TheGermanBastard Posted December 13, 2017 Report Posted December 13, 2017 .... unless you are into iron Tsunagis. Nice Tsuba though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=182944602730 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted December 13, 2017 Report Posted December 13, 2017 Would anyone really want to buy a blade from someone who touches it?? 1 Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Posted December 13, 2017 Well, I assume most of us probably haven't maried a virgin either ... However this sword has no good intrinsic values 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 14, 2017 Report Posted December 14, 2017 I did not find this one as 'troublesome' and thought it looks like a potentially interesting piece. The mei if good is for Tachibana Yasutsugu, a Kii Ishido smith who studied under Bitchu (no) Kami Yasuhiro. The sword looked generally healthy, ubu, and if I am seeing correctly appears to have a mitsumune. There appears to be some glue on the nakago, but that is easily addressed. If purchased by a NMB member, I would be curious to hear their in-hand assessment. 3 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted December 14, 2017 Report Posted December 14, 2017 Looks very similar to a Meiji era Kyu Gunto machine made blade I have. 1 Quote
vajo Posted December 14, 2017 Report Posted December 14, 2017 John that was my first thought. Looks not so bad in my eyes. Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Posted December 14, 2017 @ Christoph & Ray ... what kind of Hamon do you see? Look carefully. @ Ray I think that this is probably not glue. Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 14, 2017 Report Posted December 14, 2017 That is possible Luis, but a cheap polish with heavy handed hadori can look similar. Would seem strange choice to have given a mass-produced Meiji / Showa blade the mei of a rarely seen Kii Ishido smith, fitted with manji niju habaki, etc. Again, hope we can hear an in-hand evaluation at some point... Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Posted December 14, 2017 Ray, I am 99% sure this blade has been in a fire. That is why I said it is an iron Tsunagi. hence no glue on teh Nakako but what look like fire damage corrosion. The guy has some images in his auction where the kesho is rubbed off and there is plan nothing underneath. I striogly believe all we have here is a bare metal blade with some drawn Kesho look a like Hamin. So in my humble oppinion whoever bought this got a basically nice Habaki in the end ... Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 14, 2017 Report Posted December 14, 2017 I'll concede that is possible Luis... 1 Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Posted December 14, 2017 There are good polishes and bad polishes. Expensive ones and cheap ones. From my own expirience whenever I had something covering up all the way in Kesho then this was for a reason. In 100% an unwanted reason. If you see a woman who took a jump in the make up bowl you probably don't want to see here uncovered either but simply stay away ... Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted December 15, 2017 Report Posted December 15, 2017 Virtually the same except for the extra horimono. 1 Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Posted March 5, 2018 The blade is back up for sale ... and looks indeed troublesome. https://www.ebay.com/itm/302659246744?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true Quote
Wayben Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 Looks like same sword with a different saya. Quote
Gakusee Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 Why discuss problematic swords rather than high-quality or even just good swords? What a good sword can teach us we can never learn in bad swords. 3 Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Posted March 6, 2018 Because good news is no news ... Well, a good sword gives you relief ... a problematic sword gives you a pain in the ass ... If you can spot the bad in a sword you will not end up buying them. Good things require less discussion that problems .. 1 Quote
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