Mark

is it the same item/auction? The seller's name seems to be different on the closed auction than the bid record. maybe i don't understand how it works, i have never used this service

Sorry my mistake. Hopefully you can find it soon

Grey appears to have one. he is a good guy to deal with https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/book/sword-books/b635-dai-token-ichi-2003-2/

The Vegas show is a few months away. Plan now to attend if possible. For information see https://www.vegasswordshow.com/ The public days are Friday and Saturday. Here is a flyer for the show If you have any questions please contact me Thanks for Looking Mark

the second hole does not look like made by a "bubba" looks properly done. This was made early (1936). Maybe tachi vs katana placement? Maybe made for 94 and mounted in 98. Maybe standard but mounted in "custom" gunto mounts. Could be a bunch or reasons. I don't think it is a big deal but that is in the eye of the individual. mark

No shinsa at the show this year. I will be posting a thread with show details shortly, i had sent information to past table holders and will follow up with information to past attendees. thanks Mark

my opinion is this a fake, or copy, of an NCO sword. sorry

Paul D collection (or much of it) sold at auction, and those that did not sell were/are available through a dealer here A large collection from northwest was sold through a well know dealer (he may have some still available) i am not sure of the results but there are some examples that could be looked at

Showa wordsmiths $95 Shin nihonto no kantei nyumon with translation (Signed by Harry to previous owner) $175 Papinot $20 Nihon Rekishi no Zuikan $20

Yamada newsletters $200 Sue koto $50 Gassan (sold) Mon book $125

Armor books Japanese armour $30 nihon katchu taikan $275 (350 on Amazon) Japanese armor makers for the samurai $245 exhibition Kyoto 1987 $50

3 Compton catalogs $170 hawleys brown (some tape on cover) $300

Gendai toko meikan 2 @ $75 each mino to with supplement $95 sukashi Tsuba $85

Matchlock $100 shinto benji oshigata $50 3 Nihonto koza damaged spine $150 good $175 good signed best wishes harry watson $200

i have a bunch of books (duplicates) that i don't need. I am going to post a couple of pictures of the pile and then in the next few days i will list individuals with prices and descriptions. I partner with Grey and he has given me permission to use information from his website https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/ but if Grey has the book please buy it from him. All books are in decent used condition, please ask any questions, i can send additional pictures. There is NO smoke odor I am in Ohio USA i can mail USPS Media Mail or any way the buyer wishes. Postage and any other fees are the buyers responsibility but i only charge actual shipping cost. I will offer them here first, then in a few days i will list them on FB thanks for looking Mark nixe@bright.net

from pictures it looks oil tempered. has decent military mounts and that is popular now. I would think it would be most valued by a military sword collector. In my area it would probably sell in the $650-900 range....... just my opinion based on what i see

i am not sure what to make of this. I don't want to stir things up more than they are. I agree that a sword needs to be seen in hand especially when in this condition. I think people get an exaggerated idea of what can be established from a few pictures. The internet seems to feed the "instant answer to everything" idea. Reality is different. I think the owner is in Indiana. Not sure where as it is a big state but he is fortunate as there is a study group in Indiana. I saw Chris posted and he is a member. I live near northeast IN and would help if you ever travel to the Toledo area. There is the Chicago sword show every April where you can meet a multitude of collectors. I see "In the UK, you cannot buy a genuine UNPOLISHED Antique "Samurai Katana" for less than £2000, seriously. I think I'm being optimistic with that price"........ while this may be true in the UK here in Midwest US you can buy plenty of swords for less than $1500. I will be at a show next week with 20+ swords many of them less than $1000 ..... but that is probably supply and demand mark

I have not commented as it is difficult to figure bonuses or incentives for gold membership. Many of the comments above make good sense. I agree with the thought that having people "just use us" for multiple translations and info for commercial benefit (selling elsewhere) is frustrating. I enjoy some help from time to time, thanks to the group! some suggestions to limit abuse (without supporting the forum) sounds positive. One suggestions for a benefit of membership could be an advantage on sale items. We are all in different time zones and i see comments from members about missing opportunities to buy something. Maybe gold members have access to new sale listings for 12 hours before they are listed for everyone? Or maybe gold members receive a notification of some type like an email (possibly members could turn these on or off as preferred) might give gold members a slight advantage to see new items for sale. From a sellers perspective selling to a gold member might be easier than navigating multiple unknown people inquiring and making a sale more difficult. I'll give it some more thought Mark

Grey is a great guy https://japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/swords/q863-signed-dated-polished-papered-mounted-katana-by-hoki-no-kami-masayuki/ (note he is my partner)

he was at SOS and Chicago. he has email and phone issues at times so it may take a bit to catch him, he is busy

Jacques thanks. that was my thought when i couldn't find an example of that signature. Joe had some interesting leads that i had not seen. I appreciate the comments, good to discuss swords mark

Steve==thanks! Joe, thanks for that, welcome to NMB, that was a big help and gives me some encouragement to research further. Great references i would not have found It may just be gimei but it is certainly cut boldly

I have a katana signed Awataguchi Nagatsuna. Nagatsuna was a student of Tadatsuna but i can not find an example of him signing this way. The shape of the nakago resembles Tadatsuna so makes sense if a student. The way it is signed reminds me of Tadatsuna's mei Any constructive thoughts appreciated. If anyone has seen this mei or has a reference i would appreciate it thanks mark

thank you. i appreciate the help

i usually don't list much online, i do most face to face at shows. But someone asked about buying a "real" but inexpensive sword so i showed a few on that thread. i did not hear any follow up so i will list them in case anyone is interested each is a genuine antique nihonto but they are in rough condition hence the lower price thanks for looking