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The sword has been sold so thread can be closed. Many thanks - I will donate to board when i can. Regards Neil

Reduced to * SOLD * Beautiful fittings and healthy blade, ideal for display - all for less than a new iPhone! Thanks for considering, Neil

The pitting makes my heart weep! Strange one this - some images look like this was once a quality traditionally made blade - but for me the nakago raises more questions than it answers! Interested to see what others make of it.

I have shown this one before but now listing for a very reasonable SOLD Very good condition, minor flaws, active hamon. Likely Shinto. Very attractive and skillfully made saya - some wear to saya in sageo area (as might be expected from a sword that has been worn in traditional manner) - noticeable by touch more than sight. Full polish, kozuka, sword bag - all for under a grand! Cutting edge - 51.2cm Sori 9mm Full length in koshirae - 71cm Healthy blade with plenty of life left. Thanks for looking .......

-he three blades have now been sold! Will make a donation to the board when I can (although would also put something in a raffle maybe) Thank you all for the interest. Regards Neil

Hi Stephen and board Not fuchi on saya just painted and gives that appearance. Quite a bit of interest. I did not mention signatures because the nakagos are in such old condition I thought it would cause more complications that worth. However the eagle eyed board members have spotted traces of signatures. All I can tell you is that registration card for the balde with bo-hi is Seki Ju Kanetsugu and for the Waki in shirasaya i make it out to be Osafune Kunimune; again this is from the registration card, no guarantees. Thanks for taking a look. Neil

Hi all, I have three blades for sale following a clear out - all of which are genuine nihonto that are suitable for restoration projects. I haven't gone in depth with measurements etc. so ask if you want these. I don't want to embarrass myself with kantei either so will leave it to the pictures..... To keep it simple I am asking a straight up no negotiating SOLD 2 x blades in shirasaya and one in koshirae. All three out of polish, light rust, forging flaws. Saya needs re-paint. Can do returns within UK but difficult outside because of customs. Thanks for taking a look.

Combine the two surely - would be great to inspect activity using eclipse light!

Putting the signature to one side, it is a very nice blade. But why do so few Americans like to ship to UK?

Firstly, very nice blade. Secondly, photobucket is annoying as hell! And finally - don't stress getting divorced is the best thing that can happen to your sword collection in the long run. Just think there are people out there who are having to ask permission before buying a sword ! MGTOW P,S. Its not right for everybody...... but the other way of doing it is instead of selling maybe you should be buying! Turn the money you do have into a nihonto investment she knows nothing about which you squirrel away rather than losing half the money in the settlement.

Or more accurately made by Kiyondo? However so much on this forum go's over my head I am probably wide of the mark

So...................................... Gimei (?)(!)

I wish there was better images of the blade. My gut instinct is that the blade is gendai - if opinion is that this is the Mino Kanekado of four hundred years ago it should be an interesting auction. As an aside I am currently in huge remorse for not buying the Kanekado tanto on Aoi. recently (huge menuki great lotus tsuba) - if any of you picked it up = fine taste

That one at Nihontoantiques is fantastic - even the nakago alone looks like it would have some stories to tell! There is another one with a very nice write up at ryujin swords.... http://www.ryujinswords.com/konaminohira.htm

Check this out for old meets new.................

3M still a nice buy for somebody. I am not saying Koshirae has anything to do with rating - just observing that many of the TH and Juyo that become available seem to be in shirisaya and without koshirae. Just an anecdotal observation but that is how it seems to me. Just saying that it would be nice to see these top blades that have lost their koshirae once again kitted out in full furnishings.

Congratulations if one of you picked it up. I am not sure how it ended but it is fascinating to see which swords attract a lot of bidding on Aoi. I hope it eventually finds some suitable koshirae - another thing I notice is how the majority of TH and Juyo swords seem to be without.

Thanks for the link Ray and when I click through from that link to sellers items I get 30 items that don't appear when I do a normal search from where I follow the seller! This seems to be happening a lot with ebay - i don't know why. As for the Yari - it looks like a polish might show some interesting sunagashi in many areas. Whether that leaves any meat on the bone as an investment I am not so sure - but overall I think it is a decent blade just a slightly high auction starting price.

Could somebody post the link please? No matter how many times I look on daimyou54eb I cannot see the item. Cheers

I am amazed they are not more valuable even just as movie memorabilia. Is there really that lack of interest in modern Japan? It would be interesting to know which films he used them in.

Too modern for me, but lovely looking blade - good luck with the sale

So you have sold this one and it is no longer available, shame. Still, congratulations on selling it within just a couple of days of starting to find out the swords era, school etc...

Hello - here is another useful link. There are varying views about how reliable the older papers are. http://new.uniquejapan.com/nbthk-nihon-bijutsu-token-hozon-kyokai-certification-paper-ranking/

Seem to be about right for age - very nice blade

Its not the same as selling iphones! Sure somebody can view a sword just for its monetary value and be willing to compromise their ethics to maximise profit. But lets imagine that was a genuine Naminohira. It is not only disrespectful to md02geist but also to its previous owners throughout time. A truly honourable person should be honourable every time. Lapses show that the rest of the time is just pretence and not true character. In the modern world the karma returns as being outed on the world wide web. I suspect the karma delivered by a Satsuma Samurai would have been rather more harsh! I know everybody has to make a living - but its not the same as selling iphones. Someone may well have once considered that sword to be their Soul. Just saying.