AussieMacca1972

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Mei: Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna(粟田口近江守忠綱) Tachi mei: sakai ichimon 堺一文 (name?) Nagasa: 53.4cm Sori: 1.1cm Mekuni Ana: 2 Total length: 69.1cm Habaki: gold foil Antique koshirae Shirasaya: new Located: Australia Price: $10,000AUD Payment method: Wise(preferred) or PayPal. Postage: Included in price. This blade was forged by the second-gen Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna(粟田口近江守忠綱) in the early Edo period (Late 17th century), based on the characteristic of the signature on the tang.�The second-gen Tadatsuna is one of Osaka’s most skilled and popular swordsmiths in the early Edo period, following Tsuda Sukehiro and Inoue Shinkai. These three sword makers are called Sanketsu of *Osaka Shinto. The second-gen Tadatsuna was born in 1644 as the first son of the first-gen Tadatsuna, who called himself the descendant of Awataguchi Kunitsuna, a famous swordsmith in the early Kamakura period.�Father was born in Hyogo prefecture and forged swords in Ushiroyama castle in Mie prefecture. Eventually, the first-gen Tadatsuna moved to Osaka.�The second-gen Tadatsuna’s real name is Asai Mandayu. The swordsmith’s name Tadatsuna lasted three generations, and the second-gen is said to have been the most famous and skilled one. And he was not only excellent at forging swords with different kinds of tempering lines (Hamon) but also excellent at inscribing sculptures on his work. New shirasaya and tsukamaki commissioned mid 2023. As with all my sales posts. Payment plan option is always available.

Still the available? The first one (€450)

Size wise requiring at least 3.8-3.85cm.

WTB Greetings all. I’m on the look out for a Shishi (Shishi peony) Fuchikashira set for a katana. I’m looking for a set in the Gotō style. Here’s a pic of a set I have which is wakizashi size. Seeking similar to this for a Katana tsukamki rebuild. Thanks for looking.

I saw this display at the beginning of April. Truly amazing. cheers Mark

Brisvegas matey.

Selling my Star Wars collection (the collection was known by a lot of collectors in Australia at the time…. Yep was quite big) could have paid for our new Lexus with cash and still enough to buy some of my first swords…… I choose more swords!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

53. Jumped fully into nihonto collecting at the end of 2022….. former Star Wars collector for most my life and always had a passion for Japanese swords and decided to switch my focus and haven’t looked back….. big Star Wars collection helped me secure some quite beautiful introductory swords.

Wow this is gorgeous and in my own country too. Where you located mate?

This looks very much like a Norimitsu. Nakago shape is very distinctive of this school from that era. Is this papered?

Hi mate, message coming your way about this sword. Mark Australia