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  1. ChrisW
    Message sent, check your DMs at the top right with the letter icon next to your name!
  2. ChrisW
    Hello Eric! To be sure, you have an interesting piece, but photos on the internet make it difficult to ascertain much. Since I am local, I'll reach out to you in DM to help you get assistance locally. ~Chris
  3. ChrisW
    I was out of the house for today. I'll go ahead and reach out!
  4. ChrisW
    Broken lower half of a blade for sure. I've seen this before.
  5. ChrisW
    Hard to say much other than they appear to be proper antique Japanese swords. Can you give us some measurements? (Blade edge length, etc. ) Pictures of the nakago (tang) would also be very helpful in estimating age/might tell you who made it.
  6. ChrisW
    Doesn't surprise me with how sloppy that is. Just good enough to fool the uninitiated. Which is honestly how most scams work, they filter out those that aren't gullible enough and find the perfect mark: somehow who is that gullible.
  7. ChrisW
    Far as I know, it was always considered a dealers' fabrication.. much like the "landing forces sword".
  8. ChrisW
    Now 40% off! Both the tsuba and the price.
  9. ChrisW
    100% it is this. I have low-end pieces, but I don't even usually put them out at the show unless someone asks for them. I don't want to waste valuable table space on something that isn't worth haggling over. I'll use them as bargaining chips sometimes though.
  10. ChrisW
    I believe this is also an intentionally made ken, not a yari. Having owned a few ken, this looks correct to me.
  11. ChrisW
    Sorry, I'll clear a spot for you! Go ahead and send me your payment info and I'll work it out tonight!
  12. ChrisW
    I believe the term you are looking for is 'sunagashi'
  13. ChrisW
    No more than a week if that is permissible!
  14. ChrisW
    Hamfish, Do you mind holding these for me for a bit while I see if I can swing some money for this? Just paid for a project so I want to see if I can scrounge up enough. I have an idea for these knots! ~Chris
  15. ChrisW
    I think this seller is cutting himself off at the knees by trying this as a sales tactic.
  16. ChrisW
    Nothing overly important I think? Says its a mumei wakizashi. The real question is: do you like the blade for what you see? If so, consider the price and then make a judgement!
  17. ChrisW
    The Indiana Token Kai meets the third Saturday of every month. Reach out to me if you're interested in attending.
  18. ChrisW
    Agreed. The price on these is fairly reasonable. I say go for it.
  19. ChrisW
    And the other side:
  20. ChrisW
    So I have something interesting to contribute to this thread. This is a tsuba which I believe was on a sword that was dropped on the battlefield and later recovered. As you can see there is a sharp contrast to the rates of corrosion on both sides, which align with the idea that it was dropped and sank into soft ground which resulted in what you see now:
  21. ChrisW
    Ask for a picture of the same spot on the other side, that will be telling.
  22. ChrisW
    And the other side:
  23. ChrisW
    Not as beautiful as the above, but here is a habaki from a Yasumitsu sunnobu tanto I just picked up:
  24. ChrisW
    Usually found on older blades, it is where the tsuba (over the centuries) has subtly or in this case not-so-subtly bit into the softer steel of the nakago.
  25. ChrisW
    Thanks. I needed a good laugh today! I didn't realize April First came twice this year.
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