
Weidas
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Earlier i had the same problems in Lithuania, however had no problems with them as soon as i understood that they need official documents as officials not experts:) Police was not so exact as you write, but in general they needed proof that it is edged weapon and that it was obtained legally. So i just provided them with description, pictures, invoice and payment confirmation and, of course, fee for license. And got license in on-two days. Age was needed for customs purpose - there are different taxes for antique items(over 50 years old). Police didn't care about it. But its already close to a year than license is not necessary then importing one edged weapon at once
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your opinion about the sword please
Weidas replied to Weidas's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
thank you, Stephen! Any ideas about value?.. -
your opinion about the sword please
Weidas replied to Weidas's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
regulations were regulations - army issue swords were only kyu-gunto, thus nakago.... -
hello everyone, there is this sword on e-bay and looks like nihonto adopted to kyu-gunto mounts: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0353061276 i'd appreciate to get general opinion about this sword and especially about hamon - can it be THAT active? Also kissaki looks kind of strange..(maybe just because of angle of pic) thank you everyone in advance!
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Ted, it sounds like 10 rules of God, brought by Moses!! Thank you very much!!!
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maybe, but still, it is most likely showato. I'm not experienced enough to distinct if it is fully or partly traditionally made and Seki stamp indicates showato direction...
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thank you, Brian. In that case, i believe, price is incredibly high.
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Am i right to assume that it is Showato, not Gentaito?
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i think it is Seki stamp(partly visible), didn't see any signs of Showa stamp.
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dear all, i have received offer to obtain kai gunto sword. It was sold on e-bay, but buyer failed to keep payment obligations.. the description of buyer: This is a Japanese WW II Naval officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Nosyu Seki ju Hattori Masahiro saku 濃州関住服部正広作", shinogi-zukuri shape. Masahiro is an arsenal sword smith during WWII time priod in Gifu prefecture, listed in John Slough`s book page 99. The blade is in old polish, shows minor aged light surface stain but in good condition. The temper line is wide gunome temper pattern throughout the blade and has deep temper at the tips. The forging grain is tight muji-hada and no forging flaws. There is no bend, no nicks, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. The scabbard is genuine ray skin covered wood scabbard with double hanger, no dents, no crack, no tear and in good condition. The handle is tight fit and tsuka-ito wrapping is in near mint condition. All the metal fittings are original and matched. The lock mechanism works fine. It has original naval sword tassel also in good condition. The blade measures 24" cutting edge, 1 3/16" width, 1/4" thickness at the notch and 36 1/2" in the mountings. unfortunately and still don't have John Slough book, to check out. I was thinking it is showato, made of stainless steel. however, there seems rust on nakago, price also is quite high as for showato could you be so kind to share your opinion about it? It was sold for bit more than $2800 is it not the price more like for gendaito?
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Actually i tried to obtain #492 or #490, but never received the answer... maybe because they already had the buyer..
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thank you very much, Brian, Franco, everyone! now i'll sit&wait for the item with much more confidence :D
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Question - how come the machine blade could be registered as nihonto in Japan? Overlook of officials?
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thank you very much! As i understood from description it is Showa period blade, so not very old. However, i assumed that machine made Showato is considered illegal in Japan and therefore, if it has registry documents, it has to be at least main part hand made. I also read that some Showato, although were made using machines, looked very much like traditionally made Gendaito. Franc, do you refer to this? Kindly ask you to explain your opinion in more details. Thank you very much, Ted! Grey is right - i need to learn a lot about nihonto, however, learning from books on yourself, especially when you have to find the beginning of study yourself, is not very easy. Unfortunately, i am very limited to practical studies here, in Lithuania, as there is no kind of society of Nihonto here and Japan in general is considered as land of far far away and where most people don't know the difference between samurai and f.e. ninja. Honestly, i still don't understand what dropped on my head, when i first took hold on T32 NCO's sword and decided to stay on Japanese military swords, kyu-gunto in particular. Although, after a year and half from start of this i have some knowledge in kyu-gunto(J.Dawson and R.Fuller with Mr. Gregory are my teachers from their books) i'm still wandering in the dark about nihonto. that is why i'm grateful to NMB for opening this section - i'm focused on Japanese military edged weapons, but with closest possibility to nihonto as it may be possible. total off-standard frankly speaking sorry for off-topic - i could answer to Grey's remark in few words, but couldn't stop it:) thank you very much once again and if anybody could add anything about this tanto - i'd most appreciate it!!
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Dear All, i have found this dirk and decided to obtain it relaying on description and my immature knowledge of nihonto. As i already've sent payment to the Seller, i would like to ask your opinion - was i stupid or is it relatively good purchase, considering price and quality. Am i right to understand that this item is registered in Japan, thus confirmed as traditionally made tantou? Can anybody translate the copy of document? I considered the price as relatively normal ~$1300, considering that regular Navy dagger type 1883 costs $450-650 i thought price of ~$600-700 for tanto in such a condition is normal, especially the one, put in registry of, as the Seller presents, Agency for Cultural Affairs. i'll appreciate any comment - even the worst thank you in advance the link: http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/08615.html
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by the way, oil stains is permanent and can be removed with proper polishing or perhaps they may be removed while cleaning?
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thank you, Brian i asked for more detailed photos from seller.
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thank you very much, Brian. i'm sorry but what is Kuni-X?...
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hello everyone, i'd appreciate to get your opinion on this sword: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0336799938 quality of pictures are not to my liking and rises some suspicion . Mounts looks like more ornamented than for civilss in army employment.. Mei looks old... but i'm not an expert... thank you very much in advance for your help!
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well, if your friend will decide to buy one still, tell him to be careful with "aged" swords, with some rust or something alike. when i was very "green" i purchased fake NCO sword as original. I didn't start any issues, because it is much easier to get edged weapons to Lithuanian than to ship. i simply put it in the corner as example of my stupidity . after some time i took the "sword" from scabbard and it was full in rust! it seams that they use kind of acid in order to age them. So, if your friend will be such tell him to clean the sword and put some oil.
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i saw this sword, but "left" it due to condition of blade and especially mounts - i never saw such tsuba neither on military, nor on civil swords in military use. Can it be original? also scabbard looks not like military issue. i'd appreciate very much if somebody could describe the tsuba. were such used in Japanese army?
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The classy-ist joint in town is at it too
Weidas replied to Henry Wilson's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Thank you! -
The classy-ist joint in town is at it too
Weidas replied to Henry Wilson's topic in Military Swords of Japan
thanks once again Markus! anyway, regarding finesword, i tried to contact them, but no reply so far. Are they "alive"? -
just to add to Mr. Barret's description: this is type19 company grade officer's sword. Pity that original scabbard is missing, otherwise beautiful sword:)
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The classy-ist joint in town is at it too
Weidas replied to Henry Wilson's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Hi Markus, i'm collecting military swords and dirks of Japan. Now, after gathering some "basic" examples of kyu and shin-guntos i'm trying to expand my collection with traditional blades in military mounts. That is way i'm so interested in this tanto. i fully understand that price is always case sensitive and i know the attitude of nihonto enthusiasts so, i decided go somewhere between - compose both in one:) Also, in respect of this forum, i decided never to show here myself with mass production blades thank you very much for your opinion!!!!!!