How much is this dagger worth

Is it a hard-user?
Can it pry, chop, scrape, and kill a donkey?
If it does, i'd go for Y5000.
Should be handy in my area.
 
The sad thing is, if I had both the funds and lived where it was legal, that would make a heck of a commission for Mecha. But with the conversion rate, 55 of the commonwealth polymer bucks is only like 35 of the US green. It'd be baller in Ti though!
 
gadgetgeek said:
The sad thing is, if I had both the funds and lived where it was legal, that would make a heck of a commission for Mecha. But with the conversion rate, 55 of the commonwealth polymer bucks is only like 35 of the US green. It'd be baller in Ti though!
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Ya that would be a very tough one. Part of the reason I posted it is because it's such a crazy display of forging/blade-making skill, especially considering how closely to the final shape it was likely forged, and then filed, and finally polished by hand and stone.
 
Mecha said:
Ya that would be a very tough one. Part of the reason I posted it is because it's such a crazy display of forging/blade-making skill, especially considering how closely to the final shape it was likely forged, and then filed, and finally polished by hand and stone.
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And humble , self-effacing ...:p Seriously , it IS stunning nice work !:cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
It wouldn't be that expensive even if it is genuine.
Probably not even 1,000,000 yen (~$10,000).
 
Mecha said:
Ya that would be a very tough one. Part of the reason I posted it is because it's such a crazy display of forging/blade-making skill, especially considering how closely to the final shape it was likely forged, and then filed, and finally polished by hand and stone.
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I would be having to guess that to make a good one, ie, one that lasted well enough that your customer could return from battle to buy another, there must be some pretty serious engineering going on with forging of the arms. I'd bet that there is more to the pattern welding than meets the initial inspection to keep from having stresses induced by the shape. There is a bit visible, but I wonder if there is more of a dove-tail sorta action going on there with that center hub? To keep that all even you'd have to have a lot really set up ahead of time, because the polishing isn't going to help hide any crimes. To me its more impressive than a katana, I mean, those don't even have to be straight.:D
 
gadgetgeek said:
I would be having to guess that to make a good one, ie, one that lasted well enough that your customer could return from battle to buy another, there must be some pretty serious engineering going on with forging of the arms. I'd bet that there is more to the pattern welding than meets the initial inspection to keep from having stresses induced by the shape. There is a bit visible, but I wonder if there is more of a dove-tail sorta action going on there with that center hub? To keep that all even you'd have to have a lot really set up ahead of time, because the polishing isn't going to help hide any crimes. To me its more impressive than a katana, I mean, those don't even have to be straight.:D
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It's pretty mind-boggling. It has a hamon all the way around, and then as you say there is the curious cross-shaped reinforcement at the central juncture. Not to mention the entire thing is probably distally tapered in every direction.

To ask how much something is "worth," there is the dollar number, and then there is what is really truly being looked at.
 
Mecha said:
It's pretty mind-boggling. It has a hamon all the way around, and then as you say there is the curious cross-shaped reinforcement at the central juncture. Not to mention the entire thing is probably distally tapered in every direction.

To ask how much something is "worth," there is the dollar number, and then there is what is really truly being looked at.
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You should mount it .
 
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