I went to the Wanemacher's gun show in Tulsa, OK today. If you've never been, It's huge! I literally walked 6 miles today and didn't make it down every row.
In hour 5 I walked past a table and saw two very reconizable swords. I have a Rob Criswell Katana from 2002, but these were a little more custom. They are a matched
set have what appears to be bone in the Kashira \ Pommel, and a damascus Tsuba. One has a 20" blade and the other a 16" blade. I suppose they would both be considered
Wakizashi.
The seller wanted $100 for BOTH BLADES! I couldn't believe it! He said his brother bought them about 30 years ago and has done nothing with them. That would be the right timeframe
for Rob's work. I quickly handed over a Benjamin, and we wrapped them in a towell so I didn't bump into anyone in the crowd,
or lay myself open with these mega sized razor blades.
My wife grumbled at me a little until I pulled up Arizona Custom Knives and showed her they go for $800-$1,000 each.
I can't believe someone didn't snag these up. I can only assume people thought they were cheap Chinesium toys.
I got them home and under better light found there was some very minor corosion spots on the tip (expected with 30 year old A2 Tool Steel). A little baking soda paste and steel wool cleaned it right up!
Here are some pics of the two new ones and one with their big brother.
In hour 5 I walked past a table and saw two very reconizable swords. I have a Rob Criswell Katana from 2002, but these were a little more custom. They are a matched
set have what appears to be bone in the Kashira \ Pommel, and a damascus Tsuba. One has a 20" blade and the other a 16" blade. I suppose they would both be considered
Wakizashi.
The seller wanted $100 for BOTH BLADES! I couldn't believe it! He said his brother bought them about 30 years ago and has done nothing with them. That would be the right timeframe
for Rob's work. I quickly handed over a Benjamin, and we wrapped them in a towell so I didn't bump into anyone in the crowd,
or lay myself open with these mega sized razor blades.
My wife grumbled at me a little until I pulled up Arizona Custom Knives and showed her they go for $800-$1,000 each.
I can't believe someone didn't snag these up. I can only assume people thought they were cheap Chinesium toys.
I got them home and under better light found there was some very minor corosion spots on the tip (expected with 30 year old A2 Tool Steel). A little baking soda paste and steel wool cleaned it right up!
Here are some pics of the two new ones and one with their big brother.
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