Mark Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 you could buy one from Grey for less https://japaneseswor...ck-dragon-residence/ 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Was about to post the same, nothing else needed with the one from Grey. Quote
Gerry Posted February 17 Author Report Posted February 17 It's odd that another soshou mei Shigetsugu on Aoi Art's website sold for much less in 2022, with a nicer hamon and papers too. https://sword-auction.com/en/product/10012/as21733-刀：笠間一貫斎繁継作/ I guess the winning bidder in today's auction really wanted the sword. Quote
Death-Ace Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 On 2/15/2025 at 10:37 PM, KungFooey said: IMO that downvote is harsh. @Gerry obviously thought he was doing the majority a favor, rather than a minority a disservice. There are no rules on here - as far as I'm aware - to stop members showing any public listing for any reason. Just sayin' Dee Well put, Dee! I'm a little late, but I would say when it comes to actual high quality blades or well known smiths, it's a bit hard to keep out of the limelight, regardless if someone inadvertently draws attention to it. As well, we know FleaBay can be a minefield, but I'm sure we all skim across it in search of a treasure and by that, if one knowledgable person sees something, you can guarantee others do, as well! Short story, I was on GunBroker last year looking at Walther PPs just to pass some time, and saw an RSHA issued model. Won't go into details, but the organization was a part of the SS, not the Waffen-SS though, and about 6,000 were contracted to them. Main details are a serialized slide prior to it being put on all, and matching magazines if you're lucky to find them. About 5% are known to exist. I thought I was going to get a deal, since it wasn't labeled as that contract model, but I ended up in a bidding war with the most knowledgeable person on Walther PP/PPk variants. I ended up getting it for a decent price, though not a bargain. I took a risk since they didn't show any details on the mags, but when I picked it up, it ended up having one of the matching magazines. While I am a collector, and had been looking for one of these for as long as I was first able to buy handguns, I'm a shooter foremost, so will end up selling it. But I'm happy the hunt is over and was able to put out the information so it can be listed in the database for known surviving models for all to see. Hopefully the other mag is out there so the future owner can add it. 2 Quote
Swords Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 If I spent 6.k on a sword I would be sleeping on the couch for a long time 1 3 Quote
Stephen Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 Northwest USA huh? I bet it was Sammy right scrogs? Quote
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