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  3. Metal detector and Nihonto

    in General Nihonto Related Discussion

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    Awesome! Thanks for the responses everyone! Lots of great info! 

     

    Yeah I don't know why I said copper. Maybe I was thinking about carbon? I dunno Haha

     

    The testing was done in multiple places. First I used the bed and other things were scanned too. Jewelry, .9999 silver coins,  gold bullion, regular coins,  etc...  all a couple feet apart. They all made different sounds and in the spaces between nothing registered so I don't think any springs interfered because I also tested on the floor (I put a sheet down and sword pillow) as well as on the wall hanging in the swords display

     

    The older sword makes the same high pitched sound/beep/tone as .9999 silver Austrian coin,  a sterling silver Zippo case,  sterling silver ring,  24kt bullion.  The "newer " sword makes the same sound as regular pocket coins,  plated brass bracelets, steel, etc... The older sword could be as old as 1400s but it's definitely koto. Newer sword kantei points possibly to early/mid 1600s 

     

    The metal detector model is just a regular Big 5 type. It's not cheap by any means but it's not high end. I think it's called "Bounty Hunter Tracker IV"

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  5. Metal detector and Nihonto

    in General Nihonto Related Discussion

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    5 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

    Depending on the location of the where the iron sand was sourced it will have trace elements of all sorts of metals. I know Titanium is one.

     

    Interesting. I need to find some titanium to test. As of now I have tested a sterling silver zippo lighter, sterling silver ring, a .9999% Austrian Silver coin, 14kt to 24kt gold, .9999 Palladium coin and they all make the same ping as the sword

     

    But then smaller sterling silver items like necklaces make a totally different noise so I dont know if its by density or shape or what. All my other swords make the same sound as sterling silver necklaces or lesser (well not "precious" and def not lesser in my eyes) metals.

  6. Metal detector and Nihonto

    in General Nihonto Related Discussion

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    Hello all. I hope everyone is doing ok over the last couple years haha...

     

    So, as the title says, I was testing my Nihonto with my metal detector out in the open(several in Shirasaya on bed) and one of them, and older one, keeps coming up positive (or same tone anyways) as precious metal.

     

    Anyone know about this? High copper content? Every other sword reads with a different tone but my oldest hits for precious metal. Weird. 

     

    It is a Mino/Nao Shizu looking blue steel if that helps

  8. Real or Fake?

    in Nihonto

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    17 hours ago, Karusk said:

    This is back up, ive been watching it too, no one wants to pay more than 550 and he is refusing to let it go. When he wouldn’t let me have for 550 when i won the auction (its been up three times now🤣) I decided to have a Chinese smith make me a custom. For what i wanted with a fancier hamon and more extreme length it cost me 650. That’s including the higher quality tsuba i had him add.  Hes hammering it out as we speak. So bare minimum for something modern made an not Nihonto 525 bucks. (Folded 1095/75 with any cutomizations you want)
     

    Its worth about 500 bucks IMO cause thats what it would cost me to have it made. This would be worth a great deal with the shape of it if it were actually Nihonto or antique. 
     

    Heres an older hirazukuri katana one of the photos i am having the smith use as a base for what i wanted. 6709A616-5CD4-44ED-B77A-492F192E2FEA.thumb.jpeg.97fa47b136c0b92c354fe48382a22492.jpeg
     
    dont flay me for watching daiymos listings. here is a real hirazukuri katana. pretty sure its gimei and not worth more than 1k bucks. 
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/KATANA-sword-w-White-Sheath-NOBUKUNI-MUROMACHI-39-4-26-7-980g/293962319550?_trkparms=aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201018205123%26meid%3Dbba39851383e410f87660bb0c4313e59%26pid%3D101286%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26itm%3D293962319550%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26algv%3DWatchlistVariant&_trksid=p2380057.c101286.m47999&_trkparms=pageci%3Ab6858a8a-86cb-11eb-a268-b2ef95358c3d|parentrq%3A3e18a7111780a7b267d20d9cffe60bc0|iid%3A7


    IMO this is in way too good of condition to be real. The homon shows up like a ground/etched hamon way to white and clear.  And the hint is in the name of the listing. Japanese *STYLE* You can assume anyone using that phrasing is doing it to cover themselves from someone who gets it and decides they want a refund. You cant say he was saying its Nihonto when he says style. Wont lie and say I didnt try to get it, but i was assuming it was modern and not true Nihonto so i didn’t go above 550. 

