Jon MB
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I was wondering what we think? Mumei wakizashi, Late Koto? No Tsuba Length: 23" overall, 18.5" nagasa Many thanks in advance. Will probably pass it on, but wanted one or two opinions first. Warm rgards, Jon B
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Surely some sort of discrete patination is likely to occur over time, slowed by by oiling, and only the abrasive features of uchiko will remove that patination, at the expense of the 'clarity' of the polish. Just a thought.
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Excellent!
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A few blade pics. I dislike photographing blade details, so difficult..as you all know,,esp when out of polish..
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Yes, the lowest section had rotted leather on it.
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Saya very rusted in middle section. I oiled it then scrubbed it, by hand, to make it slightly more presentable. It looked like it had come out of a Burmese swamp.
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Note large sarute, and ok sized same nodules. Gold wash to habaki.
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Thanks guys. The hamon is an un-exiting gunome, glimpses of which can be seen in pics. I can't see details of hada. Steel is quite uniform, 'blueish' hue.
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Another mei pic with a comparison
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Thread kindly moved by Brian from translation section to nihonto section. Am I right in thinking this piece has good potential? I am not a Shin-shinto collector, but it seems this may be good.
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Uwe, many thanks for info.
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Pics come up at different angles to what I want..oh well
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Some pics
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Thank you Uwe, can you tell me more?
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Following with interest...
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Uwe, what do you think?
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I bought unseen, based on pic of sugata and ok tsuba.
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Thank you Steve. It's Sat AM, pre-coffee, grasping the situation.
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Found in Gunto mounts, good fittings
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"X X shu Shitahara Hachiro Fujiwara Masa X saku" (?) From a learned advisor..
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Many thanks in advance! Sincerely, Jon
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Nice item there!
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Thank you for the input guys. I like this piece alot, but I may pass it on as I was aiming for something earlier when I was studying it pre purchase. Got me well interested in the Tegai school though...
