Alex A

Hozen is enough for some folk, no need to go to higher papers, sword appraised, job done.

One more point that as always been on my mind, and I will state now that on certain occasions I asked for opinions on swords myself, so I'm on no side. Its all well and good passing on advice to newbies, but there is the other side of the coin and I think it was mentioned earlier. Someone passing on their advice may very well loose a genuine someone a sale, simple as that, a plus=minus:(

So in your eyes John, making a profit is a bad thing, god bless ya. Ps, don't worry about smearing me, not assed Those who know me, know me.

Hello John 1) none of my business. 2) why am I duping them?, I'm entitled to try and make a profit. How would you have liked it if I had interfered with your recent Katana advert? .I Iiked the sword, but thought it was overpriced. Reason.....no papers.

As for butting in on pricing, cant say id be too happy. If I payed £8000 for a sword five years ago and then place it on here tomorrow for £10,000, then who as the right to state I'm asking too much? As stated previously, swords eventually find their own price, without interference If someone is selling junk at £10,000, then obviously it wont sell unless the buyer is a complete idiot. I do wonder sometimes if this site as become the ministry for the protection of newbs, guilty myself. Genuine folk do need to sell swords and hopefully for jolly good prices.

Yes, ive read that some of the Osaka master works hada, Sukehiro, Tadatsuna etc is referred to as nashiji.

Excellent Paul, I remember thinking id get me an example one day, until then, Konuka hada will have to do:)

Hi Paul, is this the hada you once photographed?

It is a complete mystery to me why anyone would want to post a negative comment in the for sale section when an item/seller is obviously genuine. Selling swords is a pain in the ass to begin with, without someone posting unwanted, unfounded and unnecessary comments. Personally, i don't think there should be any comments at all, good or bad. Its up to potential buyers to influence themselves.

Hi John Your assumption may be right, my opinion was just that, an opinion. There may well be hundreds of happy customers out there whos opinion differs to mine. A case of doing your homework and then buying wisely.

Hello John All i will say is that there is a dealer on that list who i would certainly not recommend to newbies, for many reasons. Pm me (if need be)and i will give you those reasons. Its up to folk to know what they are buying and what they should be paying, sadly newbies are lacking in this department and tend to rush in, reminds me of the Elvis song:) Most ive dealt with on that list have been a pleasure to deal with, maybe not a pleasure for them to deal with me, i ask too many questions, but rightly so.

Hello Joel. If the seller is offering a no quibble return then i would take him up on his kind offer. Then i would leave the money in the bank, stop trawling Ebay and wouldnt buy another sword until i was 100% sure about what i was buying.

Resurrecting this thread for another piece of advice. Dont forget to say THANK YOU to anyone who took the time to help you.

Do they not make acrylic stands for tanto, sure i seen some somewhere..

Looks ok to me, looks varnished though, so i would strip it all back to bare wood beforehand. Otherwise you may get a poor finish.

Buy in haste, repent at leasure.........its true Also remember that whatever you buy, one day you will want to sell.

Hello Joel, your description reminds me of Ebay for some reason. Avoid Ebay until you gain a little more knowledge, too much junk about. The book "The Samurai sword" by John M Yumoto is a great starter book and is cheap. A few days reading will make you a whole lot wiser

Mariusz, no new adverts allowed during working please...not fair...lol

Hi Jean, yes, sorry i mean Tsugu, last kanji. (missed off the T )

Hi Rodriguez., its signed Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsugu..............not Sagamino Grabbing at straws here, but... just had a very speedy look through the Japanese sword index, there is a Sagami no Kami listed for Genroku period 1688 He was ranked Wazamono, but he signed (and someone correct me if im wrong) Sugu次

Im sure it will clean up real nice, now i want a project lol

Looks good Stephen

Hello Peter. Like it or not, some of the folk asking naive questions are the future collectors/enthusiasts, i dont think they are lazy or cheap, just clueless. I get the impression most folk like to give out their knowledge/expertise, sometimes cant get over how fast that expertise arrives (whether good or honest), by the time ive reached for a book there is usually an answer already I know some of you guys have been studying/collecting for many years and been through the golden age of collecting, when good swords could be picked up for next to nothing. All those conversations over the years that you Gents have been having online about this and that are all here for us to view and read, is it not possible there is nothing left to talk about? Seriously, like others, this is a great place to learn should you wish to learn, the true aficionados will stick around, even if they dont always log in to see whats going on in the the izakaya!. (ahoy there Chris )

Nice package as mentioned, the sword is interesting and for me personally, the simple antique koshirae of that type is such a nice bonus, were not likely to see another for sale for quite some time. i do wish someone would buy it so i would stop Another time maybe.

No, but i think Kevin at Ryujin swords sells them.