How much is a broken sword worth?

[Surfson]

This is on ebay and already bid up to a decent amount, considering that it has been broken in half. What would the intentions of potential buyers be? I would assume that it is nearly impossible to weld it and make the repair undetectable. Cheers, Bob

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-SAMURA ... 4d255a7510

[Grey Doffin]

Make a new kissaki at the break and retemper a new boshi. Buyers beware.

Grey

[cabowen]

Welding it back together will not work out well and always be detectable.

 

Satsuma-age anyone?

[Marius]

If mei is legit, the tang could be used to do a tsugi nakago on a good sword...

[Geraint]

A local dealer once assured me that a sword had been examined by a member of The Nakago Society. Perhaps there exists a shadowy group whose sole collecting interest is in nakago!

 

( A friend has a well signed nakago framed, odd things do turn up.)

[lonely panet]

a fool and there money is soon parted

 

out of polish, no features to see.

 

 

WHY

 

REGARDS H

[ROKUJURO]

As usual, it depends on what you see in it and what you can do with it. The seller states:...Having value for research and study purposes..... I would use it that way or as raw material to forge knife blades from it.

 

A repair is out of any possibility, but I have seen blades with a nice NAKAGO welded to them. It was usually well made but in most cases still detectable.

[Stephen]

org question, what your willing to pay for it. make a heck of nice jungle machete

[Geraint]

Hah! Now here's something you could do with it..........http://www.yamatobudogu.com/Antique_Nak ... nakago.htm

[kusunokimasahige]

I have seen some broken blades offered as garden utensils to prune plants with on ebay.

 

So there are various reasons to buy one. Some even collect these nakago, that is a fact.

 

To these collectors it is the artefact which matters most likely.

 

KM

 

Nice for the garden :

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Japanes ... NA:NL:3160

[Darcy]

It's nothing a little duct tape can't fix!

 

I do have a collection of nakago. But only looking to extend for pennies.

[Brian]

Darcy,

If you find some for a few dollars, never mind pennies...I'll take them. Wouldn't mind a few nakago examples with a little bit of blade attached for reference and study. But I never see them for sale cheap.

Let's face it, the buyer of this one can study the workmanship of a $10K smith for a fraction of that amount. I agree I wouldn't pay that, but you can see everything a sword features, except use it as a weapon.

Assuming it is shoshin of course. Which it might well be.

 

Brian