     

    IMO if you want this shape and cant find it you’d do better to have a Chinese or American smith make it for you.  I use shogun sword(formerly tsunami dragon) whenever i get the hair to recreate something i cant find or want to cut with and not destroy the real thing. This guy isnt letting it go for what anyone is willing to pay for it anyways. Save your money or go have it made custom. 

     


     

     

     

    Lol that nihonto has been up for so long now! Seriously with that much cash a person could get something so much better. 

     

    I think that Daimyo54 thinks that if something is old or has a signature or papers it's automatically worth a fortune. 

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  9. Real or Fake?

    in Nihonto

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    Daimyo54 is hit and miss. 4 years ago I found 2 really good wakizashi.  One is ubu and appears to be early Edo/Momoyama and the other osuriage that many have said is early Muromachi/Nanbokucho. They're both in good old polish with only a couple tiny spots of surface rust on the older sword. I paid less than 1000$ for both and have had offers of over 3000$ for the older one(older sword has better features but the younger sword feels better in the hand). Both are sharper than anything I've ever encountered. I think Daimyo54 buys in bulk and flips quick for a profit. I got the feeling that they aren't very knowledgable in regards to kantei.

     

      I continued to keep an eye on their Ebay store for any more "gems" in the rough. Well it's been 4 years since my discovery and I haven't found anything worth buying since. A few pieces I found were so expensive it was laughable. It's funny. I'll spend a couple hours going through their stock and see prices wildly fluctuate. Items that should have high prices are selling for low. Likewise items that should have low prices are labeled with high price tags...lol

     

    Since I started looking for deals in out of the way places Daimyo54 has raised prices to such an extreme that it's kinda discouraging. I still look tho but haven't found anything. With that said, I do believe that a person could find a decent deal but buyer beware! 98% of their items are over priced and in really bad shape but once in a blue moon there's a nice piece up for sale 

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  12. Modern make katana

    in Nihonto

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    Looks good to me but ppl are going to want more pics, especially of the nakago (handle, hilt, part you hold with the hole in it) 

     

    Looks good so far other than some rust but it looks authentic. 

     

    PS. Who or what is a desperate young smith and who told you that? From what I've seen it looks well made but I'm going to need more pics to determine an approximate age or authenticity

  14. Wakizashi, Ko-Uda Kunifusa

    in Sold Archive

    Posted

    The hada is amazing on this one! Great price for such a well aged sword! There are swords made 30 years ago that are in a worse state so considering this blade is what? 650 years old or more?

     

    If I had the cash I would buy this in a heartbeat. The koshirae is just a bonus at this point!

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  19. Good deal? Koto Wakizashi for 799$

    in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers

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    There will be something better that comes along Dwain!

    Thanks for the cheer up!

     

    Side note... I'm super broke and decided to put one of my cherished Wakizashi up for sale. It's an old one and possibly Naoe Shizu and one that is very dear to me. Anyways, I put it up for a high number and within a day I had received several offers that were really close to what i was asking. Long story short, i panicked and pulled the sale...

     

    Better to be broke and possibly file bankruptcy? Or sell your favorite Nihonto and regret it for the rest of your life?

  20. Katana Signed "Fujiwara Sadamichi"

    in Nihonto

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    I think there is little to no chance of this being a welded nakago. Would be reserved for the high end blades anyways.

    No, just a nice example of a katana at a fair price.

    I agree with Brian. The welded Nakago I've seen have always been high end smiths and totally noticeable.

     

    It looks like old wear and tare. Nothing out of normal for an old blade I would imagine

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