Nihonto Australia Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Hi Everyone, We will be attending the PERTH ARMS & MILITARIA FAIR 2013, hope to see you there! When - 14TH & 15TH SEPTEMBER 2013 Where - CANNINGTON AGRICULTURAL HALL, CNR ALBANY HIGHWAY AND STATION STREET, CANNINGTON, PERTH WA Contact me on 0417642921 or info@nihonto.com.au for any queries. Regards John http://www.nihonto.com.au Quote
george trotter Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Hi John, see you there...I'll be the slave labour on Henry's Militaria tables haha. Regards, Quote
Nihonto Australia Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Posted August 29, 2013 Hey George, Ha, Great! Looking forward to catching up with everyone. John Grasso Quote
Barrie B Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 See you there, Gentlemen... Looking forward to it...! Barrie. Quote
hybridfiat Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Hybridfiat will be there too. Ill try not to cause rust stains Quote
Nihonto Australia Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Posted September 5, 2013 Hey Barrie & Steve, Looking forward to the show, we always have a good time in Perth. John Grasso Quote
hybridfiat Posted September 8, 2013 Report Posted September 8, 2013 nihontoaust said: Hey Barrie & Steve, Looking forward to the show, we always have a good time in Perth. John Grasso Forgot to ask last time we met, whats your poison? Quote
hybridfiat Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Very sad, had to stay back at the mine and missed this years fair Quote
george trotter Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Hi all, Had a great Perth Militaria Fair. I was there both days (slave labour for my militaria dealer mate)...any way, saw a few swords...great selection at John and Cristy Grasso's table...including koto. A couple of young guys came in looking to sell a naked blade (out of polish)...looked shinshinto, very thick kasane and signed "Heianjo Horii Minamoto Sadamitsu" with a very long and detailed inscription on the ura...I sent him to John Grasso and he got it...(hope to hear some details about it later John). All the local nihonto collectors popped in and it was nice to catch up. My "boss" got a guy bring in 7 tantos to sell and he had them sold again straight away...3 mounted as kaiken (2 quite good IMO) and 4 in shirasaya (more modern souvenir types IMO) . I think 3 were unsigned (never thought to take my camera with me dang!)...anyway, none were "up my alley" so passed on them, although one was gendai by "Munechiks" made as congratulations to Yamada san...I did not think the quality was there IMO. However, late in the last day a dealer came over to me with a tanto (kaiken) and said he had it traded in on a sabre and wanted to make his money up and as it had a decent looking blade (out of polish and a couple of chips unfortunately), but it had a good shape and was restorable...hamon appears chu-midare with short kaeri, and is a nice thick hirazukuri blade of 16 cm (6.5 in) with 8 mm kasane (5/16 in) and uchizori, with good quality fittings (I'll post pics in a few days if anyone is interested?). It has a good habaki and nicely finished and signed nakago that was obviously gendai (sujikai with kessho and iriyamagata jiri...the mune is also kessho with an inscription (maybe date?...can't read-rust)...so, being gendaito I took a chance (real cheap price too heh heh). If Chris is reading this it is signed Masayuki and by research of gendai Masayuki in Japanese sources and eliminating the only other gendai Masayuki smiths through comparing their oshigata in F & G and Fred Fimio etc...I have concluded that, although I did not find an oshigata of "my guy", by him not matching the others gendai Masyuki meis shown, he is most likely to be the only guy left, the un-illustrated Sunaga Wajuro (Meikan p. 898 also Hawley 1981 MAS1465) of Tochigi. He was born about 1883 and was RJT during WWII...so if correct, it will be a nice private order of his....must be rare to have a gendai RJT smith tanto? Great to see the local gang and interstate guys...also had a well-known Japanese dealer here (as a visitor) and he was "happy as Larry" looking at all the militaria he can't own in Japan. So, a great weekend...sorry to miss our local members who could not attend. Regards, Quote
cabowen Posted September 16, 2013 Report Posted September 16, 2013 Sounds like a good time George, thanks for the info... Offhand, not familiar with a gendai tosho named Masayuki....Please post some photos when you have a chance. Yes, WWII era tanto are pretty rare, but not impossible to find as I have picked up quite a few over the years. Then again, I have been looking for them. Thanks again... Quote
Nihonto Australia Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Posted September 18, 2013 Hi Guys, Great to catch up with everyone again, good show as usual, can't say the same about the weather though..thought we were in Melbourne :D Thanks for the lead George Kind regards John Quote
Nihonto Australia Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Posted August 29, 2014 Hi Everyone, Its that time of year again! We will be attending the PERTH ARMS & MILITARIA FAIR 2014, hope to see you there! When - 6th and 7th September 2014 Where - CANNINGTON AGRICULTURAL HALL, CNR ALBANY HIGHWAY AND STATION STREET, CANNINGTON, PERTH WA Also we would like to announce the opening of our Gallery called - Samurai Gallery Australia. If you are visiting Cairns, please call in and visit us! We are also offering many other items not listed on the website, including Art and other antiques. If you want, check out website and facebook page at - http://www.samuraigalleryaustralia.com & http://www.facebook.com/samuraigalleryaustralia . Or you can Contact me on 0417642921 or info@nihonto.com.au for any queries. Regards John http://www.nihonto.com.au Quote
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