Learning To Judge A Blade

[Alex A]

Maybe hi could not judge it as we too. Funny.

 

Easier for him to judge than us, difficult from images, but educational nonetheless, and funny

[vajo]

Alex i see that from another point of view. The koshirae was surely worth around $1000 because you must pay for a decent showa-to around 1200 - 1500 Dollar. The blade is a gendaito when it is a showa blade. That was a really good offer. But we search the hair in the soup because the offer was cheap. Thats the problem. Everyone says the prices for nihonto goes lower every year. Now the prices for gendaito also become cheap. Thats the matter.

[Alex A]

Yes Chris, I was just referring to the sword. Im not convinced in either direction with regards age, thats up to the new owner now.

[vajo]

I ask the seller now what he meant about the age. It is a late shin-shinto blade. No showa gendaito. He didn't look deeper in that sword.

The price was cheap because the blade was part of a bigger collection he has bought. It has two ware, not deep but it needs poolish. And the blade is mumei. So it would not sell fast with a higher price. He will list two other swords in the coming days, similar two this for a decent price. 

 

Now i know, that I'm not so far away from my judge 

[paulb]

Think about it Chris Late Shini-shinto is nearer to Gendaito than shinto so in reality we are talking 20 or 30 years apart on an unsigned  out of polish blade. Also the seller is offering an opinion like everyone else so his statement isnt necessarily ffact.

Not trying to be difficult but your opinion of what something is should be based on what you can see not what a seller is telling you.

I can accept this is late shin-shinto although it still looks later to me. It wouldn't be the first and certainly wont be the last time I have been wrong.

[vajo]

You are right Paul. Shin-Shinto, Meji, Showa is very close. But it is boring for me not to buy it for that money 

[Alex A]

Well, the smith certainly didn't go out of his way to recreate a Koto masterpiece, tourist piece maybe 

[Alex A]

But it is boring for me not to buy it for that money 

 

Look on bright side Chris, miss three or four of these and you will have enough for a WW2 Koshirae with a gud un  

[vajo]

Well, the smith certainly didn't go out of his way to recreate a Koto masterpiece, tourist piece maybe 

 

Tourist piece? 

I think it is better sometimes not to ask something, before to ask the taste of another collector    

[Alex A]

Sorry Chris