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

Guys, I could not make it as work got in the way "again" any great finds or buys?? also any photos?? Fred Geyer

It is still a very rare sword that is matching , when was the last time you saw one for sale and the old paint is easly taken off to the original finish, I say a good buy!! my be the last one you see sold for many... many, years!!

​Or Hillary will stand up and lie to everyone and say NOTHING ever has got papered and yet she will THEN say rich people have Higo tsuba and then promise to take all your nice tsuba and give them to everyone else because it is not fair that you have worked and studied and got a really good tsuba..... when a new person has crap tsuba!! AND no one should be with out free tsuba that you never worked for. Fred

Agree with Ron about the Field Museum's Gunsaulus Collection did matter if it was a good signature just had to be pretty in hand, bold design as I am sure they were all $2.00 each or less in that time of history. Also changed my photo to one of the tsuba we saw, was great carving! Fred Geyer

All, As always Mark did a great job !!! Show 100% sold out and was packed on Saturday even Sunday at noon was busy, I never even had time to even eat lunch on Saturday, and missed Mike's NBTHK lecture which I heard was great ...they always are !! Then each night after the show Mark has his evening party for the Dealers, so Great job Mark!! Also picked up a great tsuba and Koshirea to bring home ,thanks to Fred Weissberg So I had a great Show !!! Fred Geyer

All , yes the amount of fittings on the market is HUGE!!....But the amount of great fittings is ZERO , we have had this conversation before with Borris and James the amount of stuff out there is great try to find Juyo fittings ....swords heck take your pick !! Fred Geyer

you asked...here you go

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Have had this one for awhile and always wondered about what is going on here, is he yelling at someone ??? and look at the guys hair! Who would the tsuba maker see at that time would have hair like that????? Fred Geyer

Found this handle with everything off of it, but bought it anyway to figure out what was wrote under the wrap but I am stuck so asking for help Fred Geyer