Kam Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Hi all As I have mentioned previously one of my clients has fallen on hard times and has been forced to sell some of his swords. His interest lies in militaria (not my thing) but he has some interesting stuff to part with. He asked if I would post some pics of the Mei/nakago of 2 wakizashi to get the opinion of the knowledgable folk here on NMB. In regards to the rest of the blades they are clean and sound but in "out of polish" condition (typical in those circles) but I can make out some details, hamon is all there, some sunageashi etc....but hard to get on camera. Thank you for your time and any assistance. First nakago Quote
Mark Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 BiShu Osafune Sukemune BiShu Osafune Sukesada Quote
Kam Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Posted April 16, 2014 Mark said: BiShu Osafune Sukemune BiShu Osafune Sukesada Thanks for a super fast response... This is what I had too but what I should have clarified (really dislike typing on iPhones...makes me a bit slack) is wether or not people feel they are soshin and if so why. I have my own opinion but I'm just a koshirae guy. Quote
Jim P Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Hi Kam, I posted the photos the right side up for you Quote
Brian Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Nothing about them makes me think gimei. Nakago jiri appears typical, and they aren't highly rated smiths worth faking. Imho, they are what they are saying they are Brian Quote
Kam Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Posted April 16, 2014 Brian said: Nothing about them makes me think gimei. Nakago jiri appears typical, and they aren't highly rated smiths worth faking.Imho, they are what they are saying they are Brian Thanks for your input Brian Yes I agree they are by all accounts shoshin as far as most of us are concerned. However the reason I had been asked to post them up is a well known dealer here in Qld Australia had tried to offer him a bundle of sticks for them saying they were gimae.....typical behavior for this particular dealer. As a side note there is not much reference material for osafune sukemune and even though sukesada is quite common I have seen a couple of gimae sukesada.....one could go nuts trying to speculate as to why would they bother. Thanks Jim for for turning the pics.....I am stuck using an iPhone at the mo and it's limitations are more than obvious. Funny enough I did crop and rotate them but they still loaded up horizontal. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 Kam, quote "I have seen a couple of gimei sukesada.....one could go nuts trying to speculate as to why would they bother. " Although there was a long line of Sukesada, there were one or two top drawer Sukesada that people would love to own. There is some confusion among these smiths and how they signed, making this an ideal area for a bit of slippery gimei salesmanship. Quote
Kam Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Posted April 17, 2014 Bugyotsuji said: Kam, quote "I have seen a couple of gimei sukesada.....one could go nuts trying to speculate as to why would they bother. " Although there was a long line of Sukesada, there were one or two top drawer Sukesada that people would love to own. There is some confusion among these smiths and how they signed, making this an ideal area for a bit of slippery gimei salesmanship. Hi Piers You do make a valid point and in saying that I have a papered sukesada tanto that has been sort after by a couple of collectors for some time now.....just waiting till my wife says she's had enough of being broke....then I'll sell it Quote
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