deadreconing11 Posted April 22, 2023 Report Posted April 22, 2023 I inherited a naval dirk from my grandfathers collection, the koshirae is in pristine condition. But the blade has a hagire and is a gimei of a big name. So the value of it is mainly in the koshirae. Any thoughts? Quote
deadreconing11 Posted April 22, 2023 Author Report Posted April 22, 2023 Here is a photo of the hagire. Also excuse any fingerprints, I let some self described “expert” fondle my collection, for the first and last time. I’m pretty sure they’ve all since been wiped off before I took pictures. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted April 22, 2023 Report Posted April 22, 2023 The small stamp is of the Suya Shoten comany. They had a good reputation. You must have already had the mei evaluated? I thing a bunch of us would still enjoy seeing it. Not often we get to see dirks with privately made blades. Quote
deadreconing11 Posted April 22, 2023 Author Report Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: The small stamp is of the Suya Shoten comany. They had a good reputation. You must have already had the mei evaluated? I thing a bunch of us would still enjoy seeing it. Not often we get to see dirks with privately made blades. Yeah no worries! I’ll take some pictures of the mei when I get home for you guys. I ended up skipping it since the blade itself isn’t really that much in value considering the hagire (that I can see). There is about 3 other small chips in the blade that I assume are from someone chopping something with it. 1 Quote
David Flynn Posted April 22, 2023 Report Posted April 22, 2023 It appears as though it may have a Ha Giri. 1 Quote
deadreconing11 Posted April 23, 2023 Author Report Posted April 23, 2023 2 hours ago, David Flynn said: It appears as though it may have a Ha Giri. Hahagiri, cheers Quote
deadreconing11 Posted April 23, 2023 Author Report Posted April 23, 2023 Here’s a pic of the mei, sorry for the wait. 1 Quote
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