Biggie Smalls

[Stephen]

dont know why title came to mind but you get it.

 

Small dragon came into today and pretty close school to biggie in my eye, id think both aizu shoami. 

as with big one a cleaning brought out more silver copper dots of spray. 

 

enjoy

 

 

dragons they be growing

 

 

 

 

 

 

[christianmalterre]

coooool !

 

great collection Stephe

 

a barrel   for you!

 

Chris

[Jean]

I dig them ol'buddy

[SwordGuyJoe]

Nice group Stephen!

[Akao]

Great !

[TETSUGENDO]

Well done Stephen. Really enjoying watching the collection grow. GO DRAGONS,GO ..............

 

-StevenK

[Greg F]

Awesome Stephen, lovely collection.

 

Greg

[johnnyi]

Really nice Stephen

Johnnyi

[Stephen]

piggy back on previous post

 

got ol rusty in today and it took very short time of shock therapy to get the new rust off, lost patina on plug but it will come back with another pickle down the road

 

Before 

 

 

 

 

after

 

 

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Edited March 19, 2017 by Stephen

[TETSUGENDO]

Piggybackin Dragons- I like it!  Your right about the after photo, it does nothing good for the tsuba, loose it.  I'm sure the next photo will properly expose its qualities.  Carry on, you are in in good company (notable past collectors) with the dragon theme.

 

-StevenK

[TETSUGENDO]

Replacement photo MUCH BETTER.

 

-StevenK

[Stephen]

last tsuba is on koshirae i have for sale i had to make room for this bit of a upgrade!

[Stephen]

[Greg F]

Nice one Stephen!

 

Greg

[Stephen]

Thanks Greg!!