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Post by jeff190 on Apr 16, 2019 3:31:19 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on Sept 23, 2018 18:49:51 GMT
I think my custom sword from elgur is almost done and should arrive in next month at the latest. Can't wait to check it out. It looks promising from the pictures! I saw some of his work today and I am definitely intrigued. What's he like to work with? I haven't a clue how much most of his work costs or how long his wait time is. I also just got a few poctures so far not the actual sword. The wait time for me was kne and half year, but i didnt order scabbard at first and decided to add it later,which postpond the delivery by two months. The price is really cheap for me
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Post by jeff190 on Sept 23, 2018 18:01:16 GMT
Elgurs work is pretty good, price is reasonable depending on what u want, wait time is like a year+ Exactly
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Post by jeff190 on Sept 23, 2018 3:14:57 GMT
I think my custom sword from elgur is almost done and should arrive in next month at the latest. Can't wait to check it out. It looks promising from the pictures!
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Post by jeff190 on Aug 16, 2018 15:56:46 GMT
the one on the on the right want ....
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Post by jeff190 on Jun 14, 2018 19:21:41 GMT
I also agree on not buying nihonto without paper and return, though even with paper it's just hard to resell at the same price....
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Post by jeff190 on Jun 14, 2018 19:17:17 GMT
I would be very cautious of swords sold by changtian-sword or wblwbl12 on eBay. Some quite recent discussion about them: www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/25497-okay-now-this-is-getting-scary/ And your can find other discussion too from various places. Based on the pictures I think these are pretty well done swords from China, better than your average production swords. But the problem is they are trying to be passed as Japanese made swords. I would think it would be more profit to have these fitted in koshirae and sold to martial artists as Chinese made katana. But I guess they make more money by trying to pass these off as Japanese swords because they'll do what gets most money to them... Thanks, I was not even paying attention to the seller. This is really helpful. It they try to fool the buyer with Chinese katana they almost got me, at least for this case it's so hard for me to tell. The no fitting and koshirae thing can be a very good trick which makes me hope this can be a real mishandled Japanese piece.
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Post by jeff190 on Jun 14, 2018 5:36:50 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on Sept 17, 2017 8:12:24 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on Jul 29, 2017 22:05:20 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on May 10, 2017 20:16:30 GMT
I think most important thing is to know what you buy and why. Every reason is as good as another and tastes vary. As I knew by picture what the N.2 sword is well I can say few words about each. Just my personal opinion and it should not count for anything more than that especially as I have my own peculiar taste. You should not be scared that none of these really hit my buttons, all of them are well collectable swords in their own right. My own collecting taste is just focused on some specific things. 1. Jumyō - attributed to not too highly regarded school in overall (which means you can sometimes get good deals on them as some overlook them similar like I usually do). It is a mumei Shinshintō which is not desirable. Condition looks good, koshirae looks good. But personally I don't see this as very desirable collecting wise. But as a package it is very nice. 2. Kai-Mihara - Mihara is good school but it has to take note that this is attributed to late Muromachi Kai-Mihara and Kai-Mihara is the least desirable from Mihara. Mumei late Muromachi sword in decent condition and I really like the koshirae & shape. This has been for sale for a long long time. My favorite of the bunch but I don't think this is an "awesome deal" as it has been sitting in the inventory for few years if I recall correctly so that would indicate the asking price is over the market and likewise I always felt it's too expensive for me. 3. Heianjō Ishidō Masatoshi - Decently well rated Shintō smith, suriage (shortening) is always not desirable in Shintō & newer. I am not good to say stuff about newer swords as I don't focus on these. Decent condition, I dislike this shape personally but some will like this shape. Koshirae not my taste at all 4. Izumi no Kami Rai Kinmichi - Like I said I don't know enough about these new smith to give proper reasoning. Suriage does not help with value and this is where research should be done as NBTHK just verifies the signature likewise in this case no additional information is given on the paper. Dealer places it to 3rd gen who is smith supposedly similar level to smith above. 5 generations of smiths 1 & 2 very good (you won't get at these prices), 3rd is good 4 & 5 lesser known. Condition looks nothing to be too much cheered for. 5. Suketoshi & Hidetoshi - This seems to be sold. Thought this was good one and probably was my N.2 pick 6. Sa Kunimitsu & Masakuni - Looks like a decent deal. These new ones are not my strong point. So guess my numbering might be 2,5,6,4,3,1 I couldn't ask for more information than what you gave! This is so helpful! Thx So it seems even your best rating one (No.2) is overpriced, I should probably keep looking instead of making the decision among these
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Post by jeff190 on May 10, 2017 20:09:16 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on May 10, 2017 20:06:00 GMT
Thanks, guys! No.1 - No.4 all have NBTHK hozon. I'm not sure if 5 and 6 have one.
I prefer Suguha hamon a little bit more than Gunome, and kind of like smaller sori. But my taste changes with more I learned about katana. Actually, I'm fine with all the above sowrds, but due to my limited knowledge, I don't know which one has a better Jihada or better tempering, and that's where I need some guidance.
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Post by jeff190 on May 10, 2017 18:04:23 GMT
Thanks for the info... what's the chance for this to be covered by hadori polish or one has to look at it closely to tell? This has already been covered up by a hadori polish, but it will never be completely hidden as you have found yourself. If it was just on sashikomi style polish the break in the temper line would be even more visible than it is now. There is no way to remove this flaw no matter. I like it though, I think it gives the sword character like a scar 😄 Thank you very much! I was staring at it for an hour and found I couldn't convince myself to like it.... Got it returned. It was a very good nihonto in general though.
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Post by jeff190 on May 10, 2017 17:48:55 GMT
Hi, guys: I'm very much into nihonto recently and want to pick up my first one very carefully. I got one last week but unfortunately there were some small things I don't like and got it returned. Now after looking at many dealer's websites, there are a few candidates at a close price range and I like to choose one from them. I know it's kind of personal taste at a certain point but still I wonder if anyone can provide any suggestions or simply which one you like better? Thanks in advance. No.1: No.2: No.3: No.4: No.5: No.6:
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Post by jeff190 on May 9, 2017 2:21:38 GMT
Thanks for the info... what's the chance for this to be covered by hadori polish or one has to look at it closely to tell?
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Post by jeff190 on May 9, 2017 1:12:29 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on Apr 15, 2017 15:34:11 GMT
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Post by jeff190 on Apr 11, 2017 19:53:56 GMT
edited
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Post by jeff190 on Mar 19, 2017 3:11:01 GMT
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