Efu no Akao Yoshitsugu tsuba

[Shugyosha]

8 hours ago, KungFooey said:

I felt an obligation to make a final comment on this thread as I promised to submit this tsuba to the NBTHK.

My brother, who is based in Japan and still has the tsuba, attempted to submit to shinsa online yesterday. However, all available slots were filled within 14 minutes.

So I guess we'll never know.

 

Best wishes for 2025.

 

Dee

 

PS: Want to know why I quit the forum? Look at the emoticon responses to each of my comments on this thread alone. REALLY encouraging for a newbie. 

 

Hi Dee,

There's normally at least one shinsa in the USA each year - either at the Orlando show or in San Francisco (sometimes both) and there's usually a mail-in service so you don't have to attend in person if you don't want to.

 

Forums are a microcosm of society so you get the bad with the good and the block button is very useful. I don't think that stops a person downvoting a post though and I wonder if Brian could perhaps add a feature that prevents those on a person's blocked list from commenting on their posts also? Anyway, hope you'll drop in once in a while.

[GRC]

@KungFooey Dee, your Akao tsuba is obviously legit and has a correct mei.

There's absolutely no reason to doubt that your tsuba was made by that group of smiths.

Do not waste your money on Shinsa for this tsuba.

The money you'll you spend on papers for this will NEVER get recouped.

You may as well just throw the, what is it now $250USD?, in the toilet and be done with it.

Better still, give it to a charity of your choice so that your hard earned money is put to good use rather than giving it to some kind of flawed, predatory tosogu appraisal society.

You're free to spend your money however you see fit of course, but that's just my advice. 

 

And welcome aboard by the way... don't let the dipshits dissuade you 

 

@Shugyosha, that's a great idea about disallowing people on someone's block list from using the anonymous emoji icons on that person's posts.

If they choose to make a comment, they should post in words and have their profile name attached to it... at least there's some accountability that way.