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Post by vermithrax on Dec 17, 2017 0:27:52 GMT
No swords added in a while, nihonto hunting is annoying and takes time. Maybe next year. I have branched out into some tsuba that stand out to me for various reasons. No real method, just stuff I like. I added 2 rabbit tsuba as of late. Edo period made by the great Motoharu (at age 69). It's a stunning piece IMO:  A Shoami School hare themed tsuba. It's very pretty in hand and has NBTHK Hozon papers:   I have 2 mokume style tsuba on the way by Christmas (look up mokume tsuba, it's spectacular!) and I have a line on a 100% pure silver tsuba but I am still working on a deal for it. Swords? Hoping for a Norikatsu (Tokkatsu/Tokukatsu) masame katana to work out, or a Kunikane (masame hada again). If neither do I may wait till around March and get aggressive. Hope everyone is good and Merry Christmas! |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 17, 2017 1:01:24 GMT
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 17, 2017 1:06:39 GMT
Echizen and Ishido side by side:  |
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Post by Verity on Dec 17, 2017 22:59:04 GMT
Pair of beauties for sure. Can’t believe you are already looking to offload the Kanemasa
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 18, 2017 22:40:36 GMT
No hurry, but as I add blades I am staying at 4 so one will have to go eventually.
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Post by Verity on Dec 19, 2017 1:27:24 GMT
No hurry, but as I add blades I am staying at 4 so one will have to go eventually. such a foreign and bizarre cap... wonder how long that will last.... 😂 |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 19, 2017 2:09:02 GMT
If I want to stay married, it's pretty firm my man!  |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 19, 2017 2:09:28 GMT
But there is no agreement on tsuba......
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Post by Verity on Dec 19, 2017 2:13:24 GMT
If I want to stay married, it's pretty firm my man! :) So glad I have a wife that does not cap swords, she just has opinions on which ones I get. Heck SHE was the one who expanded the Cedarlore commission from one sword to FOUR. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 10:12:52 GMT
No hurry, but as I add blades I am staying at 4 so one will have to go eventually. such a foreign and bizarre cap... wonder how long that will last.... 😂 Haha! Now that's funny. Verity can not wrap his mind around it!....hehe. Verm - Nice pic of 2 nice swords displayed. Any display case pics of other 2 swords? |
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Post by Jordan Williams on Dec 19, 2017 15:16:20 GMT
6. Cavalry Saber: I believe I got this from CAS Iberia years ago. Hey wait, is this what all those India sabres are knocking off? Lol I actually kinda like it, how does it feel? |
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Post by Verity on Dec 19, 2017 15:22:41 GMT
such a foreign and bizarre cap... wonder how long that will last.... 😂 Haha! Now that's funny. Verity can not wrap his mind around it!....hehe. Verm - Nice pic of 2 nice swords displayed. Any display case pics of other 2 swords? nope. I can’t. I will cap myself when I run out of wall space... and that is gonna be a while. Heck even then I’ll probably move to a more dense configuration... I just don’t see a cap in my future. Lmao. |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 21, 2017 1:10:27 GMT
such a foreign and bizarre cap... wonder how long that will last.... 😂 Haha! Now that's funny. Verity can not wrap his mind around it!....hehe. Verm - Nice pic of 2 nice swords displayed. Any display case pics of other 2 swords? Still looking for the next 2 LOL |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 21, 2017 1:11:41 GMT
6. Cavalry Saber: I believe I got this from CAS Iberia years ago. Hey wait, is this what all those India sabres are knocking off? Lol I actually kinda like it, how does it feel? Was not great, not bad. It was what it was. Need to delete first page, besides the Atlantean, the moro, and the hand and a half sword, all others sold for $20 each at a yard sale by wife last fall. |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 21, 2017 1:13:51 GMT
On vacation for rest of year starting yesterday. Today I cleaned up and setup my nihonto corner in den:   |
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Post by Verity on Dec 21, 2017 1:16:05 GMT
On vacation for rest of year starting yesterday. Today I cleaned up and setup my nihonto corner in den: eeexcellent |
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 21, 2017 1:18:40 GMT
On vacation for rest of year starting yesterday. Today I cleaned up and setup my nihonto corner in den: eeexcellent Some guy I know has already been on vacation for a while, what a lucky bastard |
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Post by jrock on Dec 21, 2017 1:43:03 GMT
Nice set up. I gotta get me a display case. I'm on vacation til January 2nd. Plenty of time to drool.
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Post by vermithrax on Dec 21, 2017 23:48:40 GMT
Nice set up. I gotta get me a display case. I'm on vacation til January 2nd. Plenty of time to drool. Verity or I can send you the link. Affordable and they really work well keeping dust and animal hair (we have a dog and a cat) out of the swords. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 0:22:33 GMT
Haha! Now that's funny. Verity can not wrap his mind around it!....hehe. Verm - Nice pic of 2 nice swords displayed. Any display case pics of other 2 swords? Still looking for the next 2 LOL Verm - Yes, I feel your pain. I plan to constrain myself as much as possible. I do not wish to go overboard like I have with other collections. Verity - Here is your future...hehe!  |
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