short wakizashi blade very used unfortunatly...

[CED13000]

hi
thank's
how much maximum i must pay this wakizashi?
the tsuba and the saya are in good condition
the tsuka is correct
cordially
ced

[GEHRMANN]

Thank you for your answer BruceP, Death-Ace and Beater. I can't talk for Ced but for myself, I am not a nihonto collector, I rather see me as a WW2 collector with a weird focus (for an european I mean) on PTO and specially imperial japanese forces memorabilia (considering the fiasco of French Indochina). I would add that my pockets aren't deep enough to collect nihonto despite the interest I have in japanese eadged weapons. After all we all build our collections on though choices didn't we? I made that one long ago. I have a quasi mint type 98 with seki stamp which makes me so glad each time I look at it . I wanted a kaigunto for display but wanted to kept both of my kidneys and this one matched. I like the fact that the koshirae hold a traditional blade, can enjoy it even with defaults. Was cheaper than my shingunto and seller didn't bullsh!t me about scars. I even took into consideration that it could be from iato practice or child play, I will never know untill the blade starts talking!

Anyway, I fully agree with Beater's advice. Such scars are defaults. And like Stu just reminded us in another thread, value is in the blade! But I can live with it because I know it bring this wakizashi in my price range, the only that I can afford. And maybe it was the same for the guy who took it to world war 2 after all.

Thanks again for reading,
Cheers.

Very well thought out post,and I can totally relate.
Not all of us can afford to be important elite Nihonto collectors.
Buy what you can afford and what makes you happy.
To the OP,I find swords in similar condition to this for $100- $400 locally.
Hope that helps some.

[Beater]

Very well thought out post,and I can totally relate.
Not all of us can afford to be important elite Nihonto collectors.
Buy what you can afford and what makes you happy.
To the OP,I find swords in similar condition to this for $100- $400 locally.
Hope that helps some.

+1 to that. I am always most envious of those collectors who truly love their often humble items. Having the money to afford luxury collectables does not make you more knowledgable nor a better person. The true enthusiast keeps their wealth between their ears where no thief can steal it or rain cause it to rust.

[CED13000]

thank you
i don't know why but i like this wakizashi
Finally I bought it
The seller wanted $ 140
Thank you all
cordially
ced

[BruceP]

+1 to that. I am always most envious of those collectors who truly love their often humble items. Having the money to afford luxury collectables does not make you more knowledgable nor a better person. The true enthusiast keeps their wealth between their ears where no thief can steal it or rain cause it to rust.

I love this, Beater! And I would add that whether is it the love of the deal-making, of the chase, the pursuit of knowledge, or of the art, it is the joy that it brings that is the true value.