Copper Type 95 on eBay

[Conway S]

Greetings, 

 

It looks "real" to me, but something about these listings always seem a bit off. Maybe it's the glare and grainy quality in each photo. Plus the seppa are in the wrong order.  Looks like the saya had two different serial numbers at one point.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235514477237

 

Conway

[John C]

Serial number on the blade seems to be in the right range; stamps on the fuchi look legit. But we always have to take that seller with a grain of salt. 

 

John C.

[drb 1643]

It looks like a legit copper hilt with a correct but mismatched saya.

Tom

[lonely panet]

Looks too good for the reputation of the dealer 

[Bruce Pennington]

Wow, that's a fascinating saya, all by itself!  Two previous numbers, and neither the number on the blade.  The first number was actually struck out when they added the second number, which is oddly higher than the number of the blade.

[Conway S]

Also odd that there are two seppa on the front end of the tsuba. One is the correct style for NCO swords while the other appears to have a smooth edge. 
 

Conway 

[vajo]

This seppa is on the wrong side. It must be on the habaki side.

The smaller seppa is on the fuchi side. I think it is assambled false.

 

 

 

 

[DTM72]

Sold for $2751 !

[Conway S]

 

3 hours ago, DTM72 said:

Sold for $2751 !

Yes I saw that too. The three seppa doesn't seem right...Praying hands emoji for the person that bought it. That's more than I would be pay for one, at least in that condition. 

 

Conway

[John C]

He was selling a mantetsu at the same time that I believe also went for over 2500. The market seems strong at the moment.

 

John C.

[Conway S]

And then this Mantetsu also from the same seller only sells for a modest $1100 even though these mounts are far more rare than the Type 98. I think certain eBay sellers have developed a status of being "trusted", whether this status is deserved or not it depends on the particular seller. This consequently inflates the prices they receive online. Mantetsu and Type 95 also seem to be items of interest for WW2 collectors that are not solely focused on collecting Japanese swords.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235403345246

 

Conway

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Dang.  Don't think I had that one on file.  I've messaged him to see if he's got a serial number photo on file.

[John C]

2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Don't think I had that one on file.

I think that one had the Dairen stamp as well. Badly struck, it could be mistaken for a seki stamp. Maybe that's why it went so cheaply.

John C.

[Bruce Pennington]

10 hours ago, John C said:

Dairen stamp

Yes, good eye!  The "REN" stamp.