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dirk marshall

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  1. When I bought it i thought it was cast but in hand i have my doubts. I got it with a classic armorers tsuba with the amida file work that also has hints of the same finish flaws. This one is better then it looks the finish not as glaringly wrong as pictured and attributed to my poor picture taking skills. I haven't cleaned it enough to get a good feel for the finish on the plate, but the silver flecks are anoying. I will still clean it just cause it is something i like to do. I was thinking of fire damage as well, i have one that was firedamaged but the finish on the wole plate is consistantly flat and grey so that is why i questined this. The plate as a solid ring unlike the flat sound a cast plate has. Thanks Dirk
  2. Hi as I am frequently bored, I purchase rusted tsubas to clean. This is such the strange thing is the finish which in place appears to almost be solder or plating although it is neither. Any ideas on what causes this? The tsuba appears to be a forged plate. Thansk Dirk
  3. Thanks, learn something every day, that makes more sense than the yari theory i heard before. Dirk
  4. 2 Sage soten tsubas, second with odd hole for sword that still perpexes me as to its shape.
  5. Good point, i collect russo mounts and have had a series of nickle scabbards redone and forgot about that. I always wondered how the soft metal could have remained intact in a fire. Your explanation has a ring of truth. thanks Dirk
  6. cast tsuba strange metal patinates as touched still not good
  7. I believe this is a cleaned fire scale tsuba
  8. If you look at his completed auctions, one bidder won the first 3: 4***5 ( 104 ) http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc24d566 http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc249961 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT The strange thing is they were relisted the next day: http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc41d234 http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc41d0a4 http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-SIGNED-TS ... 3efc4ad0c5 What is stranger this same bidder has bid on other after he did not complete the aforementioned 3 tsubas above: http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-OLD-RARE-Japan ... 3efc3a6ee4 http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Japanese-HACHI ... 3efc353b73 http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-SIGNED-TS ... 3efc34f6c8 http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc24ced6 http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc24bfc2 http://cgi.ebay.com/REAL-Japanese-TSUBA ... 3efc24a683 As duck decoys are items of interest to sword collectors he also bid on: http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-TIN-GOOSE-D ... 3efbbfc315 as well as fishing reels: http://cgi.ebay.com/ZEBCO-ABU-CARDINAL- ... 3efbbfa501
  9. concealed weapon illegal in most states to carry, not own
  10. Thanks to everyone for their time, assistance, and great insigiht into this matter i learned a lot. Dirk
  11. Bought this inexpensive wak that has a different but nice looking habaki. Do you know what the style is called, any ideas as to its age or quality?
  12. the 2 tsuba are for the 2 naginata i have with fittings, both shinto one signed Kazusa no Suke Fujiwara Kaneshige, the other with a really flared kissaki
  13. this was on andy quirts site but sold so only little picture but i have seen this style before
  14. these are naginata tsuba but maybe I am wrong and considered seppa due to size.
  15. I was thinking it was a precursor to the Chinese action flick where everyone holds and shoots their 1911 horizontal rather than vertical.
  16. Got this the other day, although i like it, it is not a treasure. The thing that I do not particularly like is the orientation of the plant appears strange.
  17. These appear to be Japan's answer to the wooden nickle there are so many.
  18. Marcus, thanks a lot for you time and assistance. I appreciate it respectfully, Dirk
  19. dirk marshall

    Goto Houjyo

    Thanks I appreciate it. I have a lot to learn
  20. dirk marshall

    Goto Houjyo

    no I scanned a kozuka but I am not a good speller
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