Shiny nakago on catawiki

[francois2605]

Hello,

 

I just noticed this auction on Catawiki where the nakago of this gunto is suspiciously shiny, as if the blade had been forged yesterday.

 

Also the pictures with the blue background have a Komonjo feel.

 

What do you think ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ChrisW]

Definitely a Komonjo feel to it.

[francois2605]

Thanks that makes sense. I naively thought the item descriptions on Catawiki were trustworthy. 

[Stephen]

Im to sexy for my blade shiny sexy for my blade on the catwalk..

 

.ooops read the title wrong

[DTM72]

OK, what is Catawiki? 

[francois2605]

An auction website similar to eBay: https://www.catawiki.com/

[vajo]

Now these blades run into market with an original koshirae. Thats terrible. 

[Stephen]

Interesting

 

https://www.catawiki.com/l/42280787-katana-sword-steel-unju-kanetomo-dragon-horimono-73-7-cm-edge-Japan-1869

[Andy VdB]

On 11/5/2020 at 11:24 PM, francois2605 said:

Thanks that makes sense. I naively thought the item descriptions on Catawiki were trustworthy. 

 

Good morning,

 

In the first few years of catawiki , this site was focussed to publish only real collector items of value for auction,

Those days are gone...

It has become a regular market place.

example:

 

https://www.catawiki.com/l/44084005-katana-damascus-staal-damascus-ijzer-hout-messing-Japan-21e-eeuw

 

greetings

[PNSSHOGUN]

Yes, this looks like these fellows are only curating total crap.