AndyMcK Posted April 23, 2016 Report Posted April 23, 2016 Hello all, selling few wakizashis to finance projects. All need some love and have seen better days. First one. Blade with mei Yamato no kami Tadayuki. Long opening of laminations and also stains and scratches on the blade. Old polish, touch up by some amateur or the normal story of sandpapering to remove rust. Nagasa: 54 cm Sori: 1,4 cm Motogasane: 0,7 cm Motohaba: 3,0 cm Sakigasane: 0,5 cm Sakihaba: 1,9 cm Has a lot of thickness left in the blade but cannot quarantee the ware will be smaller after polish. Asking price 800€ plus shipping costs. PM for better photos of more info. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Posted April 23, 2016 Second one. Blade with mei, can not regocnize the kanji probable added later by owner or worn down because nakago looks like it has been cleaned. Blade is very strong and has some stains and oxidation but will polish out nicely. Some scratches and nicks but nothing serious. Looks like a shinto period blade with suguha hamon. Nagasa: 40 cm Sori: 0,9 cm Motogasane: 0,6 cm Motohaba: 2,8 cm Sakigasane: 0,5 cm Sakihaba: 2,2 cm Asking price 800€, small room to negotiate. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Posted April 23, 2016 3rd blade Mei, Kaneshige, has seen a lot of life and is quite worn but still seems elegant. Has original torokusho with it (don't ask me how, was attached to it) and description on shirasaya. Nagasa: 34,7 cm Sori: 0,9 cm Motogasane: 0,5 cm Motohaba: 2,6 cm Sakigasane: 0,3 cm Sakihaba: 1,9 cm Has stains and scratches, will not survive a full polish in my opinion. Asking 600€ for this. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Posted April 24, 2016 4th blade Kaneyoshi, Mino possibly Zenjyo group. Nagasa: 54,8 cm Sori: 1,3 cm Motogasane: 0,6 cm Motohaba: 2,9 cm Sakigasane: 0,49 cm Sakihaba: 2,3 cm Elegant blade with old polish and shirasaya. ready for enjoying as is, papering it should place it on late Muromachi period. Gunome midare hamon and mokume mixed with masame hada. Has a small area in boshi that seems to have hit something harder than blades steel, has left an "overpolished" area to the blade. Guaranteed to polish out fine. Asking 1800€ for this, little room to negotiate. Quote
Toryu2020 Posted April 24, 2016 Report Posted April 24, 2016 Number two is signed Sanjo Munechika 1 Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Posted April 24, 2016 Thank you Thomas, so quite obvious addition by someone.. Antti Quote
paulb Posted April 24, 2016 Report Posted April 24, 2016 not necessarily there was a smith working in the 1800s who used that mei Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Posted April 24, 2016 Ah, just checked it from Markuses index, you mean the one with kokaji in his mei? Antti Quote
paulb Posted April 24, 2016 Report Posted April 24, 2016 Hi Antti Yes I think so. I am doing this from memory but if I remember correctly he was working mid 1800s and unlike the original who never used kokaji, only Sanjo or Munechika, but never both and never with Kokaji the shin-shinto man used all three elements in various combinations. I think that sword has some real potential there looks to be a lot of actvity in both jihada and hamon. Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Posted April 24, 2016 Aye, it is one of the project blades I was looking to get in the hands of professional to make a good clean window and have it appraised by shinsa, maybe still will, depends on how it goes with the other blades. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Posted April 26, 2016 Open to offers on the blades as I need to move them! Posting the last one that was on other topic soon. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Posted April 26, 2016 5th blade, mumei wakizashi with koshirae. Measurements: Nagasa: 52,5 cm Sori: 1,2 cm Motogasane: 0,65 cm Motohaba: 2,85 cm Sakigasane: 0,5 cm Sakihaba: 2,1 Old polish, very active blade, discussed on other topic. Possibly Satsuma region. Has normal age related wear and one roundish mark which looks like a hit from something. Looking for 1800€ but open to offers as well. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Posted April 28, 2016 Price reductions: 1st blade: 600€ 2nd blade: sold 3rd blade: 500 € 4th blade: 1500€ 5th blade: 1600€ make offers folks, will consider anything reasonable, also if that fellow who wanted blades for resale in his country is looking you can get them all for 4500€ and get 6th waki for free ( not too shabby that one..) . Of course all are welcomed to them all. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Posted April 28, 2016 Number two is now sold! Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted April 30, 2016 Author Report Posted April 30, 2016 Price reductions: 1st blade: 500€ 2nd blade: sold 3rd blade: 500 € 4th blade: 1450€ 5th blade: 1550€ Offers welcomed! Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Posted May 3, 2016 Price reductions: 1st blade: 450€ 2nd blade: sold 3rd blade: 450€ 4th blade: 1300€ 5th blade: 1400€ Offers are welcome! Otherwise off to the shelf to gather dust and wait for projects/papering. Antti Quote
Chefsmagic Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Hi Antti, Couldn't be happier with the blade, well packed, speed of light shipping, and of course: "So much better in hand" Looking forward to endless hours of gazing at the blade. Thanks, Ron 1 Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 Thank you for the compliment Ron! Enjoy the blade! Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Posted May 7, 2016 A bumb and price reductions: 1st blade: 400€ 2nd blade: sold 3rd blade: 400€ 4th blade: 1250€ 5th blade: 1350€ Still looking for reasonable offers as well! Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Posted May 12, 2016 4 blades still available! Send offers and trades possible also. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 18, 2016 Author Report Posted May 18, 2016 It seems to be a bad time to get any blades moving so a bump and few reductions... 1st blade: 400€ 2nd blade: sold 3rd blade: 400€ 4th blade: 1150€ 5th blade: 1250€ And as always, offers or trades welcome! Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Posted May 26, 2016 Still available! Buy one or all for fixed price of 2800€. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Posted June 13, 2016 Numbers 4 and 5 sold off board. Antti Quote
AndyMcK Posted June 13, 2016 Author Report Posted June 13, 2016 Thank you! At considerable loss but have to get them moving! -Antti Quote
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