Jcremer24 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Posted April 9, 2021 Found this sword on ebay and was wondering if it really was a Nobukuni or gimei? Pictures arent great, Im sure many here are familiar... Quote
Marius Posted April 9, 2021 Report Posted April 9, 2021 Out of Japan, from a dealer of low level stuff, big name, no NBTHK paper. Draw your own conclusions 2 2 Quote
Jacques Posted April 9, 2021 Report Posted April 9, 2021 Quote Found this sword on ebay and was wondering if it really was a Nobukuni or gimei? Expand Since there is a lot of Nobukuni, it can be shoshin , in this case, the problem is : who ? 1 Quote
Rivkin Posted April 9, 2021 Report Posted April 9, 2021 Hirazukuri, late Muromachi... It can paper, its just not a pricy item. After Oei Nobukuni's are not that important. P.S. I had better names from this smith papering. But what he sells is usually not in polish and has forging flaws. 1 1 Quote
NewB Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 I'd suggest buy from the dealers here. Reputable, knowledgeable with proven track record and guaranteed quality. No offense to the Japanese dealer, he had a Yosozaemon Sukesada Yari I missed few weeks back... most is out of polish considerably overpriced Cheers John 1 3 Quote
Jcremer24 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Report Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 1:43 AM, Darkcon said: I'd suggest buy from the dealers here. Reputable, knowledgeable with proven track record and guaranteed quality. No offense to the Japanese dealer, he had a Yosozaemon Sukesada Yari I missed few weeks back... most is out of polish considerably overpriced Cheers John Expand I can second this. I have only recently gotten into nihonto. I actually looked at this my blade... Definitely seems a bit overpriced for what it is. Daimyou54 has decent stuff pop up every once in awhile it seems. However, I recently bought from Rain Dragon (David Stiles) and Grey Doffin. They are listed under the dealer showcase on here. Transactions were smooth and I was very pleased with what I got from both of them. Absolute pleasure to work with!! I would stick with them or other dealers here. Quote
Curran Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 If in the US, work with US dealers. Unless you are buying at the Juyo or above level, you will do much better for your $ in the USA. Also, no international mail or customs hassles and you can return it or be protected by USA law in a state to state transaction. As far as Nobukuni works go, if it doesn't look like the attached examples= then what is in a name? The first few generations of Nobukuni are great. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 First picture: Is that a KARASUGUCHI? Quote
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