EBAY Blade… HOW??????

[Mark S.]

Can ANYONE explain to me how this blade is at over $200??? 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404063486220?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XPZXHWDtRNO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=6jpyya7kske&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Seth]

Old hand made blade with SOME flaws, that was my favorite part. More money than sense? They think the damage is from a battle during the war? Who knows, but at the same time I just spent $10 on a chicken sandwich from a fast-food joint so I won't judge.  

[Brian]

So THAT'S what happened when they tried to cut through that machine gun barrel!

[ROKUJURO]

54 minutes ago, Mark S. said:

Can ANYONE explain to me how this blade is at over $200??? 

Yes, someone thought it to be worth that much. Not necessarily a seasoned collector....

[Mark]

years ago i had a customer who bought damaged blades from me. i asked what he wanted them for, he said he was buying them for a Japanese friend, they used the steel when they needed old metal to repair swords and they used them to make new swords as they wanted the old steel

[ChrisW]

7 hours ago, Mark said:

years ago i had a customer who bought damaged blades from me. i asked what he wanted them for, he said he was buying them for a Japanese friend, they used the steel when they needed old metal to repair swords and they used them to make new swords as they wanted the old steel

I was going to suggest this. Beat me to it!

Could also be a case of someone simply not understanding how Japanese swords work and what makes a fatal flaw fatal.

[Mark S.]

5 hours ago, Mark said:

years ago i had a customer who bought damaged blades from me. i asked what he wanted them for, he said he was buying them for a Japanese friend, they used the steel when they needed old metal to repair swords and they used them to make new swords as they wanted the old steel

I’ll be honest… I REALLY HOPE this is the case and that someone with a real plan bought it as opposed to someone who had no idea it wasn’t ‘rare’.

[DTM72]

19 hours ago, Brian said:

So THAT'S what happened when they tried to cut through that machine gun barrel!

Or...When grandson takes grandfathers wall hanger and decides to swing it onto the top of a chin-link fence thinking he will cut through it like a light saber. After it takes a chunk out of the blade, just put it back and play dumb! 

 

Actually had a guy stop by my table at a gun show and wanted to sell me a sword like this. The story above is what happened to his katana. I didn't make him an offer and he said he would be happy with $1000 since it is an antique with actual battle damage.  good luck buddy.

[John C]

There are probably some forged-in-fire type folks who would try to make a tanto out of it.

 

John C.

[vajo]

18 minutes ago, John C said:

There are probably some forged-in-fire type folks who would try to make a tanto out of it.

 

John C.

Thats what i'm think too.

Some weeks later, someone ask here about the worth of a kamikaze tanto