Yuradneprov
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Late-Edo-O-Tanto-Mounted-in-Splendid-Heavily-Gilded-and-Pierced-Koshirae/254570524469?hash=item3b4595ef35%3Ag%3AZMoAAOSwLE5enR7R&LH_BIN=1 -
So guys something very interesting happened here is the link this sword was on eBay a while back the pictures are a whole bunch better then the ones I have from the seller.
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Hey Adam my name is signed under everyone of my posts I thought. At least I see it when i write a message. Not sure as to why it's got a silver habaki either at 5pm I'll put up better picture This way everyone can see it everything better.
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I will put up more tomorrow when I have it in my possession. Sorry for the bad pictures this is the way I got them and all I did was edit and crop them a little. So my apoligies. Will do my best to take good pictures so more can be seen.
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I totally agree with you Dave since bakafu prohibited use of pure gold around that time according to what another member mentioned would make perfect sense.
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I would appreciate if you could provide some type of reference also would help because I can't seem to find anything like this is my collection of books. Thank you
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Highly doubt anyone would put a blade of this caliber in a low quality koshirae but it is possible so can't say it is not or it is. When I own it I'll share more info about the smith.
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Thank you for the feedback Marius, I'm very aware of what high quality koshirae looks like. One thing that 100% is that it's certainly not chinese.
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Hey Scroll up there's a picture of the blade
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Just got some better pictures will put them up
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Ken zoom in on the first picture. The kurikata is camoflauged but it's there. Depicts 2 shishi dogs.
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Piers it's sure not meiji, my guess is 1780-1840 some time around there that this was made. It's a bit different wood and gold plated copper.
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Very nice robert..
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Nefarious Nihonto, Bogus Blades, And The Quest for Bad Papers
Yuradneprov replied to jt nesbitt's topic in Nihonto
There's a lot of references out there for you to buy depending on what you like. Better you spend money on books first and study so you know what to look for, Raymond also helped me out and suggested what books to buy and I did and now have a very nice collection of nihonto books and nice swords) -
Nefarious Nihonto, Bogus Blades, And The Quest for Bad Papers
Yuradneprov replied to jt nesbitt's topic in Nihonto
Best thing, I learned was to study and buy books prior to buying any swords or kodogu especially from eBay. Very rarely will you find treasure there it happens but once every blue moon. When I started I also bought these types of swords but quickly realized that they were of poor quality and simply listed it back up on eBay and sold all them and took a loss of a grand or 2. You live and you learn. You pay for what you get. -
I asked for translation help on a kogatana that came with this koshirae and still yet to be translated. Also quite interested on what type of koshirae this is because it is very unusual and seems well made. Feel free to weigh in.
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Will share more when I own it, I dont want to jinx myself lol.
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When I get more pictures I'll post.
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Here are 2 more images of the koshirae
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Hi Tom yes it not too old but if say 1780-1840 time period when It was made
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Hey Adam I will share the tanto soon and more pictures soon I'm just researching the piece for now because I plan to buy it. First need to know what it is though. When it's in my possession I will share pictures of the tanto and better pictures of the koshirae. I think that the koshirae is high quality because it's made really well and I didn't see any signutures on the koshirae when I had it in my hands.
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Thanks steve, its more that I'm curious about it that's all I know it's not a treasure.
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Starting to think maybe it was made for someone in the tokugawa shogunate.
