Fred Geyer

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

Not Shodai Ujifusa !!!!! Fred

one on eaby with a very rare german blade http://www.ebay.com/itm/161628154969?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 fred

hey guys, I think is 100% 3rd generation. The boshi is not like any 2nd generation I have seen ...will send photos when Iget home in a few weeks. Next is the shape of the nakago and how low the maru is, will send photos of 2nd ..then 3rd then a 2nd and 3rd made sword to show the difference as there is a BIG difference as 2nd worked liked 1st generation except the nakago Fred Geyer

I am sure this is third generation by the temper but maybe 2nd depending on the nakago mune

what shape is the nakago mune , and better photo of the complete kissaki temper Fred Geyer

Sorry for such a late reply have been in alot of states last few weeks, Sorry to say this is not a Owari Nobutaka mei from any of the generations. Sorry for the not good news! Fred Geyer

What years did the Japanese control Thailand to have there own swords made in Japan?? Fred Geyer

No the blade does not come out, but is naginata shape and a thin temper. Has anyone out there seen another one like this?? Fred Geyer

The above is why I respect Boris and his studies!! Fred Geyer

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Here is a Japanese manufactured sword and dagger, from which place or island I have no clue was told have been in family since 1944. Blade on tanto is real and sharp the sword is plated. OK you military sword experts who carried this set?? Fred Geyer

What about honesty , truth and hell just being just a good person?? I see that the buyer beware thing, but to to keep tring untill you perfect making copies to screw people is just wrong!! In the coin world they fake every major coin and date, they are so good unless you have a loop you cant tell, so have a new person spends there first $500.00 they saved for months to get they find out they got screwed and for ever GONE is the next generation in the hobby. I see there crap at every gun show, even in major auction houses are fake china crap!! The iron tsuba they are making are good and will take young new people in the hobby, they will buy it get screwed and also gone!! All I see is that culture distroying every hobby untill all we do is sell things back and forth to each other. Fred Geyer