lonely panet

because discussing topics like this, helps everyone understand mantetsu-to better, and also allows people to hear other collectors opinions to help every level of collector gain possible extra knowledge. this topic may have given older collectors a better view of the currant value of a item that they paid only $400 years ago. Also whos polishing the Mantetsu-to

after people spend good amounts of money on a mantetsu, and then try and send one to Japan for a polish. and its banned then what? send it to a well regarded togi and they say "why bother" will people stand in a pool of buyers regret the continuous stream of freshly polished blades appears tobe coming from the USA. so whos polishing them

http://ohmura-study.net/998.html http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/koa.htm sadly I have a translated page done from Japanese, but I have lost it.

madness http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Japanese-WWll-Army-officers-sword-in-mountings-Koa-Isshin-Mantetsu-/351716793755?hash=item51e3f45d9b:g:hjwAAOSw2GlXHXuy&autorefresh=true

Hi guys, well im in a mood.... ok mantetsu-to! for what silly reason is the demand for there swords making them so prized/ over priced or over rated??? iv done a lot of reading into them, and I know there interesting in regards to the manufacture and testing they went through. but at the end of the day, they are showato made in china ( the argument that the top end ones we made in Japan and sent over to china has from what iv read/or not read is baseless. Demand??? why!, they are not rare, infact they are very common. they are always at auctions in different states of condition. they have almost not features in the hada or hamon. the only thing I can think of is the very pleasing Mei;s applied to them. I throw open the can to help newer collectors gain a understanding of matetsu-to and to help liven up the board regards H

Ill take 2

also take note, the tsuba appears to be a rare Cast iron version. these are not common, so that's a nice highlight

sorry but 100% chinese junk, blade and habaki are big giveaways

looks like prop swords. meah

Who? Or why would peaple say there showato? Can emura be judged simular to yoshchika with the use of western steel

well clearly there is a market for this type of product, personally im of the opinion that yasukuni are the finer, and Arnold has highlighted all key points well. just thought that a open discussion would be helpful to the new people to the forum, and those who aren't lucky enough to handle good gendaito

Hi guys, I hope we are well? considering the last week. well this is the first papered Emura gendai iv seen, they must be either regarding his work better or maybe just catering to the western market. but its really interesting is the way MURA is done. also the work is abit different, done in suguha base with some midare mixed in. can we disuss this blade, and Tsuruta's San's comparison to some Yasukuni smiths. Iv had both and each have there nicer points. http://www.aoijapan.com/katanagunto-emura-saku if this against the rules, sorry regards H

iv never tried neatsfoot, thanks for the hint, iv got a leather sword bag that needs help. I will post pics of before and after

its expensive but "renaissance wax" is good, but also Waproo renovationg polish, it contains all natural waxs. both are good for many reasons. 1, they don't change the colour of the leather 2, they don't make the leather soft and likely to tear, like saddle soap 3, and things like Dublin do long term damage by sealing the leather to the point of the internal leather drys from not being able to breath I have found the leather in the nco tassels are time bombs, unless they are in excellent condition just move them on, to prevent heart ache watching them fall apart

Hi ben, Its real, BUT... the hada ware may get worse, that aside its prob not worth the 1000-1500 to get it polished, considering the 100 to 150 hours of work for the Togi, they may decline it.

the owner really badly wanted it, and paid what he or she thought it was worth to them

nothing to evan bother posting. I now we all have to start some were, BBBUUUUTTTT this isn't a hidden gem. there is also nothing you can learn from this piece, apart from what "not" to buy next time. you may find it attractive or pleasing to own, but at the end of the day all you own is a rusted knife that may or may not come from Japan. none of the required feature are evan visable. best of luck with your next buy, if you continue to collect, I would suggest buying something is good condition, that can be easy identified as a Japanese sword, it does require a lot of money to start off, you can find lower quality items on fleabay for under 1000

thankyou all for the wisdom, I will build a bridge and get over it And Brian, I had never really looked at if from you view, Thanks to the all members who commented. Kind Regards Hamish

so the chinese that fought for the Japanese were issued different uniforms?

personally, I found the Connoisseurs guide can be very miss-leading and open to interpretation. did anyone else find this. but with the above info, im going straight for sesko

This bugs me abit, they post swords on the board, ask for translations and then sell on fleabay at a stupid price just for what appears to be personal gain instead of genuine interest. instead of offering the piece to the board first. and giving the people that did the hard work first offer. they then post a link to the website about the translation sub forum. does this piss-off anyone else???? considering some people are using this board as a free ride. ok I get translations done on the board, and I donate aswell, but I don't use it a value adding tool for my own ends any opinions to help my frustration are welcome, or am I over reacting http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Japanese-Sword-Nihonto-Gunto-WWII-Korea-Awarded-From-General-SIGNED-Japan-/172148574641?hash=item2814dac9b1:g:Mn4AAOSwZtJW9-N1

Hi guys, some time ago I sold my copy of the CONS guide to the Japanese sword, thinking I wouldn't use it any more, hahhaha stupid idea. but im thinking of buying another copy, but would I be better off buying the kantei series from sesko???

my understanding, is there all at the shrine for the ronin. i didn't see then when last there, but i went midweek.

hi Dave and Steve, I have a photo, that I thought the soldier wasn't very Japanese looking. what do you think,

THANKYOU VERY MUCH everyone, Morita, john, steve and mal. heaps of info regarding the others, which is a real bonus too Im trying to buy another postcard from this series of Oishi's katana which is shown in better detail compared to the other postcard. Donation made, and once again thanks for helping one of those guys who has trouble with the Japanese language, (also I struggle with English tohahahahah)