Tanto I have option on opinions v welcome

[Kmad]

Hi all

I have opertunity to purchase the attached,

These are all the photos I have and no other info

Seller says the handle has not been off and knows nothing about item

Cost would be 250 euro

So from the v poor information what do you think, are the fittings of reasonable quality

 

Even if the blade (of which I have no information on except that it has a blade)

A friend found it in an antique shop they said the blade is not in great condition. But the person knows noth8ng about Japanese items

I can buy it tomorrow and pick up on saturday or do you think it is just rubbish.

 

So assume the blade is rusted and pitted am I getting something nice and of good quality from the images shown, the fittings to my eye look good

I am a risk taker and if I loose a few euro 8 will at least gain some education

 

Thanks

 

Ken

[Kmad]

More images

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ken,

Buy it.  It is real, probably late Edo or even Meiji koshirae, and worth the price even if the blade is poor quality.  I doubt you'll lose money and may even make some if the blade is better than poor.

But that's just my thoughts; others may know better.

Grey

[Tanto54]

Hi Ken,

 

I agree with Grey.  The fuchigashira and tsuba are not great but the menuki look decent.  The tsukamaki is the kind that is usually done on better blades, so I think it is worth at least the asking price.

[16k]

What bothers me is that gap between the Fuchi and the tsuba. Looks like a wood or leather seppa was added which would mean the blade doesn’t originally belong to The Koshirae. Still, as my fellow members said, not a huge risk taken and I’d go for it. Some tsuka go for the total price you’re paying on eBay, so you could probably recoup your investment easily.

[peterd]

For that price you can't loose.

[Kmad]

Hi All

Thanks for the comments,

The extra seppa does look wrong but it looks like the Menuki is in it for a while.i am not sure what is going on there

As the saya is there I hope the blade is not completely written off.

I will pay for it tomorrow and pick it up on Friday night or Sat. Morning

Any more observations welcome.

Ken

[Surfson]

I wouldn't bother with it.  The parts shown are not or barely worth 300 bucks, and, at least to me, have no appeal.  

[Kmad]

Hi All

Thanks Robert 300 bucks is around 250 euro so I suppose maybe that is all it is actually worth, so I am just getting it at retail value, the blade pictures might shes some light abet "bad light" on the item in question 

 

some pictures of the blade

looks to be quiet butchered and re shapened

any opinions again welcome

Regards

Ken 

[Brian]

It's dead Jim.

Nah....pass.

[16k]

Yep, blade is dead...

[Kmad]

Thanks all

Yep worse than i was hoping to see but i will be in Dublin on Saturday so I will go in to view anyway

Thanks for learned comments and Brian I love the Star Trek reference

Regards to everyine

Ken