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2 more.. 14) Thick mimi Tetsy Tsuba (no box) - 6.7cm x 6.7 cm - $120 USD SOLD 15) Namban dragon Tetsu (no box) - 8.2cm x 7.4 cm - $65 USD

Hi Guys, I have a good amount of Tsuba I'm looking to let go, items in my opinion are well priced, several are also papered. Will keep this post active for the next week or so, donations will be given to the message board once post is pulled. Items are posted in order, then in the next post I will add more detailed pictures. They all come with box except the last two. please add shipping and any related fees, if payed as "friends" by paypal no fees. PM me if you are interested. 1) Edo Wakizashi Sukashi Tsuba attributed to Shaomi with recent NBTHK papers - 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm - $380 USD SOLD 2) Edo Wakizashi Sukashi Tsuba signed 長州萩住河治作 (Chōshū Hagi jū Kawaji-saku) with recent NBTHK papers - 7.3cm x 7.3cm $575 USD SOLD 3) Stunning Edo Katana Sukashi Tsuba attributed to Shoami with recent NBTHK papers - 8.1cm x 8.1cm - $575 USD SOLD 4) Edo Dragonfly Sukashi signed 忠次 (Tadatsugu) with Tokubetsu Kicho Papers - 8.2cmx 8.2 cm - $485 USD SOLD 5) Very Finely made Edo Sukashi Tsuba signed - 7.3cm x 7.1cm - $375 USD - SOLD 6) Edo Sukashi Tsuba with small inlays - 8cm x 7 cm - $285 USD SOLD 7) Edo Sukashi bird and pine - 7.4cm x 7.4cm - $325 USD 8 ) Dragon mimi in Shakudo (roughly late Edo/ early Meiji) - 7.5cm x 6.8cm - $825 USD 9) Odd shape Sukashi Testu - 8.9cm x 8.7 cm - $350 USD SOLD 10) Oversized Namban Sikashi flowers 9.3cm x 8.8 cm - $265 USD SOLD 11) Signed Goose Iron tsuba 7.8cm x 7.1 cm - $160 USD 12) Dragon & Flower namban - 7.3cm x 6.9cm $150 13) Shakudo Elephant with Testsu base 7.8cm x 7.2 cm - $250 USD

Thank you Christian and Henk for taking the time to post. Sounds like some scary business for sure, I was asked to quote shipping costs on an item but I guess insurance could be a must. Does anyone know anyone from there or that had experience sending, I don't even know if it's a prohibited item. Thanks again guys!!!!!

Hi Gents, reaching out to anyone has any info or experience shipping to Bulgaria, is it permitted and did anyone use a certain carrier. Is the customs procedure different. Thanks in advance... Much appreciated.

I didn't realize all your reply's, thanks Thomas, Brian, and Ed.. much appreciated

Thanks Jon for shedding that light, much appreciated of your time!

Reviving an old topic here, does anyone know if sending nihonto to Israel is possible/ legal? Thanks to anyone in advance willing to share their knowledge / experiences.

Agree with you John, and for a dealers its bad, means money invested is sitting there twice as long before being able to turn it over.

The NBTHK receives an overwhelming amount of submissions these days, I am not surprised. You should have received a judgement by now, the actual paperwork takes longer. Took me over 5 months to get paperwork and sword back, it should be soon for you, hang in there. Recently I've submitted to NTHK & NTHK-NPO instead of the NBTHK, the wait time is couple months only.

Thanks for posting Brian, no hijacking there at all, just a small appreciated detour Driving around in that beauty means you'll be getting plenty of attention, maybe even from some bad people and what better way to protect yourself in style then with this tanto! Maybe I watch to many movies, I saw those suicide doors and my mind started to wonder!

After seeing pictures of your recent restoration I too would hold off on Nihonto collecting, being a vintage car enthusiast myself I'm the jealous one, what a beauty!!! Thank you Hamish and James for the support, unfortunately the papers don't mention which generation. A big thanks to Geraint and Grey for your input, Grey no worries as I appreciate you taking the time to give your input. I am always for education and if it means an item is discussed for these reasons you have my support 100%. So lets safely say its either Nobukuni Nidai or Sandai, feel free to post examples of Mei, little to busy lately to go through any reference books.

The best way to explain this is a cheap Chinese copy, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, hope you didn't pay much for it.

And now of the beautiful blade...

