randomnobody Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 If i may be so bold, I had noticed this particular auction by Swordsman and Archer a few days ago, and was intrigued. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0239285467 It's in rather rough shape, with "minor ji-ware" at that, but the sori had me caught. The details mentioned that a sori this deep could result from re-tempering, but that there are no signs of this. I rather wonder how one might determine this? Perhaps it's in one of those books I haven't had a chance to acquire yet... Anyway, the auction ended with no sale, and I'm thinking if it gets re-listed, perhaps with a slightly decreased Buy It Now, I may just have to rearrange my finances a bit... The nakago is a bit funny looking to me, but perhaps this is just another style I'm not familiar with? Then with the rust and ji-ware (is that it in the one photo? Looks nasty, whatever it is...) it'll need a thorough polish to clean up...but I think I might see a healthy (and rather nice-looking) hamon under there? I'm not sure, hence why I didn't buy it, and that crack there has me worried, too; but this price is the peak of my budget and this sword might be okay for all I know, so I figured since it ended with no buyer (on that note, one of the biggest things that kept me off of this was the fact that nobody bid...) I'd get some opinions here, perhaps. So, did I over-analyze and miss something, or has my caution spared me for once? Bear in mind, I'm not in the market for the best of the best, or for any art value or financial investment. All I want is something old that can clean up and make for a good display and conversation piece. Would this have been worthwhile for that much? Forgive my noobishness, as usual. Quote
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