Too good to be true?

[bone]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-JAPANES ... 500wt_1413

 

Hard to tell from the pics. Also aren't tachi longer than this blade? Nagasa is 27". I may bid if it doesn't go too crazy.

 

Thanks guys. You're the best.

[Jamie]

I think he used tachi so if someone searched this would come up.

[Brian]

How can a sword ever be termed "too good to be true" or even a good deal if it is still an active auction?

The sword will end at whatever price it is currently worth. Starting prices are irrellevant, unless there is a BIN price.

Looks like just another sword to me, with too few pics of the blade and a home made shirasaya. What do you find exciting?

 

Brian

[uwe]

Meaningless pics ......WW2

Can one see funbari Nakago looks to long for the overall shape of the blade.......machi okuri

All in all, not worth a consideration :|

Uwe

[drdata]

The bohi seems a bit wobbly through the nakago. Kissaki pics are bad, hard to see if the yokote is there.

 

Regards

[leo]

I admire any expert who can tell from these pics, wether its a nihonto at all!

[drbvac]

The yokote and boshi in one pic look like it was polished with some metal cleaner/polish or a wheel - too shiny and the habaki looks like it is made of maple - maybe birch? The one of the blade from the side makes the entire blade look frosted - I would hope if you considering it he has better pictures he can send you and I get a little scared of folks with 100% rating for a lot of sales and doesnt have anything else at all for sale !

Maybe not good enough to be real let alone true probably Nihonto but not my taste.

[bone]

Wow thanks for the fast response guys! I love this place.

 

Brian I got excited when I saw the bohi cut all the way through the nakago. I don't remember ever seeing it before except in blades that are suriage (and by seeing I mean in books or on the internet mostly). I thought that would have made this blade enormous when first made. I was wrong, yes?

[Tcat]

....when I saw the bohi cut all the way through the nakago. I don't remember ever seeing it before except in blades that are suriage....I was wrong, yes?

 

Much of the time when bohi extend the full length of the nakago, this may indicate suriage or o-suriage, but this is not always the case. Alternatively, when bohi do not extend the full length of the nakago, the sword may either be suirage or ubu.

 

Some swords were/are made with bohi cut all the way through the nakago intentionally. Bohi extending through the nakago does not neccesarily mean that the blade has been shortened; as a stand alone factor it may suggest suriage, but by itself is by no means a definitive indication.

 

Take a look at this thread and note the discussion about suriage, bohi and what makes a sword obviously suriage / o-suriage.

 

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6418

 

then read this article

 

http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/articles/Suriage.pdf

 

 

Enjoy

[bone]

Thanks Tcat. That was some good reading. Congrats on your amazing blade too!

 

I won't be buying this one. Thanks again to everyone for helping me steer clear of this one.