SOLD Tatsuo ikeda masamoto yanagiba 270 mm bump ,price drop

[preizzo]

Got this beautiful knife as a progect, knife when arrived showed a few spots with some discolouration and some pitting in the ura side of the blade .
I did start to polish it but never got far ,only on a 400 chosera so far .
Hamono is straight one ,handle (don't know material ) is very nice made with ferrule and space ferrule in the same blonde horn
Knife coming with a ebony saya also .
Tatsuo stamp is on the tang

General conditions are great ,definitely a super fancy progect for some of the polishing fanatic.

Price is 1000 usd plus shipping
Will upload Photos later today

Cheers matteo

 

[knspiracy]

Pics?

 

[preizzo]

Some

 

[preizzo]

Some more

 

[aecadiz]

What are the dimensions on this one?

Very nice knife !

 

[preizzo]

270 mm

 

[knspiracy]

Some

Thanks!

 

[Loam]

I had no idea that some Masamoto were by Tatsuo Ikeda.

 

[knspiracy]

I had no idea that some Masamoto were by Tatsuo Ikeda.

Very much so

 

[Lurkernomore]

32 is tatsuo? Any idea who 27 is?

 

[Loam]

32 is tatsuo? Any idea who 27 is?

Isn't that a 12?

 

[Lurkernomore]

Isn't that a 12?

Oh crap, you’re right.

 

[Loam]

I'm curious now about how one can tell that the knife was made by Tatsuo Ikeda. A couple of people who worked in Sakai told me that is highly unlikely that Masamoto produces its knives in Sakai.

 

[Lurkernomore]

I'm curious now about how one can tell that the knife was made by Tatsuo Ikeda. A couple of people who worked in Sakai told me that is highly unlikely that Masamoto produces its knives in Sakai.

If Ikeda Tatsuo‘s dentokogeishi number was 12 then it checks out. Masamoto are forged in shikoku as well, so not sure what exactly is going on. It’s perfectly possible of course.

Sorry for OT, delete if needed

 

[knspiracy]

The engraving is hard to work out on my phone

 

[preizzo]

It s tatsuo stamp ,I got 5 more tatsuo home all same stamp

 

[preizzo]

Close up

 

[aecadiz]

@preizzo is a long time member, I bought a knife from him and he was a gentleman in all aspects

Solid Seller and I would buy this one if I had not gone in my buying spree a few weeks ago....

Cheers

 

[Knife.Knut]

Definitely a Tatsuo. No question about that.

 

[Lurkernomore]

What’s interesting is that it’s a honyaki but it’s missing the 純日本鋼 stamp they’ve been putting on for ages. It’s either super old or some otherwise obscure run. Definitely rare.

 

[knspiracy]

Close up

This is it ladies and gentlemen. 12 is the magic number

 

[preizzo]

One and only drop 900 usd shipped

 

[preizzo]

Bump

 

[preizzo]

Bump ,and open yo offers

 

[preizzo]

Bump , price drop to 700 usd ,need to move it

 

[preizzo]

Bump ,650 usd

 

[Tler]

what are the other dimensions? looks very narrow

 

[preizzo]

Bump ,600 usd shipped with ems

 

[preizzo]

Knife finally sold for a steel of a price

 

[knspiracy]

Sale of the century. A blade by one of the greats. You almost got robbed.