What You Think About That Blade?

[vajo]

Any ideas about this blade? Age and school?

 

 

I think Edo 19th century. Its mumei. I can't see a yasurime pattern. The Hamon looks very dark, acid etched?

[Ray Singer]

Yes, looks late (ie. Shinshinto or later) in a very poor quality amateur "polish".

[vajo]

Ray did you think a polish would make sense?

[Ray Singer]

I don't think it would have sense financially to invest in restoring this blade.

[vajo]

Thanks Ray. 

[Geraint]

Dear Chris.

 

Is it just me or are the machi uneven?

 

If so another sign of low quality and late production.

 

All the best.

[vajo]

Geraint you are right. I think that too.

I was unsure about that offer because it was cheap. But it is cheap because of its bad quality.

Thanks for your opinion.

 

Best

Chris

[PNSSHOGUN]

Probably Edo/Meiji period tourist piece.

[vajo]

Tourist piece, i think not. I will take a real look on this in the afternoon. It seems the guy who sell it live not far from my home. The blade looks to massive for a tourist tanto with carved bones koshirae.

[TheGermanBastard]

Late Edo Periode Yoroi Doshi... probably a bit reshaped / having lost some meat.There are some grind marks near the cutting edge and the boshi is to thin in my oppinion. I a great piece? No. Does it make sense to get polished? No. Should you buy it? Depends on the price tag, I think it is not worth more than 250 USD so you would only be tempeted to buy it if priced very cheap.

[vajo]

I was visiting that tanto. Nothing to speak about.. 

[0331_usmc]

Looks like about a 800-1000 grit sandpaper polish

[TheGermanBastard]

What was his asking price?

[vajo]

Hi Christian. 320 EUR but nothing fits together. Tsuba was a rough silver plated copper one. Tsuka was broken. Ugly fittings and a crude saya. The blade was flawless. The hamon very dark.

[TheGermanBastard]

The Asking Price was probably okay but nothing one would really want to buy I suppose