KORSH Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-KOTO-S ... 2320e48a53 What do you think about it? Good deal? I think it is very risky, because the photos are not that good. Plus you will need additional 4-6k for polishing. And Juyo, why doesn´t he do it himself.... ? Alex Quote
CSM101 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 At first sight I thought: gendai! Uwe G. Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 At first sight I thought: gendai! Uwe G. Quote
cabowen Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 At first sight I thought: gendai! Uwe G. Uhhmmmmm, no. Quote
CSM101 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 Hi, when I play a little bit with the pics you can see, that all 3 holes in the tang are drilled. The rust doesn´t look right. And for a real Ujifusa I added another pic. I think that a third of the price would be okay. But maybe I am wrong. Greetings Uwe G. Quote
Jean Posted August 10, 2012 Report Posted August 10, 2012 The last picture looks like it would have been taken by big Mo... Quote
cisco-san Posted August 13, 2012 Report Posted August 13, 2012 Hi,when I play a little bit with the pics you can see, that all 3 holes in the tang are drilled. Uwe G. Hi Uwe, Please explain. I tried to see the same, but... Many thanks Klaus Quote
CSM101 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Posted August 13, 2012 Hello Klaus, Okay, first I will post the photos and then comes the explanation. Uwe G. Quote
CSM101 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Posted August 13, 2012 Hi, I can only make the explanation with the tang. The reason comes later. What really makes me wonder are the edges of the holes. For a better explanation I added a photo from a blade same age (Sue-Koto). They are too sharp in certain areas (red and green arrow). And that only happens, when you drill a hole. The holes are very roundish. And they don´t look hammered. And if the blade is Sue-Koto, then at least one hole should look like as one in the tang from the real Ujifusa. In the yellow area the rust doesn´t look right either. The tang is ubu and untouched. No machiokuri. I know, that this blade is not gendai. No doubt about it. But it isn´t Sue-Koto either. Then once again, the description. A polisher saw the blade and it is not a big deal to polish the blade. And what else did he say? Could he confirm, that this is a blade from Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa, first generation? Instead of that, you get infos from Harry Afu. It is not guarantied, that the sword is from him. Juyo status: just guessing. And then I made a little bit C.S.I. Wladiwostok with the photos from the blade. The seller uses a Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD and Photoshop Elements 10. I start with white balance, brightness and colour correction. Maybe one or two filters. And after that I can see hidden details, that are in the photo but no one is busy enough to make them visible. But here I can do whatever I want, there are no hidden details. And this is not because of the old polish. Fuji-photos always tended to be more green. And I have seen at least 1.500 photos taken by a Fujifilm FinePix S2800HD. And you never see the blade as a whole. The seller lives in Hawaii. And here I start to imagine Beach Bunnies, Magnum with Higgins with my Ferrari and a LOT of sun. But all the photos are too dark. No exception. Please, go out and make a photo in the sun with your camera and tell me then, if the picture is too dark. And 5 photos of the blade are out of focus. But the Kiss of Death is the return policy. Assume you buy the blade and you find out, that this blade is not Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa, first generation. You can not return the blade, because it is not guarantied, that this is Wakasa nop Kami Ujifusa, first generation. It is inscribed Ujifusa and the blade needs a polish. Nothing else. I know, that you as a private seller can add this no-return-policy to an article you want to sell. But only as a private person. The seller has more than 3.200 feedbacks. Are you a private person then? But as I always claim: you are all adults, you can go alone to the toilet (at least I hope so). And so you can make your own decisions. Maybe I am unfair... Okay: I am unfair. But so is the seller. There are infos missing, that should be in the description right from the start. But once again: maybe I am wrong! If you buy the blade and it get´s a decent polish with papers Wakasa no Kami Ujifusa first generation and perhaps even juyo I will apologize deeply. And as part of the reparation I will run naked with a peacock feather in my... whatever... through Vienna. Or Salzburg, if that is better. But I hope that you dont pay at least 12.500 Dollar just to see something disgusting like that. This is just my opinion. You are all adults... Greetings Uwe G. Quote
Jean Posted August 13, 2012 Report Posted August 13, 2012 Uwe, For everyone sake on the board, I hope you are right Quote
cisco-san Posted August 14, 2012 Report Posted August 14, 2012 Hi Uwe, good explanation I was just curios and I do not plan to buy this blade!! Anyway, I will spend beer if you run naked with a peacock feather...... throught Vienna or Salzburg :D kind greetings Klaus Quote
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