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NihontoNoledge

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  1. Great info. Heres a High res shot. Still not a ton better but its better than the last.
  2. Great points Brian, and thank you. The swords in high grade IJN fittings that are machine stamped sell regularly for around 2000$ (again if they are the high grade rayskin, not the low grade wood laquer) I think thats the majority of the value in this package as mentioned by others. I think I got what I was looking for with this info and still feel comfortable knowing all of this vs what I paid. Out of curiosity, If its legitimatley signed and not a gimei, Does that change things on value? I am looking through signatures to find if there happens to be a match
  3. Makes a ton of sense. And I certainly tried not to knock anyone there, Although the thread was certainly a mess. I appreciate everyones help, Including negative comments. Im learning. So I do not know it all. as a matter of fact. I know almost nothing. I really need to study and continue learning.
  4. Others have said its ware from forging, Not neccesarily a crack. but I have no idea
  5. Hi Bjorn, Yes it appears that even the signature mei on our swords looks similar, but this from an untrained eye. Thanks for sharing!
  6. What is the top end of market price? again, Its not really about price but Im just trying to get an idea.
  7. Heres the link to the facebook commentary. Its a mess. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1542406446018557/permalink/2816580161934506/
  8. Hi Grey, I was told that its a "Chickenscratch gimei" and at that one of the worst they had seen. Because it was Gimei, One person said they wouldnt even buy it under 500$. The second person is an admin on that facebook page and so naturally I felt pretty awful when I heard that but despite overpaying a little I wont be returning this. I have also been told thta the board will not paper a gimei blade which i believe to be true.
  9. Well, I had several "well known" people tell me it was a 500$ purchase, I should return it and hang my head in eternal shame. Im not looking to flip this or make a big sum of cash, I just wanted a ancient blade, that fell in my budget and had great history. To that end, I feel vindicated and will have to take this to a panel to see if I can get papers. If I cant get it papered, Ill see if I can have the mei struck and then papered. Not everyone can afford 10,000$ -200,000$ rung so this is great for me.
  10. Thanks everyone. I have a machine made blade in Kaigunto mountings and that is a 2000$ sword because of the rarity of IJN high grade mountings. you can get the laquer sets far cheaper but to find a real traditional blade in high grade mounts means that the actual cost of just the blade was around 700$. Im happy to have this as a first and its opened the door to a ton of research and learning about these ancient blades!
  11. Hi everyone. I made my first foray into traditionally made blades. I have a machine made kaigunto but this kaigunto was pretty hard to pass up. I know just a little but i recognized it as ( What I think) is a very well made blade. I posted it on some facebook groups but i always find that specialized forums are the best for this sort of thing. Anyways, heres the sellers description of the item as I purchased it recently. Please check out the Mei as theres some questions if its legit. I paid approx 2750$. hopefully ive done well. Up for sale is a Japanese samurai sword in WW2 navy officer kai gunto mounts. This sword was probably never taken into combat, as can be seen from the excellent, completely intact ray skin on the scabbard. This specimen is in the finest condition I've seen for kai gunto mounts, and even comes with the original tassel. I purchased this sword directly from a sword dealer in Japan. The blade is from the koto era, and is made by the Bizen smith Sukesada, as shown on the nakago. The temper line is nice and active as you would expect from this Bizen smith. The blade has a 21.0" cutting edge. The sakihaba is 0.75", and the motohaba is 1.25". Don't miss your chance to own such a pristine kai gunto sword with a blade that was made about 500 years ago.
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