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  1. Surfson
    Well, I am used to ayasugi or masame with Sadakazu and Sadakatsu Volker, but they do branch out. I have a blade done by Sadakazu that was done in Soshu style as a Masamune utsushi, and it looks nothing like the typical sword of his.
  2. Surfson
    Looks more like Norishige, right Volker? Or Uda. It may just be the polish.
  3. Surfson
    Glad to hear that Luis. Do you live anywhere near Paris? I seem to recall that you live in Europe.
  4. Surfson
    Yes, just looked through catalog. It looked like there were a couple of "sleepers" though.
  5. Surfson
    Tom, the mei looks good enough to submit to shinsa to me.
  6. Surfson
    That piece went for a hammer price of $8000.00. Big bucks without seeing the mei! Could easily be cut down with an ugly tang or what have you. Or, could be Kiyomaro (or so the hopeful buyer may be thinking....). If anybody on NMB bought it, please share results when you get it in.
  7. Surfson
    Does anybody live in France? I am tempted to bid on an item or two, but the auction house says that the buyer is responsible for getting the export paperwork etc.
  8. Surfson
    Wow, I live in Chicago and was completely unaware of this auction. Were there some high end swords?
  9. Surfson
    The koshirae were restored in the 70s, according to the above. I presume that the sword was polished at that time. All the DNA from Truman and Krueger is likely long gone and the sword appears to be properly handled now.
  10. Surfson
    Thanks Bryce. I think that this likely also supports that the blade in question is shoshin.
  11. Surfson
    I have heard that circular carving pattern on the habaki referred to as Gassan pattern.
  12. Surfson
    Steve, "big guns" is relative. To me, you are one of our "big guns"!!
  13. Surfson
    Thanks Steve. Tom, you should know that Taikei Naotane is one of the most famous Shinshinto smiths, and if yours is genuine, it will be very valuable if it is healthy. If you post clearer close up photos of the signature you can get advice as to whether it is clearly a false signature or has a chance to be genuine, in which case it would be worth submitting the sword to shinsa for authentication/appraisal.
  14. Surfson
    I suppose it could be a one body cutting test.
  15. Surfson
    Looks like a machine made arsenal blade in nice samurai mounts Jon. Usually insurance appraisals run a little high, so I think that around $2,000 ought to do the trick.
  16. Surfson
    The other side has a date: Bunka Ju nana nen (1818). Then it appears like maybe there is a horimono date or something. Does it have a carving?
  17. Surfson
    With my limited skills, looks like Dewa Kuni Junin Taikei XX Naotane (Kao)
  18. Surfson
    Looks like it's trying to be Taikei Naotane.
  19. Surfson
    Volker, I prefer the one that you helped me to buy! Teishitsu Gigein and it was his father.
  20. Surfson
    Luis, I knew that you really didn't mean it!!! If you did, I have a Masamune for you...... Cheers, Bob
  21. Surfson
    Luis, you are one of the few that don't care about papers. Even those who have 100% confidence that a piece is shoshin. Selling unpapered blades with big names is problematic.
  22. Surfson
    Sorry it took me a while. Here are a few shots of both sides and the mimi, showing the welding of the two metals.
  23. Surfson
    Oh, sorry Stephen if I missed that!
  24. Surfson
    Good looking Sadakatsu tanto sold today on Live Auctioneers. Thought I would capture a few photos for the NMB. Hammer was $7250, making the total close to $10K once premium, taxes, shipping and fees are paid. Looks like a nice piece, but no papers.
  25. Surfson
    The first one seems to be signed Tsunahiro
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