Pav Posted April 18 Report Posted April 18 Hi All Would it be Bungo ju Fujiwara Saneyuki? Thanks Pav Quote
xiayang Posted April 18 Report Posted April 18 That‘s correct: 豊後住藤原實行 = Bungo-jū Fujiwara Saneyuki Quote
Pav Posted April 19 Author Report Posted April 19 Thank you very much. I saw similar signature and that was just lucky guess. I found wakizashi for sale made by this smith. Blade needs good polish which is expensive. Blade + shin gunto mountings -1500$. Is it worth that money? Should I consider it as a potential purchase or forget about it? Im new in this so not sure. Pics below. Thank you very much. Pav Quote
Geraint Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 Dear Pawel. All depends. You have an offer of $1500 which is about £1100, that's certainly within the right realm for what it is right now. If on the other hand you are thinking of importing this then that might add to your difficulties/costs. The next question is what are you going to do with it? Do you want to have it polished and put in shirasaya? If so the costs/ time/ difficulty rise quite a bit. Generally Fujiwara Takada blades are not thought highly of so I doubt that financially you would get your money back but most of us don't collect with that in mind and the joy of restoring a blade might be your reward. If you want to own it as an interesting example and keep is essentially as it is but with some care then it's an interesting proposition. I would be concerned that it only has the one seppa, carelessly lost or have the mounts been altered? It might be possible to replace seppa but you would need to know that the blade and mounts will accept this. I do appreciate that I have raised more questions than I have answered but in the end it is your call. Do let us know how it turns out. All the best. 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 The mounts are early Shin Gunto, the presence of a Mon on the Fuchi indicates good quality. Quote
Pav Posted April 20 Author Report Posted April 20 Hi Thank you both for you opinions. Sword has been already sold so problem solved. All the best Pav Quote
Pav Posted June 29 Author Report Posted June 29 Hi The same sword popped up few weeks ago so I bought it straight away. I was wondering if anybody would help me to bring it under right period of time please? Here is another photo of nakago. Thank you in advance. All the best Pav Quote
Pav Posted June 29 Author Report Posted June 29 I’ve checked few signatures on line and early Shinto Saneyuki 1624-1644 is very close however my sword has no yokote line, not sure if it was forged this way or not. Also hamon, barely visible is more wavy than straight Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 The geometry for a Yokote is there but it's been worn down from the looks of it. Quote
Pav Posted June 30 Author Report Posted June 30 Actually I can feel fine convex under finger in place where it should be. Can new polish bring yokote back or if it’s gone it’s gone? Quote
Mark S. Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Redefining yokote is a normal part of a polish. This assumes no other damage and enough material left. Quote
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