Looking to buy a few very low quality sword

[Hoshi]

Hi, 

 

I'd like to purchase 2-3 exemplars of very low quality swords. The worst, the better. 

 

Examples of what I'm after: 

- A mass produced Sukesada, showing uneven hada, ware, and nie-kuzure in segments of the nioiguchi. 

- A bland Shinshinto or Kanbun Shinto work. The steel should be almost muji, without any jinie whatsover, and a hamon that feels hand-drawn without any activity in the ha. Bonus points for tobiyaki that feel like they've been painted on. Chu-saku on a Sake Hangover. 

- Mino Muromachi, with very rough, grey-looking hada and a gunome that has no coherence. 

 

The only constraint is that they must be in good polish and in shirasaya

 

Because a good polish is expensive, I'm willing to pay a good amount commensurate, minimum, to the value of the polish. This is your occasion to recoup your sunk costs. 

 

The more terrible the blade and fitting of the archetype I'm looking for, the better. 

 

Hagire, ware, lack of boshi, crow's beak, and so forth are welcomed, even encouraged.

 

PM me your swords with a google drive link that contains decent picture. 

 

Best,

 

Hoshi 

 

[Guest When Necessary]

Sounds like you want to buy my entire collection.

[Rawa]

Or komonjo stock

[Lewis B]

OK, maybe a silly question....but why? 

[Rawa]

You are looking only for daito?

備前國住長船祐定 = Osafune Sukesada, resident of Bizen province. Nagasa 46 cm. 

Edited October 18 by Rawa

[Hoshi]

I much appreciate the enthusiastic response. 

 

I am still sifting through my PMs apologies if I can't respond in a timely fashion. 

 

Most of these swords are just not bad enough to qualify! 

 

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OK, maybe a silly question....but why? 

 

It's for education with beginners. The best way to learn is side-by-side comparison. 

[Lewis B]

13 minutes ago, Hoshi said:

 

It's for education with beginners. The best way to learn is side-by-side comparison. 

A worthy endeavour 

[klee]

Hi Hoshi

 

Just posted this a few days ago and it lookslike it might fit your 2nd criteria.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/136668151875

[Hoshi]

Hi, 

 

I'm soft-closing this inquiry.

 

I think it's a fun quest best handled in person, where I can carefully appraise low-quality in-hand. 

 

I believe that when a sword is so bad that it defies understanding - it becomes good again. A bit like Turkish Star Wars, or other such movies for the hall of fame of bad. 

 

You can still PM me your contender but please be a little more selective. Good polish, Shirasaya, and so awful that it's special. 

 

Best,

 

Cheers

[nulldevice]

1 hour ago, Hoshi said:

Hi, 

 

I'm soft-closing this inquiry.

 

I think it's a fun quest best handled in person, where I can carefully appraise low-quality in-hand. 

 

I believe that when a sword is so bad that it defies understanding - it becomes good again. A bit like Turkish Star Wars, or other such movies for the hall of fame of bad. 

 

You can still PM me your contender but please be a little more selective. Good polish, Shirasaya, and so awful that it's special. 

 

Best,

 

Cheers

Did you find any worth pursuing at DTI? A number of tables had a lot of very cheap blades and I kept thinking back on this thread when I saw you wandering around the show!