Hi Guys, have this pretty little set for sale. Both blade and koshirae marry well together. Blade is signed and dated, Mei reads Nobukuni and dated 1421AD 8th month. The workmanship is stunning and the fittings are elegant and have a strong presence. The Nagasa measures 23.9cm/ 9.41 inches. Blade has Fujishiro's papers and koshirae has NTHK papers. If you have questions please don't hesitate to contact me, price for members is $7,850US. Donation will be honored if sold here. Thx

Hi Louis, I'm dealer by day, collector by night and located in Montreal. Nice to see a good number of Canadian presence here!

Wow Paul, thank you kindly for the detailed reply. It's amazing how fedex choose to simply deny handling an item rather then have standards on how they want it packaged. I guess EMS is the way to go, like you I really enjoyed fedex's ability to clear items and always keep in close contact with both the sender and receiver, you pay for it but it's worth it. With Ems what is your suggested description ? To help things go smoother? Thanks again

Hi Gents, I just wanted to share with you all my recent experience with shipping to the UK from Canada using Fedex. Most of us know by now that Fedex Japan no longer handles nihonto but it appears Fedex UK is giving the same treatment. I sent 2 different swords within the span of a 1 weeks to 2 different clients and the same end result happened to both. Fedex refused to handle the blade for final delivery. I was taken back because only a couple months ago I sent 2 full sized katana and had no issues. UK customs is known to somethimes give a hard time with clearing pieces or at least take their sweet time, but in both cases fedex UK cleared each item with no issues (also because I supplied all the proper documentation) but after that fedex denied final delivery on the pieces, I spoke to them (specifically to the dangerous good specialist) and they absolutely refused to perform the final delivery and stated that the recepient would need to pick up the item or hire a private courrier to come pick it up from the airports fedex location. The first time thought it was an isolated case but when the same thing happened to the 2nd piece I was honestly shocked. Just for the record Fedex Canada and Fedex US has no issues but it looks like UK has adopted the same regulations as Fedex Japan. With all that being said is Royal Mail still accepting the shipping of swords? One of the clients loved the piece so much he's considering to get another, what is an alternate shipping method for those of our friends in the UK or that have shipped to the UK? .... keeping in mind that they are more recent cases. Thanks in advance for those who give their input!!!

Been away for a bit on business and I haven't checked in for a while, wow Robert what a great write up, just finished reading it over a few times, thank you kindly for taking the time to give your opinion. Brian the blade is now sold (you can expect a donation shorlty), I don't mind leaving the post here for reference or educational reasons especially after the time Robert took to explain, as long as you could modify / omit the prices. What do you think?

Robert is a great gent and a fellow Canadian that set up a beautiful life in Japan, he has access to some good stuff, looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us in the future!!!

This is very sad news, I've never had the pleasure of meeting him but I'm sure he was a true gentleman. My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones. RIP Veli Thank you Jussi for delivery of the bad news, my condolences!

Hi Guys, I have this nice Ubu Wakizashi signed "Omi no daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro", accompanied with Tokubetsu Kicho Hozon and quality shirasaya. The blade is in quality polish, nice tightly packed hada, looks beautiful. This is 2nd generation Hizen Tadahiro with his Sugu-ha hamon, he's rated as O-Wazamono. Siganture looks accurate and I'm confident it would pass hozon if you were to resubmit. I strongly suggest this piece. Nagasa measures 46.1 cm / 18.15 inches. Sold

Me like, will take some getting used to for sure. Thanks Brian for all the hard work!!!!!!

Hi Guys, has anyone had experiences shipping to Brazil? Are there any problems importing antique Nihonto there? Normally I use fedex for shipping, but is there an alterante service that works better there? Thanks in advance

Sorry for the delayed reply guys. Thanks Brian B. for your continued Canadian support Brian R. is correct, this item was posted for discussion purposes which is why its not found on my sales page. I think anything outside of the norm is worth posting for discussion as many of you don't have the chance to see as many blades. Thank you Jason for your interest, I received several inquires about this set (even though it wasn't technically for sale yet), there is a well respected member here and in the Nihonto community that jumped on it just after this topic was posted so unfortunately for whoever else was interested it won't be going up for sale. I will be adding many other items in the weeks to come so stay tuned. Once things are finalized with the sale I'll be offering a donation, for those of you who would like to keep the topic active for discussion reasons I support this 100%. Ken brings up a good point from a practical side, and I love your reply to that Darcy! :lol:

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