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Nihontocollector752

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  1. Guys, no matter what is being said, my personal take is: The sword is traditionally forged The blade is not anything special by way of smith, school or lineage The sword is mid to late edo It has been shortened It is gimei because it was mumei and someone needed a mei to sell it We are fighting and insulting each other over a turd and after all is said and done...it's still a turd
  2. Looking at what little picture we have here on the hada and hamon, Takada school from the late edo isn't out of tge realm of possibility but the mei is terrible. Its not cut well and not even placed correctly. We're spending a lot of time trying to evaluate on no relevant pictures.
  3. The burring will not be obvious after filing
  4. Guys please don't presume about mekugi ana, even if a smith punched the hole they were using fine files to smoothen them out by late Kamakura. These mekugi (this sword) were drilled for sure as the interior has new rust and is very smooth. Just because you stick to your opinion doesn't make you right, it just means you need to provide better evidence against the current obvious state. Filing and shaping of steel is required for making a sword. Modern drifted holes will be perfect due to the material composition of tools, ie, the tools are composed of harder metals and using better technologies to do so. None of this matters at all because if you take a modern sword, shorten it, drift a few mekugi, some very gullible person will shout to the high heavens about how its now a koto blade. Lets look at the whole sword, in proper angles and profiles (pictures) which the OP doesn't want to show...
  5. Not sure about the mei....
  6. Pft, in all your infinite wisdom, please elaborate @John C could you cut to the chase and post the pics here so we can adequately answer your query (if possible)
  7. Military blade? Sometimes stamps were removed
  8. This is not Shizu related
  9. I'm sorry to say but this is not utsuri
  10. There are exceptions. No they are not looking for a certain type of buyer. The sooner everyone realises that the collecting of Nihonto is becoming universal as oposed to garages, buyee and undercover sales the faster you'll all realise the true value of your collections (well for those that collect quality anyway)
  11. It is an interesting one for sure. Heartbreaking on the openings here and there and with the kasane being .6+ i figured still enough meat on there rather than some older swords which go to .5 and such. If you get it papered with the NBTHK please let me know the outcome.
  12. The Muromachi is due to what i can see from the pictures, as stated, just an observation. Your swords kissaki is not Heian or early to mid Kamakura in shape and the kissaki from Heian to Mid Kamakura did vary quite a bit in Bizen. The steel is not tight and has signifigant openings as well as too much ohada. The measurements you describe can all be profiled by a polisher so please don't go by that as much as the forging activity. The length is not unheard of for Muromachi Bizen, there exist a few Juyo Muromachi Bizen blades of significant length that other members with access can possibly post for your information. I think if you could take a few more pics we could get a few more opinions. Edit: would you entertain the possibility of Sue-Tegai ?
  13. Looks like Muromachi, what makes you lean to Ko-Bizen?
  14. I really don't get the valuation on the Masazane either, way low but if someone gets it at that range, well done. The Yukimitsu deserves the price range as his swords are extremely rare to find in good condition these days and this one is very archetypal. In general prices are going up and up as they should be.
  15. @Alex A oh la la, another emotional rant from you. Btw since we are correcting grammar it's you're rather than your. On the whole the Token GB is dying out either way. Composed of members in their silver haired years and it will by any account simply die a natural death it seems. So my professing on what is wrong with it or right with it is of no matter. If a society is heading in that trajectory then it's best to just watch the twilight. If they had made reforms sooner and made enough effort to modernise and be more interesting, more than a platform for selling or socially connecting perhaps things wouldn't have gone so badly
  16. Brian i am being very direct actually, not sure who the other person is, if you name them, and if i infact know them then i will gladly say. This isn't about an agenda, its just plain facts on experiences. Not everything has or will be roses and sunshine.
  17. I am in no way discrediting the OP and as i said i am very happy they had a great experience. I can only hope that much has changed in the Token GB and if that is the case then more members of the Token GB should voice it.
  18. As i said previously before being censored by Brian (the autocratic authority here-very gustapoish) I am glad you're experience was fruitful. What i have heard from others was that it was very salesman like after the lectures were concluded, with senior members approaching others for business, some members showing up completely drunk, other snior members pushing their trades as polishers and saya makers whilst never having been trained in Japan, etc. I certainly hope this is not the case anymore and if it has changed then that is great news.
  19. People these days revert to the monetary value of these blades but we need to remember that Toyotomi used these when he was a rising star in Odas army to rally many daimyo. Bring the best swords, cut their tangs and make them a commodity. He knew what Samurai wanted, much like a good trader of stock today. You give a samurai a sword of untold legend, make him believe and he will do anything to earn that promise. That is why the Japanese are the founders of influence on their campaign marketing. Not just swords but everything else that is culturally associated.
  20. This is a huge query but Masamune swords were famous/revered more so, centuries after he had already died and the same for Norishige, etc
  21. Many reasons, for instance if a new owner recieved the sword and they needed to adjust the length slightly without suriage then this was an option, if new koshirae was made, if there was damage tonthe original hamachi/munemachi and it could be resolved by machi-okuri, if the nakago was damaged and to keep the balance the nakago needed to be lengthened. Many reasons.
  22. @Dave R please stay out of this one Dave, you're far too sensitive and just because someone states an opposition to your sensitivity doesn't mean what they are saying is untrue. Since 1964 and they list 3 experts and none of those seem to be in house per se or residing at every meeting. I am not a Token Society of Great Britain affiliate but i know a few and they have their own frustration with the Society. @Paz glad your experience was fruitful and so your opinion formed. @Jean everyone is entitled to an opinion, you're from France right? My my. for a Society of such repute, very little evidence has been put forth by way of society members to disput what i have heard from others. Not only is this selling practice a flaw in Token Society of Great Britain but many forums are the same. It is not a flaw exclusive to them.
  23. Not upset at all, really if a society wants to sell then sell, but from what I've heard the Token Society of Great Britain is basically a platform for that. No judgement just facts.
  24. Absolutely a sales meet up, i mean very little lecturing on actual Nihonto by accredited experts. But if you want to buy or sell something at the meeting you can, nothing wrong with that.
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