heres a 95 nco

[lonely panet]

Type 95 Gunto Early Type | Jauce Shopping Service | Yahoo Japan Auctions. EBay Japan

[Bruce Pennington]

Hamish,

When I click on the link, I get the description and everything of the page except the pictures!  No pictures.

[BANGBANGSAN]

Bruce

Here you go

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Ah, thanks Trystan!  A nice "Ichi" gunto.  The extra seppa in front threw me until I realized it had been moved from the backside to the front!

[dwmc]

Over $2400 US with almost 2 days remaining ...Geez!

 

Dave M.

[Kolekt-To]

1 hour ago, dwmc said:

Over $2400 US with almost 2 days remaining ...Geez!

 

Dave M.

Dave, I am astonished by the price points of so many of the Type 95's these days! Seems like they are appreciating at a faster rate than any other Gunto models. A few weeks ago there was competitive bidding on eBay for a first version Type 95 (good condition) and it sold for $1590.00 USD. I'm still under the belief that, unless it's exceptional (or rare, like the side-latch version), they should sell for $900.00 - $1200.00 range. Perhaps I need to update my belief system.

[robinalexander]

Geoff, 

 

I am also under the impression that, unless exceptional, they shouldn't sell for more than $900 - $1200 (at very best) ......but I'm talking AUD.

 

Rob

[lonely panet]

this is Japanese based auction, so being a machine made blade there rare for them, compared to the west. hence the silly price.

PS everyone knows my op on these, just though i would share

[Bruce Pennington]

3 hours ago, lonely panet said:

Japanese based auction,

True.  Their sword prices tend to be quite a bit higher than our markets.

[lonely panet]

im of the opinion there prices are a reflection of there high realestate prices ?? as a cost of buisness;s it must be past on???hmmm?

[Kolekt-To]

2 hours ago, lonely panet said:

im of the opinion there prices are a reflection of there high realestate prices ?? as a cost of buisness;s it must be past on???hmmm?

Well, it does come with a tassel. Lol

[lonely panet]

the buy it now price was 555,000 yen

[PNSSHOGUN]

Not related to real estate at all, rather low numbers of registered examples that can be legally owned.

[dwmc]

Auction ended early with 29 bids ? 

 

Dave M.

[lonely panet]

32 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

Not related to real estate at all, rather low numbers of registered examples that can be legally owned.

i was talking as a whole, sorry should have been more accuate

[robinalexander]

Must have missed something....what did it sell for?

 

Rob

[robinalexander]

Looks like successful bidder actually paid 550,000 Yen.....around US $5K.....blows me away.  Might hold ontk the 95's until Japan relaxes it's import laws a little 😉

 

Rob

[lonely panet]

till hell freezes over, they like moving there non-desired items into western direction while making good money. just because they dont think highly of there things, dosnt make them ignorant of the western values of them