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Post by lykos239 on Oct 23, 2023 21:01:45 GMT
The sword on the top looks rather broad imgur.com/a/MGKfvt0It's different from edo period swords i have seen. Do you know where to get a replica? It doensn't need to have the engraving. Thanks in advance.
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Post by treeslicer on Oct 23, 2023 21:43:34 GMT
The sword on the top looks rather broad imgur.com/a/MGKfvt0It's different from edo period swords i have seen. Do you know where to get a replica? It doensn't need to have the engraving. Thanks in advance. Where did you take the photo? Did you read or photograph the museum label?
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Post by lykos239 on Oct 24, 2023 0:51:02 GMT
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Post by wildv on Oct 24, 2023 1:30:55 GMT
The sword on the top looks rather broad imgur.com/a/MGKfvt0It's different from edo period swords i have seen. Do you know where to get a replica? It doensn't need to have the engraving. Thanks in advance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuramasaMight be very hard to find a replica. VERY expensive to find genuine.
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Post by treeslicer on Oct 24, 2023 2:21:53 GMT
It's different from Edo period swords because the style that swords were made in changed at the beginning of Edo.
I suspect that the breadth of it is probably due to it not being used or repolished very often, but stored away as an heirloom, so it has kept more of its original size than most swords that you see from that long ago. It would have been taken care of more, because it's a masterpiece by Muramasa, the swordsmith generally considered the second greatest that Japan ever had (the absolute best being Masamune).
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Post by Arlequin on Oct 24, 2023 3:16:26 GMT
Unfortunately aside from the hanwei ppk there really aren't any good examples of this style of katana on the production market. Your two options are: Talk to nihonto dealers and scour auction sites until you find an antique of this style in your budget Or, find a solid museum piece with all the specs listed and commission a new blade with those specs. Unfortunately most of the Longquan productions probably won't be able to accomplish this(but they will still take your money and ship out a random blade in 6 months) so you'll be limited to western smiths who will be quite expensive. James Raw will probably be the cheapest option, he can usually makes swords under $2k. Motohara will be the safest option as Jason probably has modern examples of broad kats he can use as a reference, but the final price will probably be upwards of $4k You'll probably better just buying an antique lol
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Post by blairbob on Oct 26, 2023 7:38:18 GMT
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Post by blairbob on Oct 26, 2023 7:41:52 GMT
Tozando also makes some expensive replica iaito between $1,000-1,500. Especially since the yen is at 150 to the dollar.
So maybe they could make something custom but it will be expensive and the blade won't be steel but will look amazing.
That being said, I was told recently that Tozando doesn't actually make the iaito they sell but has them made by another factory, not that it really matters to the end user.
I just never have seen habaki like that in anything out of Japan in the last 30yrs. I suppose they could but we're probably talking about a habaki that likely costs $300-500 if not more?
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Post by larason2 on Oct 26, 2023 16:57:58 GMT
Habaki like that have to be custom made for the sword. It looks like it does so it doesn't obscure the carving on the blade.
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Post by blairbob on Oct 27, 2023 21:14:47 GMT
I can't remember what custom Habaki from Z-sey were if ever stated.
But if a pretty custom sword is 1/3-1/4 of a Nihonto, then ballparking $100-150 isn't out of question.
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Post by kami on Oct 30, 2023 19:09:02 GMT
The sword on the top looks rather broad imgur.com/a/MGKfvt0It's different from edo period swords i have seen. Do you know where to get a replica? It doensn't need to have the engraving. Thanks in advance. My Sifu bought this in Kaifeng for $250 back in 2007. Wish I bought it as well, lol.
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Post by blairbob on Oct 31, 2023 7:09:49 GMT
that blade is pretty sick and has a similar habaki that OP was asking about. Hilt is different but that's just a matter of cosmetics.
That definitely looks a gruesome cutter.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Nov 2, 2023 11:28:20 GMT
The short sword is the one made by Muramasa. It has old NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho attribution paper (which are bit troublesome in modern age)
The katana is actually attributed to Shimada Hirosuke. Shimada was a minor school during late Muromachi period. The major smiths of the school are Yoshisuke (Gisuke), Sukemune and Hirosuke. I have owned tanto attributed to Sukemune in the past and during the summer I was able to see and inspect a huge and wonderful naginata by Yoshisuke. The dragon coiled over a sword is a fairly common carving in the works of the school (when there is horimono). The tanto I had also had it.
Apart from Longquan etc. forges I think something like Hanwei Wind & Thunder or their XL performance models might be a viable option.
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