Anthony de Vos

Hi! I liked the yari hidden in the kanabo, rare sight. Unfortunately the underbidder since I had no time to follow the auction. The rest, maybe with the exeption of one or two yari, looked terrible. Anthony

Hi Uwe! I have no space but that is not the problem here. The armor belongs to my brother Eric He plans to emigrate and because of that sell the armor along with around ten Saotome kabuto and masks. I just posted it because just as Gary’s beautiful armor it’s crowned with an Iechika kabuto. Anthony

Hi! What a coincidence! My brother Eric got a beautiful Gosoku in burgundy odoshi. The kabuto is also Saotome Iechika. The armor is papered by NKBKHK. He is emigrating and plans to sell it. Anthony

Exellent!

Simon, I was obviously late. 😁

Hi! As always some problems with the descriptions. I am in no way an expert but have a few saotome kabuto, I have problems with lot 13. I believe it's not from the Saotomé school. I also think that armor lot 36 could be later than Meiji. Anthony

Hi! One thing to consider when talking about prices on items, collectibles and otherwise, is the loss of buying power in fiat currencies. We tend to compare the amount of money, an item cost, in a certain currency between years or decades, without taking into account the loss of value in the currency itself. If you look in a chart decribing the actual buying power of a certain currency you will notice that some prices hasn't changed that much at all. You pay more in nominally value but in reality it's the same price as for a decade or two ago. A great example is the buying value of one ounce of gold. Almost the same today as 1900 while the grenback lost more than 99% of it's buying power. Anthony

Hi! Very interesting! I wish there were a safe reliable shipper, accepting to ship firearms to Sweden. It’s just a legal to own in Sweden as in the US, without any registration or paperwork. Unfortunately shippers like DHL, Fedex et al, don’t care.. Anthony

Hi! Just a reflexion from a newbie. I know the history regarding the ”Green paper fraud scandal”. I don’t think it’s very flattering for an organization to first issue papers for money and then deem them worthless, encouraging everyone to pay more money to get new papers. It’s a great business idea though. Maybe we will se it again in a couple of decades. Todays papers losing credibility, ”new knowledge as the reason. After all, fine fittings to paper is not infinite… Anthony

RIP

Hi! Sword fittings is a very new interest of mine, previously collecting other Japanese fields. I would like to express my gratitude to Bob and everyone contributing with valuable information. It is a great learning tool for a beginner. I hope it never ends... Regards, Anthony

Ian, you are just getting old or had one Campari to much. I experience the same problem probably for the same reason... Anthony

Hi! Very interesting gun. I have an Enfield with the rare cutlass bayonet, they came also with the yathagan bayonet that was more common. My example have, beside the registration numbers, a beatiful inlay along the barrel. Anthony

Hi! Is tsuba 241 Made by a Mito school smith? Regards, Anthony

Hi! Is there any possibility that this is a naginata Bukuro? Anthony

Hi! The four revolvers from top down; 1. Made in Japan. Mixed influences from more than one brand. Japanese registration 2. Colt M/1851 Navy. Made in US and exported to Japan. Japanese registration 3. Colt M/1851 Navy. Made in Japan probably under a Colt Brevete licens. Japanese registration 4. Copy of Colt M/1848 pocket. Made in Japan, series number 1!!, I think it's a very early Japanese made revolver. Anthony

Indeed Jean! Both bayonets double as sidearms in their own right.

Hi! This one with Japanese holster for quick draw😁 Anthony

Hi! Here is my Enfield rifle M1858 Navy If I remember right. It has Japanese round up markings and lovely cloud inlays on the barrel. They where fitted with eighter the yagathan bayonet or, more rarely, the fearsome cutlass. This one is fitted with the cutlass but you see both versions in my picture. Anthony

Hi! I love Japanese Bakumatsu revolvers. Here are my lot. Anthony

Hi! I got the Jumonji, I found it interesting and different to my regular ones. Thanks for the name, I didn't know. Mei Harima no kami Minamoto Shigetsugu Piers, I got the Horagai as well, do know why, I already have a nice big one. I blame my auction trigger finger. Anthony

Hi! Piers, the Yonezawa at the top is 10 monme. Under There is a 50 monme Seki. Then there are two ten monme Seki were one is converted to percussion. That one is made in Kunetomo and returned there for the percussion upgrade. The one at the bottom is kind of a hybride. It’s a six monme bajozutsu. The stock and lock is all Seki but the barrel is maybe nanban and pegs are holding the barrel, not the brass or cupper bands you normaly see on both schools. The 50 monme Seki has both the original cupper and brass band as well as a set in silver with chrysantemum decorations. Anthony

Hi! Yonezawa and also the sibling, Seki school are my favouries. Here are my small group. Anthony

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Hi! I have mailed Kelly as well. They should be able to get in contact with Magnus. AdV