Robert Housley Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 Hi all, I recently purchased this showa katana and had a couple of questions. The lacquer of the saya is chipped in several(most) places and I was wondering if the value of the koshirae would be lowered by repairing the lacquer? Also, the tsuka and ito are in great shape, but the tsuba and seppa have a bit of a wiggle. Would replacing the seppa with slightly thicker ones hurt value if I resell this and keep the originals for a buyer? I may keep the the sword and remount it, but even if I do I would like to restore the saya. Here are some pics. Thanks for looking. Robert Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted June 22, 2014 Report Posted June 22, 2014 If you send it to a qualified sayashi, the value would increase on the koshirae. I'm not sure it would really increase the total package though, as your sword is showato. But if you value it highly enough, than it's worth what ever you put into it. Quote
Robert Housley Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Posted June 22, 2014 Thanks Joe. The blade is fairly nice. I think it would be a nice cutter. It's quite sharp. I have another showa-to that is longer and has a meatier blade. I will keep one of the two and pass the other one along. I bought 2 other blades for a project from Ebay. I sent both of them back because one had a chip at the ha-machi and the other one had been the victim of a grinder on the mune. I guess to remove rust... It was nasty! I do woodworking as a hobby and I have some experience with lacquer. I figure this winter will be busy... I have some projects to mount. Robert Quote
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