Japanese long sword

[Mick taylor]

Japanese long sword in shirasaya with fittings.     Chiku zen .....Minamoto Nobukuni......... up for swaps.

 I’m looking for kabuto/ menpo or fine quality Shingunto. If you require anymore pictures please contact me.

[francois2605]

Could you please provide pictures of the nakago (both sides), a full picture of the bare blade and measurements (nagasa, sori, motohaba, etc).

 

Those pieces of information will help selling your sword.

[Brian]

Please add at least a trade value.

[Mick taylor]

My skills at taking pictures are zero.Can anyone suggest some thing. Thanks in advance.

[ROKUJURO]

54 minutes ago, Mick taylor said:

My skills at taking pictures are zero.Can anyone suggest something?

Yes. Take pictures the same way you see them here on NMB: Tip up, nicely focused. That will help you a lot.

[Hanito]

4 Simple tips for taking a better picture.

 

1) Don't hold the object as the shot won't be steady

2) Use a bright clean white light (a close lamp) or back light of strong natural light

3) Use a single contrasting color as a background (black works well)

4) Try many angles and many shots, post the best.

 

Enjoy

[JD808]

Is it for sale or only for trade?

[Ken-Hawaii]

Brian, perhaps a gentle reminder to post a price?

[ChrisW]

Idea: for the sales forum, there could be a mandatory fill-in field for sale or buying price that must be filled in before a thread can be posted?

[Jean]

Clearly the seller expects a swap.

[Brian]

Yes, but we do at least require a trade value. In other words, trades to the rough value of $x....
But Mich last visited the 26th Feb, so not sure how serious he is anyways.

[AntiquarianCat]

Hey Mick, I would likely be interested in trading (I have a Shinto period blade mounted in shin gunto koshirae) or buying this sword. If you could post additional photos that would be great. You could place the sword on a sword stand or a silk/cotton covered carpet, point a lamp in its direction and then use a camera focused near the illuminated part; it should work for taking okay photos.

Thanks,