>>
>> >Wow. My collection of sharp objects are strictly modern reproductions. To
>> >the point where I took them to the vet and had 'em xrayed to see if
>>they were
>> >correctly made. Some were, come weren't. Sold the ones that weren't.
>> >
>> >> Swords can be neat, I have a friend who recently sold a japanese
>>sword for
>> >> $40k to one of those roving sword buyers. Some local yard sale had a box
>>
>> This one was 650 years old, made by one of the best, and used in some major
>> ceremony. My friend estimated it will sell for 4 times as much in Japan.
>
>One wonders where your friend got the thing. I was under the impression
>they're
>illegal to export from Japan. (not sure where I got that impression though)
Apparently a lot of swords were lost in WWII and found thier way to the US.
The Japanese families that lost these swords are willing to pay big bucks
for them if they can be found.
Zane
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Received on Mon Nov 29 1999 - 16:10:53 GMT