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    Tsuba help

    Surfson replied to javenowens's topic in Tosogu

    Not sure what school it's trying to be, but it looks cast to me, and likely modern.
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    John, I have looked at his items many times and already come to the conclusion that you have. Sorry about the tough lesson, and I assume that the backs of the menuki were not visible?
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    That's really exciting Ian. I definitely thought it was a nagamaki, and I'm glad to hear that you like it, aside from the shintetsu. I would have given you a run for your money if there was even a shred of visible hamon in any of the photos but there wasn't. I wasn't prepared to take the chance that it would come without any hamon at all or with a Nioigiri. I'm happy for you that it came through mostly healthy. Do keep us up to date with the shinsa and polishing results. Cheers, Bob
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    Hopefully you can get your money back and it won't be too expensive of a lesson. Take a look at the nakago ana and how it is not cut crisply (in fact, not cut at all). Also look to be casting lines inside the kogai ana. "Inlay" also looks fake. Study it a while before you send it back, and compare to some in Compton or some of the other good collections.
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    Looks like a healthy sword, and fit for iaido. The only down side would be that it has very tight koitame (maybe even tending toward muji hada), and it is in suguha. In other words, it has minimal grain in the steel and little activity (some ko ashi) in the hamon so there won't be much to study and appreciate. All in all, a nice sword and maybe better to swing than to study. Good luck and welcome. Bob
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    Moriyama San, thanks for sharing the wonderful story about the pun!
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    First character is the No from Mino, then Kaneshige. To me it's odd, but possibly No Kaneshige? Others more knowledgeable will weigh in.
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    Looks like yoshimitsu to me.
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    Nice sanbon sugi. Looks like an address on the right.
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    There was a metallographic study of this that I have seen. A guy cut a number of swords and looked at the crystal structure of the cut surface. I can't remember if it was an article or possibly it's a book that was published in Japan. I will root around a little and see if I can dig up the book.
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    If it is saiba, then one can't blame the polisher. During a fire the grain opens up and the jihada becomes very coarse like this, with lots of large openings that look like ware. I couldn't see a mizukage on the blade, but that probably means that the whole blade was treated when it was retempered.
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    I'm no expert, but looks like a classic saiba to me. I learned this the hard way - the open hada is usually a strong clue, especially in the context of the blackened nakago. Just one person's opinion.
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    The vast majority of times, bidders smell a rat and the blades from China go very cheaply. It becomes more remarkable when the listers lie and bidders drive the price up on an obvious fake.
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    This always amazes me. http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-2-Japanese-OFF ... 500wt_1156
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    Looks like lots of ware and shintetsu stem to stern to me.
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    Does the one character have wings? Who is that? Nice tsuba by the way.
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    Jason, for $225 you can buy a decent and interesting tsuba on ebay that you will enjoy and will hold its values and possibly your interest. Virtually any sword you can buy for that amount will be very poor unless you find a private sale from a seller that doesn't know what they have.
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    You will likely be frustrated trying to buy a tsuba that fits on ebay. You will get something home and it will either be very loose or, worse yet, the nakago ana will be too small for the tang of the sword. Best to bring it to a show and go around the room looking for somebody that has hundreds of inexpensive tsuba and start trying the wakizashi size tsuba out on your blade. Cheers, Bob
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    Wonderful! Thanks for a great post. I met Yoshindo many years ago, and it was nice to see him at work again. He gave me a signed hand made souvenir knife that I still cherish.
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    Hi Paul. I would be interested in buying one if you can please send a link to a secure site. Cheers, Bob
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    Make that Yasumitsu
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    I am thinking Yasumune and showa ni ju nen (1946? sounds late). I could be off a bit.
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    Reinhard, your answer is hilarious. I can actually see what you mean! A more down to earth translation would be Bishu osafune I think.
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    I have a drawer full of seppa and match one up for shape, color and thickness and add it to the stack. It took a couple of decades to collect them though. b
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    It appears to me to be a reasonably well made sword considering the era in which it was made. Is John Slough continuing to collect oshigata? Maybe he has other examples.
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