Mark Posted September 29, 2010 Report Posted September 29, 2010 tsuba should be worth $100-200 even if the blade has no value
Grey Doffin Posted September 30, 2010 Report Posted September 30, 2010 Yes, when you get the sword, Knorad, please post a picture of the tsuba. Be nice to see the whole of it unmounted. Thanks, Grey
kfkonrad Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Posted September 30, 2010 Yes, when you get the sword, Knorad, please post a picture of the tsuba. Be nice to see the whole of it unmounted.Thanks, Grey Will do...
Eric H Posted September 30, 2010 Report Posted September 30, 2010 Yes, when you get the sword, Knorad, please post a picture of the tsuba. Be nice to see the whole of it unmounted. Dear Kristian Franz Konrad, Congratulations...sorry, not to you but to the seller. My best wishes for a successful study...and please keep us informed of what you have found. Sincerely, Eric
Brian Posted September 30, 2010 Report Posted September 30, 2010 The chips are one thing.....but those look remarkable like a nice row of hagire too Brian
kfkonrad Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Posted September 30, 2010 The chips are one thing.....but those look remarkable like a nice row of hagire too Brian OK... I'm going to bite the bullet, and tell you guys the truth. The reason I'm so interested in this blade is BECAUSE of it's flaws. I'm an amateur polisher, and have been working on blades for a few years. This blade is ideal. It isn't worth much (as most of you have so kindly pointed out), so it's perfect for practice. I've never had to correct such damage, and truth be told, I'm going to have to make some serious compromises when redoing the shape. At $400, it's not a bad deal. To top it all off, it comes with a great looking tsuba, old fuchi, and what looks like some kind of copper koiguchi. Also... the mei is really well cut, and since most of my other blades are mumei, or modern, I'm really looking forward to studying that. What I said before is true as well. One of you talked about destruction testing... No... When you take the sword to stone. That's how you tell how hard the sword is. I'll reshape the blade, and test the hagire to see how bad they are. If they aren't too bad, most likely I'll convert the blade into an iai sword. Otherwise, it'll be just a wall hanger. That's the truth gents... Let the flaming commence! :D
Brian Posted September 30, 2010 Report Posted September 30, 2010 I can think of absolutely nothing good that can come from comments after this. I am sure everyone knows our feelings about non-professional and amateur polishes. Plus everything has already been said about this sword. Bear in mind that a hagire is dangerous on an iai-to (someone would have stressed that) and I am very glad to now lock this one down. Brian
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