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juyo · Chu Saku Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chicago

Hello all I have two nice pieces on auction , very nice so please take a look and enjoy, both have NBTHK papers and are in full polish, very reasonable prices. Regards Yitzy

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-S.....dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/japanese-s.....dZViewItem

Stephen · Oyabun Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 955 Location: Des Moines

Moved to Ebay sales, nice items ...just a note its always good to show pix of the papers in the sale.

Bungo · Ronin Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 1300 Location: classified

welcome on board......
I am a city boy from Chicago.
Question......where is that hill/mountain in Chicago ( from one of your sword pic ) ?
Also is the mei removed ( I assume it was Muramasa ) ?

milt the curious.

John A Stuart · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:33 am Post subject:

Yitzy, The tanto is interesting. As well as being Jumyo, for which I have a weakness but, it is katashinogi. Is there really on the hira/kata side no bevel to the edge but actual chisel form? John

Jacques D. · Jo Jo Saku Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 243

Hi,

The wakizashi has been often polished, the soe-bi has almost vanished on the ura side. Confused

Brian · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

Yep..which isn't all that uncommon, and yet it appears to still be nice and healthy. Looks like a very nice blade. Work out the cost of polish and papers, and it is a decent item.

Brian

juyo · Chu Saku Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Chicago

Hi guys , thanks for the kind words, the pic with the hill was not taken in Chicago Smile

Yes the tanto is beveled on one side and completly flat on other side, very interesting forging method. Even thought some of the sohi was polished down on the wakizashi is extreamly healthy , its a real meat cleaver with some nice activities , Regards and happy new year, Yitzy Smile