Nihonto Chicken Posted March 28, 2015 Report Posted March 28, 2015 Oh, c'mon, really? Two kilobucks for this? I mean, nice sword for what it is, needs re-finishing polish, but two grand??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/MT3-Japanese-WWll-Army-officers-sword-in-mountings-Hiromasa-/231512479586?nma=true&si=OcjEyB28ye5%252BbbMOCpKrF%252Fa0SVE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Maybe I should throw my two Pacific War leather covered saya gunto with kanteisho shinto blades into the pot. Then again, they probably wouldn't clear a couple of hundred skins. Just can't figure it out. Oh, well. Quote
cabowen Posted March 28, 2015 Report Posted March 28, 2015 It is a traditionally made blade by a good smith. When showa-to are going for $1600+, this to me is more than reasonable. Why, I wonder, do most of the swords this seller lists have the same "look" to the polish???? Quote
Nihonto Chicken Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Posted March 29, 2015 Well, I've not seriously sought to either buy or sell swords for a few years now, seems the market has moved forward in my absence, interesting since neither the US or the Japanese economy is all that stellar. Maybe time to rent a table at the SF Show? Quote
cuttingedge59 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Posted March 31, 2015 Often looked at his sales but nearly got ripped by him some time ago . Chris , often notice the same quality of polish as well on a lot of his sales items and wonder if it might be Roush's handy work. just a quess but you never know. Chris NZ Quote
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