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depicted hada of Tadayuki Katana looks very prominent like O Hada nagare Hada nice sword with Toku Betsu Hozon paper

I do not see Spain on that restriction list

Hello, this is more of a general inquiry, as I'm not familiar with the Southern/Northern Court era. That being said, were the hirazukuri blades during the Nanboku-cho era used by the bushi, commoners or both? I ask, as in a lot of the period artwork I've seen, the bushi had a tachi nihontou and tanto as the auxiliary blade??

Nagamitsu is a good wartime smith, but not a great one. Around the same level as decent Emura swords (another smith you should consider) I wouldn't be spending more than about $2500 total for a mid level Gendaito that isn't in professional polish. But that's just me.

to be continiuned

Jean many thanks! I haven't heard of it before either, but I think it's absolutely worth researching! we can't become any stupider because of it. I actually had a very experienced collector from Australia, here comment on this with "Zorro" and then wrote "Zorro" wrong,actually something for little children not my humor I asked Markus and got an instructive explanation from him! a sprecial kind of forging technology proudly signed by Bungo Tadayuki in the Edo periode Thank's again to you and Markus Sesko

ps, what a reversal, after what they did to all those folks, throwing them in prison and what not,. we strive to positively contribute to the well-being of our communities.

The attached link Account prohibitions and restrictions | Parcelforce Worldwide "Art" appears to be an exception, Sharp objects and instruments (which are not classified as prohibited goods) These items may only be despatched if they are packaged appropriately so that they do not present a risk to staff, other packages or recipients. Works of art Works of art exceeding a value of EUR 750.00 cannot be exported using the europriority service and some destinations on the euroeconomy† service. For further information refer to parcelforce.com. Works of art can be sent using the globalexpress service, but are excluded from compensation for loss or damage. † Restrictions apply to countries delivered through GLS on euroeconomy. These are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

IMHO 100% fake

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Got it thought you were talking about smallsword Yea no feedback not good I haven’t offered a price I’m guessing even at 3000’ tack on fees 3200 or more Too much money He would have to come down 2700 Good info I don’t know the value for this sword thanks you guys Steve

You live and you learn!

Hi Mike, I would suggest you take the time to learn more before you purchase your katana. There is no substitute for "the more you know before you buy, the happier you will be with what you buy." There is less satisfaction in buying what someone recommends than in educating yourself so you can make your own recommendation. In my opinion, the 59 volumes of Token Bijutsu, English edition, from the NBTHK, is the best material on the subject in English. Find it here: https://japaneseswor...lete-with-1-reprint/ or as B747 on my site if you want all 59 to be original. There will never be a time when good Nihonto won't be available; there is no reason to be in a hurry. Best, Grey

Dreadful stuff, good choice on cancelling the order. You want to buy the exact opposite of everything shown here.

Thanks Jean, I am aware of that but thanks for notice! Yes definitely more interested in Nihonto, was looking for a nice tanto but guess I was too quick on this one. regards Victor

Volker, I found this thread to be quite interesting, so I asked SteveM for support. He was very kind and helpful as usual and answered extensively:

Dear Peter. An interesting thing to have, and I think John is onto something regarding the kinnoto. From memory there is one example in the Boston Museum catalogue, I'll see if I can find it. All the best.

Good to know I appreciate the answer!

This is a rather large Tanzutsu matchlock pistol verging on Bajozutsu size. It has a slight feeling of Inoue-Ryu (school of gunnery) pistols, which you tend to find more of in the Sanuki region of northeast Shikoku. I have owned a couple myself. The shape of the butt on your tsuba is double, though, letting down the image of Inoue Ryu which typically ends in a solid, almost rounded butt. The hinawa matchcord and the target are generally correct. Matchlock pistols are rather rarer overall, but they were typically of this sort of shape throughout the Edo Period. The details are generally ok but not very well executed in some places, such as the (missing) pinch flaps of the serpentine, and the missing ramrod; the perspective (of the muzzle for example) is somewhat off, reminding me more strongly of Ukiyo-e of the later 1800s which were usually generic and never strictly accurate. My opinion, and I am open to others, is that the tsuba is older but the zogan work is all a later addition, possibly even post Edo. The fresh red rust around the butt increases this impression for me. As an object, it is unusual, and I like it, but these are my honest impressions above.

I quote collector to collector prices... The negative here is no utsuri. Its common with Omiya, but its not going to be as pretty or highly valued as a blade with utsuri. Unless it goes full swing soden bizen, which its not. Polish is average. Big plus - very consistent work, no major kizu. Its probably at attractive blade. Ito wrapping is modern and overall the koshirae you can build much better for 2-3k. But I would wait for couple of months with any major purchase. Most of these things you are going to see them over and over. I've sold three or four Omiya daito if I remember correctly for 4k, 6k and 8k. Actually 4k was as good as 8k, just for some reason there were not many offers. But generally Omiya can be very good.

Thank you Bruce very cool.

Early Kai Gunto with blade by Echizen Daijo Kunisada, son of Mizuta Kunishige (perhaps Oyogo Kunishige school from the Nakagojiri). There are small pins securing the Kabutogane and Ishikuze, which to my knowledge is rather unusual.

Victor, just to mention it, the TOROKUSHO (= registration paper) should stay in Japan and not be with the blade. Good decision to cancel the purchase. If you were interested in NIHONTO, this is probably more a war relic.

I would ask the seller I know too little of the subtle aspects of what makes a blade this and that price. Others probably are much better than me to advise on price. -B update. I asked about an Omiya katana that was on Aoi a time ago. There are some examples of different Omiya blades in the thread, which can give a bit of perspective on the different levels. If you search of Omiya on the forum you will get more threads about this school. This one was very nice https://world.seiyud...m/product/ka-010918/ .

Personally, Without knowledge, this is a bit of a minefield (but what area of antiques and art isn't?). When starting, the problem is knowing my taste, what I like, what to look for, and what area of interest. Will I buy to learn from the item and then sell it to move forward or to buy and keep it? I probably made all the mistakes from the start and continue to learn. Grey has many books https://www.Japanese.../item-category/book/ -B