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Sorry thats a joke. im well know for daubting 99% of all swords refurred to as island swords to justify there crappy manufactur and for the peaple holding out on hope, when there just a fake and crappy as these tassels

Maybe there island tassels. Wouldn't a island sword need a island tassel

Personally I would say Dawson's is the best and most currant form of information in a book todate. I dont have, nor will i ever buy Plimptons book. it felt like a plug to increase his sales prices of his collection rather than an attempt to record a usefull information book on IJ swords. Im waiting for the backlash hahahahah To the sword. IMHO, at best I would discuss this sword as "a transition sword" making it neither or both depending on how you argue your point. but mine would be a late type 8 but personally there some points that worrie me, the lack of matching patina form backstrap to knuckle guard, the fuchi fit the the guard or to the tsuka fit isnt great. the seppa itself normally has a more proportioned size and shape to the koiguchi of the scabbard. early IJ swords tend to finished well, but we cant discount being a end of production model i could be a rushed to finish before the new model was introduced. regards H

well i think its good to hear from you Rob, its a great clip, with great peices. keep up the good work Regards Hamish

If your willing to put in the time. Sesrch ebay for a handle. Because no numbers match it wond devalue it further. Just try and find a dated knuckle guard to early taisho or meiji. But the latter will be hard

utter junk, tha hamon or should i say crappy white line has no signs activity. avoid like crabs, hairlice and the clap

looks like a gendai area removal. so thats a good guestion for a gendai

agree

possible sue bizen crab claws hahahahha

from what i see, is just a relic. no value in my opinion. being a machine made war item, i personally would say its almost worthless. would you pay much for a buggered bayonet??

I believe Dawsons has the prototype or something such like

All numbers under 10,000 Are considered to be the first or 2nd year production. Tho desirable to some. If mismatched not valuable

Great sale format. Very professional

trying to solve this one for a person with a clapped out seki-to but either the bad pic or the bad mei has me annoyed. could i please ask for help? seki ju ? ko or O yoshi ? saku big thanks for any help. regards H

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks again you guys for all help. Much appreciated 🙏

thannkyou so much for the help, could i test your skills on half a tag, written on medical guaze?? kind regards Hamish

got 3 showato that apparently where collected from the missouri after the signing. I personally think the storie is rusbbish but i please ask for help, just to be safe that i dont discard somthing possible historic?? 1st ... seki nobumitsu 2nd .... noshu seki ju ando kaneharu saku kore 3rd ... shige mitsu???? 4th...???? 5th...???

Yes, sorry for being lazy with the correct terminology.

no no im not a togi, but iv had some experience's with getting opinions from respected togi on swords with far less damage then the above item. you dont see the lack of pitting because RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE the Ha has almost completey vanished from aggressive state of corrosion. so the shape may be lost in the hunt for stable metal. not be negative

GOOD PIECE

here comes the island title again. its just plain modern junk

Im not a togi, but i would confidently say its beyond help

Hi David, Could you inform the masses of the dollar amount to achieve a shinsa. So peaple can understand how big a task it is

less talk, more pics

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