loiner1965 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/258/menuki.jpg any thoughts on these i just bought off brian on here for my friend. brian not sure but i think they are repro or from a paul chen type swords....just curious if i find anything out so i can tell my friend some info....comments good or bad please...... Quote
Brian Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Please clarify which Brian, or don't mention source please. Wasn't me... Brian Quote
loiner1965 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Posted July 9, 2009 Brian said: Please clarify which Brian, or don't mention source please. Wasn't me... Brian sorry brian......its the other one Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Greetings, When evaluating menuki one of the first aspects that should almost immediately raise a caution flag for the 'menuki collector' is seeing a pair of menuki which are for all practical purposes exact images of each other. Quote
loiner1965 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Posted July 9, 2009 nagamaki said: Greetings, When evaluating menuki one of the first aspects that should almost immediately raise a caution flag for the 'menuki collector' is seeing a pair of menuki which are for all practical purposes exact images of each other. thats why i think they are repros......they are only going on an ornamental sword so he isnt bothered as such Quote
raaay Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Hi Steve sorry if this posts twice, had a bit of a glich posting. Nagamaki raises a good point about the identical twins there, they should always be checked to see if they are repro or a casting of a possible real menuki i.e one real / and one new copy. I know a few people that used to pick these up because they were general cheap and usefull as spares. If your friend likes them what the hell, He can always change them sometime later. What i also wanted to say was it was not unusual to see sets like these around the UK at Antique fairs etc. There was an Antique dealer not a sword dealer " i stress " who used to make pairs of menuki and also make matching pairs as above , He used to think nothing of aquiring a sword and stripping it down and casting any parts he could and butcher the whole sword and sell them all as single parts. i'm pleased to say i have not seen him aroud for a few years now. just my two pence worth ray Quote
loiner1965 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Posted July 9, 2009 i remember reading this awhile ago....like tsuba menukis are easy to take a cast off and remoulded so to speak. Quote
Hermes Posted July 10, 2009 Report Posted July 10, 2009 I think for the money they are fine, real ones would cost many times more. Quote
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