pcfarrar
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I once had a chromed katana in gunto mounts. Even the nakago was chromed. It was nicely signed I forget the smith. When the chrome came off underneath was a stainless steel blade. :| A few of the swords I've seen that have been chromed and had it removed have suffered badly for it. I don't think that Wakizashi on ebay is worth the expense of having the chrome removed.
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Musashi 49 episode TV series (2003)
pcfarrar replied to pcfarrar's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I finally watched all of Musashi. Not bad at all. Just a bit too much "love" like Ichi mentioned previously. I'm about half way through the NHK Yoshitsune series and this is superb!! Liking it much better than Musashi and it has some excellent battle scenes. The actor that plays Kuro Yoshitsune is just perfect in his role. -
I sent a small katana to Germany a few weeks ago via EMS from the UK. No problems at all and it took less than 3 days.
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Newbie question - would this be a good first sword?
pcfarrar replied to wisp's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
How about this? Not a bad beginners sword for the price. https://www.aoi-art.com/auction/en/auct ... 1141534367 -
Thanks again Moriyama san!
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I got mine from ebay. Region 3 Hong Kong DVD. It has english subtitles and Japanese audio.
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Well I finally got my parcel that was shipped accidently to the USA. In the past I know people who have phoned them to sort out problems, they apparently speak good english.
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Ok finally got round to watching it a few days ago. Good film, excellent special effects, well worth buying!
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Hi, Can anyone tell me what it says for the boshi on these papers? Also what does it say under Musashi Kuni in the remarks column. Thanks, Peter
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One thing I might also add is his customs labelling are very poor. He does not write antique for antique items. In countries like the UK where we have stupidly low import limits this can result in a nasty customs charge. You then have to go through the hassle of proving your item is antique and putting in a refund claim etc..
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Daimyou sorted it out for me. My package has been redirected from the USA to the UK. I guess if anyone has problems with them it pays to be persistent and keep emailing until they reply.
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What's the real story on Daimyoueb54 in Japan? I did a search on the EMS shipments and found he shipped one on the same day/time to the UK so hopefully its mine
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I may as well email him in latin same chance of getting a reply. Hopefully he's just given me the wrong tracking number.
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Ok I bought an item from them and according to the EMS number they gave me its shipping to the USA. Should I be worried I live in the UK?
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Comments on a dealer?
pcfarrar replied to Henry Wilson's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I haven't dealt with them myself but the prices look very expensive for swords. -
John Bolton can make good habaki. His silver habaki with cat scratches are very nice and around £100 ish.
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not that you'll buy it but
pcfarrar replied to Bungo's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I'm after this yari: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0045358677 Looks like a big gamble but it could polish up ok. He's started using reserves now, not suprised as one of my friends got a decent yari off him a few weeks back for £60 :lol: -
I just bought a copy of the DVD from ebay. I'll let you know :D
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not that you'll buy it but
pcfarrar replied to Bungo's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
You'll need to be to win the yari tanto -
It looks very tired, no more than a few hundred $. You'd probably be able to get something a lot better from Aoi Art. They always have cheap tanto around 100,000 yen every few weeks.
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"Low reserve for what could be kokuho" :lol: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320040732829
