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3 hours ago, Simon R said:
"IT'S GIMEI."
I was gonna type that, but decided to be nice. Good job Simon!
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As Mark said above, nothing at all wrong with your post or the pics, or the price. If I had the spare money, these would be on their way to me now.
Best of luck with the sale!
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10 minutes ago, GeorgeLuucas said:
Great idea. Or with the strap, add length, and a second button!
Does the moisture in the leather cause issues being in contact with the blade? Assuming there's no shirasaya for longterm storage?
Apologies for being off topic,
Maybe a "leather seppa" thread could be interesting in the military sword section,
Cheers,
-SamA longer strap with second button is certainly an option.
Once a leather is properly tanned, it should be clear of any moisture. Leather should be oiled to prevent drying out, so I see no reason you couldn't put a dab of your choice of sword oil on it.
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@Rivkin Will you be at the Vegas show this year? Loved the Papered Uda Kunimune I got from you last year. Looking forward to what else you have, if you are coming. If you are coming, you are invited to join all of us at dinner Friday night.
Dan
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56 minutes ago, Swords said:
Bruce I appreciate your advice I have bought seppas before Just have to get the right size
How do you make a leather seppa?
Find a leather shop or "tack shop" <-- place that makes saddles. Take the leather seppa you have now and tell them to make another like it, without the strap coming off the side.
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I threw this together quickly to show what suriage was done to this sword. Many times a when a suriage is performed, it is many years after the sword was initially made, and you can visually see the difference in the color on the nakago, or where the original file marks ended. This particular one does not show those usual signs so I would believe this was cut-down not long after it was made.
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Looks to be the leather seppa with the strap/snap vs. the also seen fuchi ring with snap/strap.
it just looks like it is not pushed through the hitsu-ana to where it would engage the matching snap on the saya cover. The usual case is the the leather saya cover and the snap/strap have shrunk over time and will no longer meet and snap.
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11 hours ago, SteveM said:
It almost looks as if the name has been scraped off, but better photos would help.
It does look that way to me as well.
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16 hours ago, Stephen said:
Especially the Navy DGuard in top photo
I really do need to take some good photos of that one. To me, as good as the koshirae looks, the blade is just as beautiful.
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Format was wrong. Re-posted as jpeg insted of pdf. Refresh your screen and the pics will be viewable.
Some people don't like downloading pics due to the possibility of viruses, and therefore will not see your pics thereby prohibiting your ability to sell. Just trying to help.
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Looks to be this guy. 1848-1864
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There were multiple generations of Kanesada from Seki (Mino). https://nihontoclub....a=All&school_nid=All
Shodai (1st generation) worked in 1469-1487. The Nidai (2nd generation) had a specific way he wrote the Sada character which the picture above does not match. So, you are left with the shodai, sandai (3rd) and all the generations following. A guide to help you figure out which generation you have, can be found at the following link. https://www.sho-shin.com/kanesada.html
Best way of knowing for sure is submitting for shinsa.
Following the nihontoclub link above, the closest Kanesada to the dates you expected is KAN2094 (1624-1644) KAN533 uses a different Kane character so he does not apply.
My opinion is that yours may be KAN2041 (1555-1573) <-- very loose opinion based only on pics of the nakago.
Wishing you the best.
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2 hours ago, Swords said:
Just bought this sword. I knew what I wanted. Price was good and didn’t need to read any books, although I just bought Jim Dawson Book 📚
Sometimes, even guys need to have a period. Just saying.
Very nice kaigunto.
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Will you have this in Vegas next week?
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Typical blade shapes. As Jean mentioned above, a past polisher may have tried to polish out the big ware' running parallel to the edge in the tip. Chasing something like that reduces the remaining yakiba (hardened edge) width or makes it disapper totally. Shobu-zukuri is more common in tanto, but some shorter wakizashi may be found in that style. <-- if this is truely a shobu-zukuri wakizashi, the fact remains that it has an ugly ware' in the kissaki and the overall blade quality is low and not work an expensive polish. Enjoy it for what it is.
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Ryan,
I posted your pics for you. I ONLY added pics of the blade as the rest does not help with identifying the blade itself.
it is NOT uncommon to find the nakago (tang) is mumei (no signature) It is difficult to tell from the few pictures you have, but the kissaki (tip) is either cut-back due to damage, or it was intended to be shobu-zukuri shaped. Would need to see a better close-up of just the tip to see where the hamon goes...if we can see the hamon. The nakago is in rough condition and shows a little age, probably koto period. Looking at the hada (grain) of the blade, it is course and not a fine grain or pleasing pattern.
Many katana and wakizashi were made in the 1500's during the warring period. Since demand was high, quality was not the highest. I suspect this was made during that 1500's time period. You have a 100% authentic Japanese wakizashi. Enjoy it, and maybe somewhere down the road, you can sell or trade this, with some extra cash, for a better quality piece in good polish. <-- if you are looking at collecting Nihonto (Japanese swords). If you just want to say "I own a Japanese sword, and it's 500 years old.", you got it.
Feel free to ask any additional questions.
Dan
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Show of Shows Military Antique Show Feb 22-25, 2024
in Sword Shows, Events, Community News and Legislation Issues
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It is that time of year again and the world's largest military antique show is coming to Louisville, Kentucky USA.
http://www.sosovms.com/Show_of_Shows/
This year I was lucky enough to get my foot in the door and get 2 tables. There are 2000 tables at this show and it is sold out every year for dealers. I have tried for 3 years to get 1 table and have NOT been sucessful. Thank God for Mark Jones @Mark for letting me put stuff under his table these past 3 years. Mark is a 100% gentlemen and asset to Nihonto collectors.
In the recent years the show has had dealers Mark Jones @Mark, Matt Jerrell @mdiddy with the assistance of @TnMike, St. Croix Swords @matthewbrice, Bill Rannow @brannow, and others who may or may not be on the NMB.
This show is huge! Difficult to cover in one day. In the convention center just down the hallway is the second largest gun show in the USA;
National Gun Day. http://www.nationalgunday.com/
This show is just as big as the Show of Shows (square footage) but has a mix of modern firearms, antique firearms, and military antiques, including Nihonto. Most who are unable to get a table at the Show of Shows, get a table at the gun show. <-- as i did the last 2 years. Not the "target market" but I still did well there.
If you will be attending or will have a table, please sound off! If I tagged you above, please let our followers know you will be there.