lonely panet

I wouldn't touch it. 3 points i dont like. I'm calling it a good fake

these CUT OUTS are in fact areas of the tsuba that have been punched in to fit the blade. over repeated mountings occuring the more the depressions grow might be called tagane in akasaka tsuba maybe. if there was a soft metal insert they would be called sekigane and they would be modified to fit the blade rather then the body of the tsuba

i will say this, im bloody jelious of your photographic skills. i have been taking pics of swords for years and i wish mine was as good as yours.

Some ones got a rare item. Imperial house hold army kyu. Possibly 1 of a kind

You might be living in a dream

that i yes it is, Nick is a tall guy too so its evan bigger then you think

Honestly ill probably be selling it, Financial responsibilities in regards my challenged children, cant see enough spare money in the future

you can afford it Alan, its the bloody gst that ruins it

worth the polish

could you please post woodys details. might have some work for him

Whos the dealer

Good looking tsuba

If it makes you jealous. I could have 1. Needs polish and shinsa

you have to live in Japan to use that platform

the old saying goes HE WHO DOSNT KNOW, DOES NOT SPEAK. but i would question modern weildy thingys have have funny funs but the only thing more questionable then the sword is the seller

bump for clare

so my comment was accurate, the first 10 blades you buy will never be the best for you at this moment. because your still learning what is good, and what is GOOD for the price range. your price range might be "big" for you. but is in the low lower end of the market. your trying to buy a FULL package, but that means there's no value to add, no learning curve just buy, look/study and move on. papers only give you someones elses opinion, if you buy mumei and study you learn your opinion. this takes 10 blades and time go forth and learn, instead of pigeon holing your self to a budget

theres some good starting piece's here at sensable prices, that should make anyone happy. but somepeaple will always find a reason not to buy

i would agree, looks alot like the old police badge

there is none, i know andrew and speak with him regularly. shipping in and out is easy. just dont want to pay 600 aus per blade for the middle man, to licance the blade considering the habaki is tha same price

Morning members Whats my options for habaki makers outside Japan?? Looking for 2 middle level pieces

dont listen to him, DONT strip that apart. the tsuka is deformed and the wood liner is most likey damaged. meaning re-assemble maybe troublesome, you dont need to see the nakago its a machine made blade. you dont need to run the risk of devaluing it evan more. the photos are good enough for this type of sword. i have sold plenty of type 95s on the NMB including the copper handles. you can see everything needed to sell

the iron looks like fireplace soot

fake-to

nice to watch but its clear that none are true students