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Post by longbow on Jan 10, 2016 20:06:50 GMT
I am after some advice on a shikome Zue sword stick l am thinking of buying. It has a made from a koto katana with a thin sugaha hamon. It is unsigned but the seller recons its age is circa1300-1400. The blade is 24in and its shape, tang and hamon seem OK for the period.The stick is made of lacquered cherry wood. It was converted from a katana c1870 when samurai where banned from from carrying swords. It is a reputable dealer that is selling it but wants £3500. Is it a safe buy? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Post by william m on Jan 10, 2016 20:27:43 GMT
That is a lot of money, but unfortunately it is impossible for us to give you advice on if its a safe buy as well.. you have given very little information.
Personally I wouldn't as being a UK person you will find it difficult to move on.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Jan 11, 2016 16:26:58 GMT
I believe I can guess the company and the sword, they have it listed for 3995£, am I correct? I would walk away from that company, their items have huge price tags and very vague descriptions that tell pretty much nothing on the actual item they are selling, instead they tend to write some romantical things that happened in history. In my opinion you can find much better sellers of Japanese swords in the UK. I don't name the company as I don't want to give them bad rep as all of the above is just my personal opinion about them. You can PM me for more open discussion. You can get pretty nice items for 3000-4000£. What kind of item are you looking for in general?
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 11, 2016 17:09:09 GMT
I think I may know the company Jussi if talking about, and would agree. I've seen a very little there that I was particularly taken with, and there was never enough actual information provided. Top that off with some outrageous prices (with or without the GBP to USD exchange rate) and I can't say I'd buy from them unless they had something absolutely amazing.
A shihomizue is not such aa thing.
I'd also be concerned about whether it falls under any "concealed weapons" legislation, or if being an antique grants it an exception...
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