Weird swords on ebay.... Seller ok?

[kusunokimasahige]

Hiya all there is someone offering swords which look like hell on ebay for prices around 90 US$ etc..

 

Not Chinese, seller's name is Gatewaysolo

 

one of his adverts: http://cgi.ebay.com/EDO-PERIOD-SAMURAI- ... 1|294%3A50

 

Anyone know about this one??

 

Any info appreciated..

 

KM

[Brian]

Yes. His website is even on the eBay listing.

I think he is Armand or is that another seller? Japanese based seller, I think he goes under KimonoetObi too. Low to mid level stuff, you get what you pay for. This lot of stuff is particularly junk...some really atrocious stuff.

 

Brian

[kusunokimasahige]

Thank you !!! just wanted to be sure..

 

KM

[Kevin]

That one is a Meiji period sword cane - post-Edict on carrying swords. They're not usually known for having good blades. They've since been glamorised by Zatoichi.

 

You can run across such canes in much better condition - that one looks rusted to hell. I doubt it is recoverable, even if it were of sufficient quality to warrant trying to recover it. In short, I suspect that it has had it.

 

Kevin

[Kevin]

Incidentally, if you want a ridiculous Ebay sword, try this one:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0340556364

 

A genuwine left-handed katana! :-)

 

Kevin

[shan]

Is it possible that some of those badly corroded blades are in fact Grave goods?

They loo like they have been in the ground for decades (or a bog or Marsh)

shan

[kusunokimasahige]

Dont know really, might be, there is one of his blades which has a terrible nakago ....

grinded into a strange shape... well... sheer terror...

 

 

He also has some nice stuff though i like his kimonos and haori's.

 

KM

[moss]

Kevin,

love the left handed katana,I think I have a left handed screw driver on top of a tin of striped paint in the shed.

Will I offer it up ??

Regards Moss