Swords Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Dose anyone know any thing about this smith? When it was made Did he make good swords ? I know it’s old but don’t know what time periodIzumi daijo~ Fujiwara Kuniteru saku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoUdin Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Don't know anything about the Smith, but from the photos provided looks Shinto, maybe Kanbun or similar. Just my uneducated opinion... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Maybe others can chime in It looks like maybe part of the signature was cut off but not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTM72 Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 It looks to be machi-okuri, but the end of the nakago does not have the normal suriage straight-cut appearance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Your right signature could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 The signature is right, but the butt end of the nakago has been crudely shortened - maybe to make it fit inside the WW2 furnishings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Buyer beware with that seller, many of the items have likely failed Shinsa in Japan and are now being peddled to a less educated market. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 How do you know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 3 NMB pages of multiple discussions about Komonjo here. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Excuse my lack on knowledge what dose Komonjo hav to do with this smith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 I was considering buying this sword but after hearings buyer beware I’m thinking not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 Maybe WW2 GUNTO Army Officer's "Amahide 天秀" Nihonto sword might be a better uption but If it’s oil quench that may be bad too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinite_Wisdumb Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 I would buy from the for sale section here personally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre F Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 I'm sorry to "revive" this old thread .... I believe the signature looks like another sword a saw recently (on pictures on a known seller website) 和泉大掾藤原国輝作 (Izumi Daijo Fujiwara Kuniteru Saku) Apparently it is more Edo than Showa. I'm completely new ... and have zero knowledge. I just compare the pictures and believe it is at least very very close. I hope it could help at least about the age of the sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 Sorry for the late response Good feed back I believe your right about Komonjo I hear bad things Hopefully others won’t Make the mistake and buy from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinaski Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Swords said: Sorry for the late response Good feed back I believe your right about Komonjo I hear bad things Hopefully others won’t Make the mistake and buy from him I don't necessarily think Komonjo is being deceitful or trying to rip people off, it's just that knowing what you are buying is completely on you....I think the same can most likely be said for any lower priced Nihonto sellers on eBay. I have read here on the NMB forums of people that have purchased quality blades from him and they have papered. I own a Komonjo sword that I purchased recently. It's an Edo Mumei Wakizashi with old NBTHK papers. It has condition issues, but I didn't give a lot for it and I don't really care. I wanted it as an inexpensive display piece. I'm happy with it for what it is, and I knew I wasn't getting some diamond in the rough or anything special. I just wanted something for my fireplace mantle that I don't have to worry about. I would buy from him again, but I wouldn't spend a lot of money on his swords. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 That is called deceitful. If you sell something and you know for a fact that it's gimei, or not made in Japan, and you don't mention that claiming "the buyer should know what he's buying" then you are being deceitful. Let's not make excuses for these guys. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinaski Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Brian said: That is called deceitful. If you sell something and you know for a fact that it's gimei, or not made in Japan, and you don't mention that claiming "the buyer should know what he's buying" then you are being deceitful. Let's not make excuses for these guys. I get it...his listings are definitely very obtuse. Maybe the term I should have used instead is Caveat Emptor. The listings I have seen have never even mentioned the word Nihonto, maybe in the past they do? All of his descriptions are very vague that's for sure. I bought one of his swords before I even knew who the guy was, but I do know I did purchase a real Nihonto, albeit with "issues" - but as I am learning, I know now to never drop real coin on something without verification and study. I would buy from him again, but I would tread very carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, chinaski said: would buy from him again, but I would tread very carefully. Personally, I agree with you Scott. I bought a star stamped Kanenobu gendaito from him. It needs a lot of TLC, however it was complete, legit, and half what others were asking. Caveat emptor is the right philosophy with any seller. I have bought blades from folks here and ended up with undesirable outcomes once researched. John C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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