Awataguchi Omi (no) Kami Tadatsuna. Famous maker from late 1600's. There was a sword with this name that recently sold on eBay for several thousand. It is hard to be exact from just a small part of the tang, i would think caution would be best and move slowly until you know enough to decide what to do.
Went through the tsuba i took to Chicago for sale and found these. Not my favorite as i dod not collect them but i think they are Nanban. Comments welcome
there is an knowlegable collector who lives in the area. I asked him in Chicago and he is willing to offer his assiatance and look at the sword. Email me at nixe@bright.net and i will pass along his contact information.
Hope that helps
I sold a couple of nice ones at the Chicago show. It is much easier to buy/sell when you have it in hand and can examine it and even ask opinions of others who are in the room. I an hesitant to offer swords on line as it is so hard to show exactly what it looks like. German daggers are "standard" and you need to verify if genuine and condition, but all handmade blades are different, there is no standard so it is a challenge. Do you travel to any big military swords (SOS or MAX etc)? If so you can arrange to see some nice swords in hand
i think if you are not comfortable with the price/value then best to pass and find something else. Hard for us to get in the middle of your transaction especially when we have no idea of the prices/return policy/details etc. If you are not excited to own these based on your experince level best to keep looking, there are plenty of swords available
another option could be bring the sword to the show in Chicago. You could get a lot of instant free information. I will be there and so will a lot of memebers. not a bad drive from Atlanta, make a nice get away
can anyone help with identifying/translating this pin or badge? the back of the badge have the same 3 kanji as on the box. My guess is it is some civilian organization. It is well made.
Thanks!!
i would think the bidders would do research. the shape and sori bother me, placement of the mei and nakago shape seem unusual. The hori is not t he usual theme Tadatsuna did but that does not preclude it being right
there will be plenty for sale. i think i will bring close to 80 tsuba + other fittings, at least 40 swords, a bunch of books, sword bags, and all type of misc.
if you are buying it to keep it then the market value does not matter that much, pay what you are happy to, i have bought plenty of swords for more than they might have brought on the market because i wanted them, it came down to what was willing to pay to own them
size and shape suggest Shinto. If an average Shinto naginata by no one special with ware' and mediocre mounts probably $1400-1800............ my opinion based on pictures and description