PeterS Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 Measures: Nagasa:39,2 cm (15.43") Moto haba: 2,95 cm (1.16") Moto kasane: 7,2 mm (0.28") Sori: 1,1 cm (0.43") If someone is interested, please send an offer. Thanks is advance. Quote
christianmalterre Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 so least, you should do offer a Limit a fish won´t bite without a propper meal! (there are rules here in sales section- please do follow them!) getting old.... Christian Quote
Stephen Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 Per for sale section rules you need a starting price, not ment to be rude, but we all have to do it. Quote
PeterS Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Posted November 25, 2015 Dear Christian and Stephen! I'm sorry, i didn't know that... i didn't read... I didn't want to write starting price but if i should... I think under 2000 USD i don't want to sell. I hope it's enough for the rules. Thank you very much for the warnings and your attention. ATBTY Peter Quote
Greg F Posted November 25, 2015 Report Posted November 25, 2015 Nice waki Peter. Some more blade close ups wouldnt hurt. Good luck with your sale. Greg Quote
Peter Bleed Posted November 26, 2015 Report Posted November 26, 2015 Maybe I don't know how the system works. And maybe it is because I own a Kunisada that I like a lot. But why is this a "regular saku" blade? and more to the point, at this price, why ain't somebody jumping on it? Peter Quote
PeterS Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Posted November 26, 2015 Nice waki Peter. Some more blade close ups wouldnt hurt. Good luck with your sale. Greg Dear Greg! Thanks. I have to work, but i make some pix and i'll upload them. ATBTY Peter Quote
PeterS Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Posted November 26, 2015 Perfect Peter Dear Jean! Thank you very much. I think too, but i have to sell... ATBTY Peter Quote
PeterS Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Posted November 26, 2015 Maybe I don't know how the system works. And maybe it is because I own a Kunisada that I like a lot. But why is this a "regular saku" blade? and more to the point, at this price, why ain't somebody jumping on it? Peter Dear Peter! I don' know why... Maybe the peoples are afraid that the blade isn't original. I think too that would be correct ooffer for this wakizashi more higher. I wrote a limit, under this i don't sell this wakizashi. At this price i give thanks for the offer. If i'll get a good price (what i think for this sword) than i say "amen". Withoot waiting or hasitate. First offer what i think well will be win. If i get better offer what i think than may be surprices too... :-D I'm very curious to offers. ATBTY Peter Quote
Marius Posted November 26, 2015 Report Posted November 26, 2015 Peter, I think that your sword might be good value for the money. Alas, the photographs you have provided are - excuse me for being blunt - substandard. I cannot see the hamon, just the hadori finish. I cannot see the hada - is it itame with masame? I see some black spots in the ha, but I'd like to have a close up so I can see what they are. If they are rust, I'd like to be able to see if the rust is serious. I also see that the new shirasaya has an inserted sayagaki. I think that people here on the board would help to translate it (as long as they are warned that the sword is for sale). I'd like to know what is written there, and surely, prospective buyers would like to know it, too. It takes some effort to sell a $2k item. You should make this effort and if the sword is as good as it seems, I am sure it will sell. Whining won't help, good pictures will. Sorry to be a bit harsh, but it is in your interest, not mine. Quote
PeterS Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Posted November 26, 2015 Peter, I think that your sword might be good value for the money. Alas, the photographs you have provided are - excuse me for being blunt - substandard. I cannot see the hamon, just the hadori finish. I cannot see the hada - is it itame with masame? I see some black spots in the ha, but I'd like to have a close up so I can see what they are. If they are rust, I'd like to be able to see if the rust is serious. I also see that the new shirasaya has an inserted sayagaki. I think that people here on the board would help to translate it (as long as they are warned that the sword is for sale). I'd like to know what is written there, and surely, prospective buyers would like to know it, too. It takes some effort to sell a $2k item. You should make this effort and if the sword is as good as it seems, I am sure it will sell. Whining won't help, good pictures will. Sorry to be a bit harsh, but it is in your interest, not mine. Dear Marius! No problem, you wasn't harsh. The sayagaki translation: 二百円 銘 和泉守藤原國貞 200 Yen Mei Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kunisada 日高三二 Hidaka 23 佐世保市 小佐世保町一二五六 Sasebo-shi Ko-sasebo-cho 1256 I think this saya is not new... maybe was made before the WWII... i think that about the wood... But i'm not axactly sure. Here is some pix. I'm sorry, but i can' make better. Yes, you saw well, the blade has 3 rust spot. The blade has a fight flaw on the ura side near the kissaki at the shinogi ji too... I hope these informations will be helpful to You and to everyone. ATBTY Peter Pix: Quote
