dominnimod Posted January 26, 2016 Report Posted January 26, 2016 Hello, i have found a possible piece to add to my collection.It's being sold as a Muromachi period blade,but the tang looks to good shaped(in my opinion)for a blade from that period.The patina is black.Could it maybe from the beggining of Edo? .The blade shape is quite ambigous.Any help is apreciated. Cheers Josh Quote
dig1982 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Posted January 26, 2016 I see this blade on ebay, and probably there is an hagire... Quote
dominnimod Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Posted January 26, 2016 I see this blade on ebay, and probably there is an hagire... Dam,I didn't noticed that D; Quote
dig1982 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Posted January 26, 2016 Seems an hagire but without the blade in hands is not simple to say for sure, but i see there is on the other side too...watch all the pics of the auction... Quote
dominnimod Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Posted January 26, 2016 Seems an hagire but without the blade in hands is not simple to say for sure, but i see there is on the other side too...watch all the pics of the auction... Yes,seems to be same that shows on both sides Quote
dig1982 Posted January 26, 2016 Report Posted January 26, 2016 But you can wait experts opinions... Quote
dominnimod Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Posted January 26, 2016 Well,i actually want it for its historical value,so i wouldnt mind that fatal flaw as long as the blade is genuinely that old,can someone help me with its age? Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 26, 2016 Report Posted January 26, 2016 What does the age mean to you? If it is not well made, it has no value regardless of the age. Quote
Pika007 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Posted January 27, 2016 guessing this is one of daimyou's sales? Usually they notice and clearly state if there is hagire, weird they didn't put a notice on such an obvious one like this Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 27, 2016 Report Posted January 27, 2016 Well,i actually want it for its historical value,so i wouldnt mind that fatal flaw as long as the blade is genuinely that old First, please sign all of your posts with at least your first name, per Brian's rules. The blade is most likely Shinto, & that is definitely a hagire - when you can see it from the full-length photo, it's a really bad one. Forget historical value! If you are going to collect Nihonto, buy only the best that you can afford, ALWAYS! Buying a piece of junk like this will do absolutely nothing for you to teach you about Japanese swords! Start by buying reference books, as many as you can afford, so you'll know what's good & bad about a blade. Ken Quote
dominnimod Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Posted January 27, 2016 First, please sign all of your posts with at least your first name, per Brian's rules. The blade is most likely Shinto, & that is definitely a hagire - when you can see it from the full-length photo, it's a really bad one. Forget historical value! If you are going to collect Nihonto, buy only the best that you can afford, ALWAYS! Buying a piece of junk like this will do absolutely nothing for you to teach you about Japanese swords! Start by buying reference books, as many as you can afford, so you'll know what's good & bad about a blade. Ken Ok, thanks for the tip,but i'm student and cheap/flawed blade is what i can afford with my budget Anyways i didn't buy that one after all Josh Quote
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