bigjohnshea Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Stats: Mei: Mumei Date: 1300’s (koto) Nagasa: 8-1/16 inches Width at the ha-machi: 20.8 mm Thickness at the mune-machi: 5.0 mm Construction: Hira kuri Mune: Iori Nakago: Ubu Kitae: Itame/mokume Hamon: Midare Boshi: Maru Condition: Good polish Timeline of this blade: -Acquired by me from Ricecracker -Originally signed "Sa", accompanied by Honamu Choshiki sayagaki attributing to Chikuzen Sa, and accompanied by some false documents claiming ownership by x2 famous samurai. These were verified false by a scholar at Princeton. -Assumed gimei by advice of Benson. -Mei removed by my order. -Shiage by Benson. -Passed Hozon to early Hirado Sa school, and probably a mistake to remove mei prior to shinsa, but anyhow... -Changed hands to another owner who had listed it for a time with Nihontoantiques, whose photos I have "borrowed" -> came back to me some time ago. -I have better plans for the money so it now needs a new home. ???? Long story short, Here we are with a nice small Hirado-Sa blade, early in the school per Hozon, no signature, still has sayagaki (which may or may not be correct depending on who you ask), and which may or may not be able to paper to a better attribution in the future depending on what shinsa you submit to. That right there is the most honesty you will ever get out a person selling a sword. ???? Asking $1900 Open to offers. If you like what you see feel free to make an offer... At my asking price will ship anywhere in the world on me, with tracking, but once it leaves the USA I'm not responsible for it. If you're interested: bigjohnshea@yahoo.com or PM me here Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnshea Posted September 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Sayagaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tallsword Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Good read, thank you for honesty,though painful at times to read... I need a tums now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnshea Posted September 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxv Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 “Ouch!” Hoanh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnshea Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Buyer seemed interested but has vanished just before making the deal, so still available for the time being... Not really sure. -head scratching- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnshea Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Side note: I'm not entirely opposed to trade but I'd be adjusting the value for trade as my goal is a sale, and my out of pocket on the blade is much higher than the listed price here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohnshea Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Now pending payment. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 This looks like a very good deal on an early tanto. The steel back then was so lively. Enjoy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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