Magoroku Kanemoto

[Blundemo]

One recently sold on ebay, from, you guessed it: komonjo. This one has hozon papers though unlike the rest of his gimei blades.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Samura ... TQ:US:1123

 

A screaming deal or a fair price for a rough looking blade? Or is that rough jigane typical in Magoroku swords?

[cabowen]

I find the koshirae more interesting than the blade....the blade strikes me as nothing special. Screaming deal? not to me, but then I collect taisho/early showa blades, so what do I know?

[Jean]

Btw, there were several generations. Here is the ninth:

 

http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/13139.html

[Blundemo]

Btw, there were several generations. Here is the ninth:

 

http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/13139.html

 

You think the ebay one is not shodai? When NBTHK puts Magoroku in parenthesis, they refer to the Magoroku. But who knows, the paper could be fake...

[Derek]

Signature looks good for nidai Kanemoto. Paper is probably correct. I would worry about other areas....

 

 

Derek

[Surfson]

I used to play the game of "find the issues" with this seller. Chris, you are correct that the grain is not up to his standards. The blade is also very short (only 60 cm, barely more than a wakizashi). The "ohada" is bordering on too wide, and the sanbonsugi hamon doesn't appear to be very prominent (though this may be the photos rather than the polish or the construction. Just a few thoughts.

[leo]

According to paper it is a wakizashi even if it used to be a Katana. The seller avoided to mention this.

Price definitely too steep.

 

Martin

[Blundemo]

I used to play the game of "find the issues" with this seller. Chris, you are correct that the grain is not up to his standards. The blade is also very short (only 60 cm, barely more than a wakizashi). The "ohada" is bordering on too wide, and the sanbonsugi hamon doesn't appear to be very prominent (though this may be the photos rather than the polish or the construction. Just a few thoughts.

 

I can barely see a thing, let alone the grain besides prominent rough hada. Not sure how you're able to. Looks like bad polishing to me.