How much more value does NBTHK papers add.

[Jean]

Brian,

 

Has it not been polished and papered, would you have bought it?

[bmoore1322]

@ Jean

 

No, I would not have bought it, like said previously, I have been listening to what you and others have been telling me, I bought it on these reasons only;

 

 

1) To have a blade polished would cost 75.00 to 100.00 and inch, and the time frame for polishing, and the idea of having it shipped off.

 

2) The cost to have it papered, and the time frame of having it shipped off also.

 

3) And to have a shirasaya built for it also, but this one looks in mint condition.

 

4) It's an Nihonto, in beautiful condition.

 

5) The thought of any future resale, or trade value, which Brian confirmed that for me as well.

 

 

 

I'm starting to get really picky on the blades i look at, and I bought this one on these reason only, by buying this complete, nothing needs done to it, everything that collectors would do to a sword have been done to already is the main reason(s).

 

Brian

[Jean]

So you bought it for reason 4, as polishing and papering were not in line, though the seller was mentioning it was a bit rusted.

[bmoore1322]

I asked him about the comment he posted;

 

" The blade is old polished(This sword has small rust.). "

 

He was referring to the old black rust that is on the nakago, saying that it does have the black rust, around Mekugi-ana, and that was it.

 

There is no rust on the blade, he was trying to be as honest as possible.

 

You see in the pics on the peg hole ( Mekugi-ana ), that it does have that tiny little rust spot.

 

Brian

[nagamaki - Franco]

Brian, congratulations, now that you have this sword, for reasons other than you like it, other than it needs nothing, other than it's papered, are you able to say using nihonto terms; a) why do you like it?, b) why you agree or disagree with the paper, on age, on tradition, on school, on quality? c) what is the historical background behind the tradition this sword represents?

These are questions every serious nihonto student should be able to begin to answer.

 

If you don't yet have Yamanaka's Newsletters Revised (http://www.ncjsc.org/ncjsc_publications.htm), suggest giving it some serious thought about adding it to the library.

 

Re: How much more value does NBTHK papers add.

 

'It's the sword that confirms the paper and not the other way around', or you could say nothing if they are not correct. Food for thought.

[Lindus]

Wakizashi, not a Katana or Tanto,love them or not they are great untill you want to recover your investment and move on. The you almost allways take a financial hit.

Signed...good

Mumei...not so

Papers....huge doubt allways

Be carefull.