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J Reid

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  1. Hey guys! Looking to move my Ishido sword to a new home. As much as I love it, I want to make room for a new acquisition. This school was recently discussed here : http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/23810-ishido-school-swords-please-post/?fromsearch=1.. I'd compare workmanship to the Muneharu posted in the thread.
    http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/23155-musashi-ju-hosei-hujiwara-muneharu-katana/?fromsearch=1



    This whole package is quite nice and let me say that my photography doesn't do it justice at all. The sword comes in koshirae that fits tight and is in good condition. It is my opinion that it is original- aside from the Tsuba which rattles. I added a soft material seppa to resolve this. My sword is technically considered a wakizashi at 21.5 " Nagasa, however this school was known to make shorter swords with short Nakago (5.5" . I would say this one is Keicho shinto from the Osaka line of smiths.. it isn't papered BUT I can guarantee an attribution to the Ishido school by either the nbthk or nthk or your money back within 12 months of the sale.

    The sword displays all of the Kantei points of this school. Tight itame hada with masame in the shinogi. Thick kasane (0.9"). Short nagasa & Nakago. Beautiful ichimonji style hamon of Choji-midare in nioi with Naga-ashi & areas of sunagashi. The polish is old and still very clear. It has minor surface scratches from in and out of Saya. There is a tiny spec pit in the Ha that is unnoticeable in hand. One area of blemish on shinogi that is also of minimal concern to the eye. Overall polish is good and condition of blade is great. Healthy sword in my opinion. No fatal flaws or serious issues. Jigane is clear and in good shape. Koshirae is solid with only minor split at mouth of Saya. Tsuka is solid and Ito is as well. Fuchi-kashira is blackened copper and menuki are dragons. Habaki is 2 piece copper/shakudo. Same is fully intact. Tsuba is old iron with brass inlay. I don't think the sword needs much to bring it to 110%. Maybe a better fit Tsuba and another seppa.. but the way I have it now -it's confidently ready to go.

    Anyways.. these swords are highly appreciated for their functionality and their beautiful Ichimonji school- like appearance. They don't normally come up for sale and if they do they aren't exactly cheap. I'm pricing mine at what I feel is a fair market price. $SOLD Partial trades welcome too. More pics and details upon request. Payment by PayPal expected within 24 hours of agreed sale. Shipping and paypal fees are extra. Thanks!

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  2. Do not attempt to restore Japanese swords. Use a professional. It requires a gruelling decade long apprenticeship under a master togishi to learn how to polish a sword correctly. To attempt to work on a sword with any less experience under your belt (without your masters permission) is a mortal sin and just outright disresspectful to that particular blade. It's only alive today because it was shown respect. It's all of our jobs to continue to honour that. I hope you can understand this and refrain from any further tinkering.

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  3. I've got a nice shinto Ishido wakizashi (22.5inch Nagasa) that is almost identical in workmanship to the muneharu posted. All the characteristics of osaka Ishido work.. beautiful Choji- midare in nioi-deki with sunagashi and lots of naga-ashi & Ko-itame hada.. surprised it's not signed, but hey! If anyone is looking to add an Ishido work to their collection -pm me. I'm not overly attached and I could let it go.

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  4. Hey guys.. sorry to disagree.. but I see cracks. I think the white-ish appearance is the flash from the camera (which daimyou54eb is notorious for). I found this pic from KSKY and it looks pretty similar.. but it's shinae. I then found this old discussion here discussing the exact picture... http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/11269-pic-of-shinae/?hl=shinae .. now I'm not sure what this is.. but I really don't think it's spider rust.

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  5. Shinae are vertical(ish) wrinkles in the blade. The hada gets crushed together when the blade bends and when the polisher straightens it out, the hada tears open ..wrinkles are left in the steel. The more severe the bend, the worse the cracks. They can be shallow or deep. It is a case by case thing.

  6. Looks like shinae "wrinkles" (from being bent).

     

    Edit: If it is Shinae.. it isn't too bad. They can be severe deep vertical wrinkles.. these could also just be hada-ware.. the blade seems to have a very loose and tired jigane.. But my bet is that the blade was bent. Either way.. not good visually, or functionally.

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