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  1. lonely panet
    some clown drilled a new hole so he/she can put it in to a set fittings that it would normally have been mounted inn. alarm bells!!! "dealers put it togeather" to cash in on the new high prices and interest IMHO if you can see in hand, check the inside of the saya and tsuka for either glued in shims or rough file marks to see if its been altered. secondly when the blade is inn the saya, shake gentle from side to side to hear if the blade moves/rattles with in the saya, dead giveaway.
  2. lonely panet
    so many to list, the Bohi is too squired at the edges, the habaki dosent fit well or line up correctly with the tsuba the WHOLE tsuba looks off. to pointy and sharp edges. blade and numbers are funny and the sori of the blade doesn't loo correct, almost like the tsuka would be pointing away from the back of the blade when in the saya BUT, I cant really see or fault the tsuka or saya yet. more pics
  3. lonely panet
    don't trust it.
  4. lonely panet
    that's why I mentioned RADIO carbon dating, heres a basic link for the science guys easy done with advances in new tech, and you can also apparently radio carbon date rust too! http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0305/Cook-0305.html
  5. lonely panet
    radio carbon dating should be easily done within the European continent. plenty of radio carbon dating facilities to help fin the date. http://www.radiocarbon.eu/carbon-dating-blog/
  6. lonely panet
    Im with john, dads home made Grappa or slivovitz is very possibly 110% APV. i
  7. lonely panet
    I have serious doubts of to its age as the corrosion is to even. but what would I know
  8. lonely panet
    I will send it too the guy who got the type 95 hahahah
  9. lonely panet
    the blade is rubbish, don't know about the mounts but its on par with a Chinese. it looks like a etched hamon rather then hadori.
  10. lonely panet
    would rather spend my monopoly money on this https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c637335944 or https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c632594305
  11. lonely panet
    edit, sorry jean, mis understood your point
  12. lonely panet
    sold for approx. 2500 USD or 3112 aussie........ madness is yahoo
  13. lonely panet
    but with all the genuine tassel in Japan, why did they stick a modern repro on it???
  14. lonely panet
    this is the one from the F & G books, I too think they are more likely a cadet/school used item. altho I have seen simular examples made with traditional swords. simular in size and construction. there is a member here who has a real gem, with koto blade. hopefully he can join the post
  15. lonely panet
    if were thinking of the same sword, the type 8 is a early D-Guard that never had ito
  16. lonely panet
    cant say Iv seen that type of stamp ever. whats the blade construction look like??
  17. lonely panet
    my mistake, sorry to take your comment out of context
  18. lonely panet
    don't you dare put that mantetsu in the same sentence and yasukuni or minatogawa Neil. it just doesn't deserve to be compared to them or have the history as the two formers schools, or the quality.
  19. lonely panet
    as you may know, im not that impressed with the prices these sell for. but I can say that this example is poor example compared to the standard koa ishin mantetsu you see. unevan shinoji from tip to tail. evan the mei is abit rough compared to your average piece. for that price you can get a nice emura or nagamitsu out of the US. and I completely agree that the only reason this is on a Japanese dealers website, is to only attract attention outside Japan.
  20. lonely panet
    as you may know, im not that impressed with the prices these sell for. but I can say that this example is poor example compared to the standard koa ishin mantetsu you see. unevan shinoji from tip to tail. evan the mei is abit rough compared to your average piece. for that price you can get a nice emura or nagamitsu out of the US. and I completely agree that the only reason this is on a Japanese dealers website, is to only attract attention outside Japan.
  21. lonely panet
    im also with it will kane..... something too
  22. lonely panet
    theres NO real difference beteen a type 32 and type 95 tassel that I know of, but it just refur to the non-buckled tassel as a type 32 as it pre-dates the type 95 in use, 1899 for the type 32 and off the top of my head 1934 for the type 95. correct me if im wrong???he buckle tassel I think was for the 2nd version of the type 95
  23. lonely panet
    Noise reduction? ??
  24. lonely panet
    looks like the tsukamaki is new?? . and poorly done. also looks like a mekugi ana has been plugged over and the glue is discolouring the binding. got more pics of the hole piece, at that price I would be suspicious
  25. lonely panet
    double score on the type 32 and the type 95 tassel. getting very hard to find. A+ and a gold stamp
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