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  1. For whom? So people that are labeled as experts by themselves or by others are always right? I Have no problem being wrong. I've been wrong before and I will be wrong again. What I won't abide is someone that is mean spirited. There is a difference in being critical as you were and telling someone they are ignorant. So what's the point? Everybody is free to believe to comment. This turned into to a ego match over who knows what. I relent I'm stupid. I'm done with the topic. I'm finished with comments that continue to go nowhere
  2. I am afraid that in this case you did not meet both requirements. Too meet them, you must know what you buy. Lots is there a magic number?
  3. I am afraid that in this case you did not meet both requirements. Too meet them, you must know what you buy. Do you know the word bugger off? If your idea of helping is telling me I'm a moron you lose. Tosogu like Nihonto is an on going learning process. Believe it or not I have purchased several items that have been evaluated by people with more knowledgeable then you or me. Tell me truly that every time you buy an item you know exactly what you are buying and I will tell you you're a liar. It is an on going learning experience and mistakes have been made. In the case of this tsuba I had doubts but it is worth the price to get all this fury over a purchase. In any event, I'm done responding to people that may know more then me but are still pseudo experts
  4. Grey Agree but I didn't buy for my collection. I had doubts about whether it was real or not and bought it to study. At 98 bucks I'm not out a lot. I sent photos to Bob Haynes. I'll be curious what he has to say.
  5. You should ask this legitimate dealer to make you an offer on it. And exactly why would I do that? If he offered more then $98 would that make it real? The dealer in question is a friend and has over 25 years experience. I'm not adverse to opinions or criticism but I need more inputs before I write the tsuba off as certainly junk
  6. As is apparent I'm no expert that being said it is a mistake to write off E-Bay. Lots of junk but now and then good items and if you are smart and a little lucky you can do well.
  7. No, and no. With all the museum websites and nihonto dealer websites and nihonto chat websites and nihonto information websites and nihonto books available there really is no excuse to get things like this so wrong, other than mistaking temptation for opportunity. Don't feel too bad about this, instead, turn this into something positive and take this as your initiation fee, tuition, lesson learned. The key is not to repeat the same lesson over again, keeping in mind that in addition to outright reproductions there's a lot of 'real' but 'old junk' just the same for sale out there that presents additional bumps and potholes on this path of collecting and learning. Study the good stuff. Sorry legitimate dealer said it was genuine so there you go. I'll fly it by some other sources just for the heck of it. Either way I'm not crying over a small mistake. Thanks for you inputs
  8. Interesting since I have opirions from members and other sources that disagree in any event it didn't cost me a lot of money so if is in fact a phony I'm not out a lot and lesson learned
  9. Appears to be genuine and worth more then the purchase price ($98). Any ideas on the school?I assume mid top late EDO but I really don't know.
  10. Andy Quirt is an amazingly knowledgeable dealer with a good sense of humor and an honest heart. I'm proud to call him a friend. JDromm
  11. You have the option of submitting the blade to a qualified polisher where he can open a "window" for evaluation. It is basically a small portion of the blade that is polished enough to reveal details hidden by scratches, rust and other corrosion and won't cost you a ton of money. Once that is done you can decide with the help of an expert/s whether it is worth submitting it for a full polish and shinsa. JDromm
  12. So does the Tsuba fit..? We digress from the original patination question.. Barrie B. Not without a lot of seppa
  13. Here's a old photo of the saya The other side of the saya is black
  14. I'll attempt top take pictures of the saya. The color scheme is red and black. The saya is missing the horn kurikata. The sori is not shallow?. The wakizashi that goes into this saya is a Naginatanaoshi. The tsuba that was with saya ( see picture above ) does not have saya-dome-ana nor does the saya have a Satsuma Kaerizumo.Note I have copy of Zusho Ichiro's book "Satsuma Koshirae". There are numerous photos of tsubas without saya-dome-ana.
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