhT%2BBEPujDWxEQ5h%2FY2UdQKdEACSAQH7z6KfXWt0KYaPK6yzXzB%2F4ANqECxtrW8nyfh2M4KQevo|tkp%3ABk9SR8T4xo2sYw

Shin = New Gun = Army To = Sword So if it has an older blade inside it is stil a "New Army Sword"...with an older blade.