hxv Posted November 26, 2015 Report Posted November 26, 2015 Peter, Just to clarify the AOI appraisal, did you purchase the blade from AOI or did you only send it to AOI for appraisal? Happy Holidays, Hoanh Quote
PeterS Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Posted November 26, 2015 Peter, Just to clarify the AOI appraisal, did you purchase the blade from AOI or did you only send it to AOI for appraisal? Happy Holidays, Hoanh Dear Hoanh! I bought this blade not from Tsuruta San. ATBTY Peter Quote
PeterS Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Posted November 29, 2015 RIP Kunisada Dear Stephen! Did you think about the blade? Thanks. ATBTY Peter Quote
Stephen Posted November 29, 2015 Report Posted November 29, 2015 Yes Peter im sorry the blade is far too corroded, Tsuruta san should give you your money back it he did not show the damage. 1 Quote
Jean Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Steven is right. You second batch of pictures, the first one in the series, last one bottom right. This ware in the hamon kills the blade, there even can be a hagire in the middle of it. Whoever sold this blade to you should take it back if he did not show it to you Quote
Marius Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Gentlemen, Peter said: "I bought this blade not from Tsuruta San". I hope you didn't pay too much, Peter Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 I think it might be a good idea and beneficial to have a good polisher give a careful evaluation of this blade before proceeding. Quote
Jean Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Sorry Franco but the requested price + polishing cost, far exceed the blade value. Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 Good Morning Jean, All, Jean, I'm only suggesting to 'show' the blade to a polisher to get his thoughts and professional opinion on the good, the bad, and the ugly (sorry, couldn't resist), and to ask .... 'is this blade done?' Years ago I was looking at a koto wakizashi that I was certain was beyond restoration due to all the kind of pitting/rust/flaws we see on this blade only even much more extensive as I recall. I spoke to a polisher who had looked at this blade and he said that it would come out fine with perhaps a few small pits remaining of the deeper pits within the hamon. It was at this point in my learning that I realized polishers don't look at a blade the same way as most collectors do. It is really quite amazing what an excellent polisher can do if he has enough metal to work with, and most of the time a polisher can tell you right away what the story will be. Quote
PeterS Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Posted November 30, 2015 Yes Peter im sorry the blade is far too corroded, Tsuruta san should give you your money back it he did not show the damage. Dear Stephen! Oh, no problem :-D Yes, has spots of rust but in live not so big. The blade work well at the tameshigiri (no hagire, beafy and strong blade). I think i hold it to me. Thanks for everything. ATBTY Peter ps.: Dear Marius! No. Was not to much. The polishing was my work, but i didn't want to lost to much meat. Old days used at so that flaws red urushi lacquering. For practice will be great to me. Thanks for your opinions and your kindness. ATBTY. Peter Dear Jean! Thanks. I understood your answer but i agree to You, that this blade work well at cutting practise. The tsuka not usual shape. At this shape the cutting faster a little bit... I think if i have a little time nowadays than i'll make a new profile picure :-DDDD Have a great day, thanks again and ATBTY. Peter Dear Franco! Thanks. I think you'd right. But i'm a nobody :-D Importantly to me at the polishing the cutting ability as the beauty. The blde has enough meat for a bigger polish. But never will be usable for cutting. This mean to me the "killed blade". Now just ugly )))) I think i hold myself... Thanks for your opinion and ATBTY. Peter Dear All! Thanks for every member attention. ATBTYA Peter 2 Quote
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