Troublesome Sword ...

[TheGermanBastard]

.... unless you are into iron Tsunagis. Nice Tsuba though.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=182944602730

[Ken-Hawaii]

Would anyone really want to buy a blade from someone who touches it??

[TheGermanBastard]

Well, I assume most of us probably haven't maried a virgin either ...

 

However this sword has no good intrinsic values

[Ray Singer]

I did not find this one as 'troublesome' and thought it looks like a potentially interesting piece. The mei if good is for Tachibana Yasutsugu, a Kii Ishido smith who studied under Bitchu (no) Kami Yasuhiro. The sword looked generally healthy, ubu, and if I am seeing correctly appears to have a mitsumune. There appears to be some glue on the nakago, but that is easily addressed. If purchased by a NMB member, I would be curious to hear their in-hand assessment.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Looks very similar to a Meiji era Kyu Gunto machine made blade I have.

[vajo]

John that was my first thought. Looks not so bad in my eyes.

[TheGermanBastard]

@ Christoph & Ray ... what kind of Hamon do you see? Look carefully.

 

@ Ray I think that this is probably not glue.

[Ray Singer]

That is possible Luis, but a cheap polish with heavy handed hadori can look similar. Would seem strange choice to have given a mass-produced Meiji / Showa blade the mei of a rarely seen Kii Ishido smith, fitted with manji niju habaki, etc. Again, hope we can hear an in-hand evaluation at some point...

[TheGermanBastard]

Ray, I am 99% sure this blade has been in a fire. That is why I said it is an iron Tsunagi. hence no glue on teh Nakako but what look like fire damage corrosion. The guy has some images in his auction where the kesho is rubbed off and there is plan nothing underneath. I striogly believe all we have here is a bare metal blade with some drawn Kesho look a like Hamin. So in my humble oppinion whoever bought this got a basically nice Habaki in the end ...

[Ray Singer]

I'll concede that is possible Luis...

[TheGermanBastard]

There are good polishes and bad polishes. Expensive ones and cheap ones.

 

From my own expirience whenever I had something covering up all the way in Kesho then this was for a reason. In 100% an unwanted reason. If you see a woman who took a jump in the make up bowl you probably don't want to see here uncovered either but simply stay away ...

[vajo]

That could all be true Luis. 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Virtually the same except for the extra horimono.

 

[vajo]

Lovely blade John!

I like it.

[TheGermanBastard]

The blade is back up for sale ... and looks indeed troublesome.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/302659246744?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

[Wayben]

Looks like same sword with a different saya.

[Gakusee]

Why discuss problematic swords rather than high-quality or even just good swords?

What a good sword can teach us we can never learn in bad swords.

[TheGermanBastard]

Because good news is no news ...

 

Well, a good sword gives you relief ... a problematic sword gives you a pain in the ass ... If you can spot the bad in a sword you will not end up buying them.

 

Good things require less discussion that problems ..