 Samurai Sword Cane With Quillens (8109)
Samurai swords have been collectable as far back as I can remember. Good ones have been expensive as far back as I can remember. They were a tradition that went back a 1000 years. The value is based on the signature on the blade, the handle, the age, and the condition. …The blade took hundreds of hours to make, which is called tempered. When you look at a samurai blade the temper line is visible and called a water line. If the blade gets rust on it or is ground, an expert charges a $100 an inch to polish. An unsigned blade would probably not be worth the 2500 to repair, which is the case with this sword cane. I’m told the blade on this one dates to around 1450, as per the Samurai collector who sold this cane to me. These were made into sword canes after the Samurai were outlawed from carrying swords in Japan. Looks like the ferrule on this one was longer, making it older than 1850. The handle and shaft is bark covered and in great shape for this type of material. The quillens are the metal pieces that spring out when the sword is pulled from the shaft .In a sword fight the quillens keep the opponents blade as it slips along the blade from hitting the hands. The Japanese also made smaller sword canes some of them even have a waterline, however, they sell in the 800 range, as opposed to $5000+ for the real Samurai ones. I have not seen a lot of these and I wonder how common quillens are on them. Dike has one of these # 29/66 which has no quillens. There is a wood pin in the handle of canes and swords, push the pin pull out the tang, the part in the handle, and look for the signature. Here’s the purpose, never sell any of these, with out researching the signature, it can mean big money.
Category: Gadget
Sub Category: Weapon
Listed: 2006-07-03 17:31:54
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