Fred Geyer

Just bought this guy any help on the mei and info Has been setting in the living room for 71 years Fred Geyer

I maybe out of turn here but I understood this as "ALL" counted from the start to today Fred

Arnold please explain to us "terminal date" Fred Geyer

Yea my fault....... I acted like the teenager on his first date with the hot girl! BUT it does show how rare this stuff is in the world...Thanks Darcy for the numbers! That was all I was trying to get was a discussion about was the numbers and the rarity of these makers compared to swords Something new to discuss! Fred Geyer

I will let Darcy comment on this with his research on early Juyo papers Fred

So with 193 countries in the world that leaves 11 for us in the USA....ok yea i know a great juyo Ichijo is the GDP of some of the 193 !!! Fred Geyer

Darcy was the man here!! Koshirae 685 tsuba 786 menuki 181 F/K 99 kogai 122 kozuka 244 So as you can see look at the number of all these you have see on all websites for the last 10 years and shows and Ebay ...it would be tens of thousands and menuki 181 WOW and Koshirae was included with blades so just a raw koshirae would be a lot lower. So the number of swords through out the ages all took the above and only 2,117 TOTAL items can we say RARE !!!! Fred Geyer

Has any one ever counted the number of juyo 1) Koshirae 2) Tsuba 3) Kozuka you get the point , it was very interesting how LOW the total number of tokubetsu juyo tosogu are out there only 130 total items but to the relationship to how many Juyo are there ?? I am sure one of our members know this answer to this question. looking forward to seeing these numbers Fred Geyer

WOW there are miracles!!! After 21 days in the SYSTEM is showed up !!!! I had to make only 6 calls to the USPS, file an international claim, have our post master call his boss, who called his boss AND it is delivered!!! Fred Geyer

PM just sent to our Friend in Finland !!! Thanks Fred Geyer

Do we have any members in Finland ?? I have a package sent USPS and they lost it !! says it has been there for 11 days and nothing else Fred Geyer

Mark did a great job as always a lot busier this year and some great finds Great too see old friends again .....swords a little slow ...but fittings WOW sold sold sold Thanks Mark!!!! Fred Geyer

All, Really looking forward to seeing everyone at the show, I need everyone to save and bring lots of $ to the show I will be bringing a lot of great stuff to really advance your collection and study to the next level be it sword or tsuba.... hozon to juyo .......out comes 30 years of really great stuff !! Why you ask...just shuffling the deck so to speak....... so please stop at my tables and lets talk ! Fred

Eddie, Been looking for 20 years seen 3 Ubu signed Shodai all were $14,000 plus all outstanding blades "be careful many 2nd gen papered as 1st " I have never seen a Ubu Mumei Shodai Nobutaka , all of them Masatsune, Ujifusa and Nobutaka signed the works they did. Which have Never seen a Masatsune katana and only 2 Ujifusa all are very rare and should be considered a real find to see one and own one Fred Geyer

I bought it !!! No shill Bidding I have a kozuka in that book, cheap I think for the information Fred Geyer

Wow just read this thread, I remember Harry telling me about the 45 trade he told me it was cool !! A great man..... hired him many times to translate tsuba books for me then he would not take my money and just had to buy him dinner or a night of drinks at a sword show He went to a Jesuit school by us he would tell me about a lot. Cheers Harry Fred Geyer

Richard your photo is better then mine!!! Fred

here is a iron juyo with the soft metal one.... so everyone is happy ....quality is quality iron or soft metal Fred

you have to love translations !!

that one is mine !!, yes they are out there 2nd Juyo in 2 years the other came from a gun show that no one looked at because it was in duck taped saya only. go to sword shows and go to the NBTHK displays and see great swords to know what to look for in the old rustly blades, yes guys they are there!! Fred

Richard, will take number 3 please contact me Fred

just got home from the show as always Mark does a perfect job every time, from treat bags to a great show party to the large crowd. Also very good to see old friends I have not been able to see...a must attend show, and also with people buying ! Fred Geyer

OK Brian, yes I can respond ..I just like to read the form. This set is the only set I have ever seen and truly early Namban and both having a one piece construction and to be together for generation after generation shows the importance of this set. Yes I agree they are not late Edo Kyoto bling but a set of very early K/K. I ask this one question show me a set of this age that are not Daimyo owned and kept in a important family collection that are not 30K plus as this set is the time of Goto Tokujo ...what would that set cost??? I would not just say look at the Namban set but WOW look at the set of Momoyama K/K set !! Will ask again ...show me another set for sale???? So blow the photos up and put it in your memory bank, and think of the time these were made!!!! Fred

I think if you read above I see some cheap statements by people Fred

NONE of you must be looking at the photos it has a brass plug on the end ..it is 1090% right , you shoulnt NOT comment if you do not look and study . Fred