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lonely panet

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  1. Im with mark, the dark points at the peaks of tha hamon are a good indicator of oil tempered regards H
  2. its a real shame with the lack of comments, im in south Australia and was giving it a real thought to go but im needing to save my pennys as that very same weekend I have settlement on our new house. bummer. please post some pics of it if possible regards
  3. Hi guys, I don't see Higo school? is it included by another name regards H
  4. it finished at just over 6K USD, which is good for the owner hahahaha he prob fell of his seat at the end
  5. lonely panet

    New Tsuba

    that's one well carved fungi
  6. its out of my reach BUT do we think its a genuine MASA? on fleabay? regradsH
  7. you will love the part, where they test the defective blades for cutting ability on 3mm,6mm and 9mm steal plates regards H
  8. Hi J. I also purchased some when I was over there, when I was home I showed it to all my fellow collectors, which had some but bout 30 years older. the visual difference was huge, so after discussing the two, we had agreed that they are sell the lesser scrappy parts as they were probably to poor to make swords from. this may be why the copper is so high. just my thoughts, regards H
  9. heres a few on fleabay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1700s-Antique-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-ZANKETSU-Tamahagane-Blade-WAKIZASHI-/231508315600?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e6f88dd0 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1700s-Antique-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-ZANKETSU-Signed-Tamahagane-Blade-WAKIZASHI-/231508324715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e6f8b16b regards H
  10. Hi, well I think the move to military swords it natural for those who cant afford the high price of collecting Nihonto. secondly many new comers don't understand the term Art Sword which is so easly thrown around by the elitist collectors and dealers in Japan or over the world over. (my opionon here) the only sword I would think that fits into this area of art sword, is a sword made after 1945, as all swords made before this were made and intended for any form of battle either ww2 or sekigahara. a Japanese swords first function is to cut, looking sexy is a secondry affect, and some do it better then others, just like girls hahhaha. I made the move from collecting Sue Bizen-to, to imperial swords about 3 years ago and iv never looked back. more information in English, less of the class elitist and many western collectors enjoy collecting weapons as weapons. not as art object that are considered weapon as a secondary term if you get my understanding. I hope my opinion has made a affect on this topic. So the more collectors to move into military swords is good, it brings more attention to this under rated area, but sadly for me will push the price of collecting up for me as well. regards Hamish .
  11. hi guys, iv listed the sword here for sale first regards H
  12. OOOOOOOOWWW, I would love to get my hands on a type 19 cav Kyu gunto, don't have the money ATM, but heres the link for you http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/14126.html regards H
  13. I like this thread, an chinese made copying of a sword that was made in china 60-70 year earler. do these people have a soul? but they do have a good sence of humour. looks clay tempered too. regards H
  14. Hi Thibault, its a regular (company Grade), the price is floating around $1500 AUD, which is $1152 USD. I will try and post pics tomorrow night. kind regards Hamish
  15. Iv got one, I will try and get some pics soon, after the week end as its the gun show in south Australia. its a company grade, 2 handed Kyu gunto, taisho period blade gendai with muji hada and granome hamon, over 26 inch nagasa with bo hi, it has a triple set of seppa, the largest are shakudo foil over copper (rare) in good condition with some battle damage to the saya. it still has its original 2nd hanger and silver mon on the handle. please let me know if your interested. regards Hamish
  16. Im going to be a bit of handbrake here guys, Im getting the feeling were being taken advantage of for our knowledge here. like he stated he knows nothing about Japanese swords at all, and this was a very easy one to see (real) and then to ask price range!!! to me it feels like were being used up and getting nothing in return for our good will and knowledge, maybe we should be asking for mandatory donations for this type of scenario, as for all we know this gentleman could be a dealer, as he is new to the board. what happen to homework, hardwork and study instead of just asking people for answers (like cheating on a test) I WILL get a bit of a roasting for this, but I feel strongly about this best regards and no hurt feelings please. Hamish
  17. well its getting worse, bought 2 swords from Japan in the last 3 months, the first had to be resent many times only getting through on the 3rd attempt. the last one has been sent back to the owner and was told THERE WILL BE NO SWORDS SENT TO AUSTRALIA. and this was via EMS. so the happy days of buying swords from Japan are coming to a end, so how does the big stores like AOI have so much success?? regards H
  18. AUS is 11% plus a $70 customs processing fee. then you are made to wait while they have a week long coffee break to do anything regards H
  19. have a close look at the brass wire binding, the smaller braiding has been replaced at some point in the past, the scabbard has been over buffed or rechromed. the blade shows no sign of a artificial hamon, and the gilt looks to bright to me. if it were me I would run in the opposite direction. its best to collect the items you like in the best condition possible and there are heaps to choose from in better original condition regards H
  20. the book Japanese SWORD SURRENDER TAGS by Richard Fuller will help alot regards H
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