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David E. J. Pepin 5/28/1946 - 09/16/2013
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greatly missed by many!!!
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Intricate carvings of wood, jade, ivory, or just about anything else. ~~~ Old
Nautical ship clocks, Complicated movements, especially fine solid gold pocket
watches, repeaters and wrist watches [such as Breitling, Cartier, Patek, &
Rolex; old and new alike]. ~~~ Swords, knives, daggers, German items
etc. Special paintings. Nice furniture. ~~~ Antique firearms, US, European,
Japanese (such as fine nambu pistols), especially - Colt's, Winchester's. Guns
with Enamels and inlays.
US and European swords in Very good condition or presentation, including Bowie knives. ~~~ Any unique items that we have never seen before. Jewels, Chinese pottery, Tiffany lamps. Rare glass. Old Coins or paper currency. Very early Greek and Roman marble.
ART- European, UK, US, Oriental.
Paintings, Japanese Wood Block prints, Art glass (Galle & Daum, etc.),
Porcelain, Bronze & Marble sculpture, Oriental rugs. ~~~ Scientific Instruments
(Clocks, Microscopes, Ship compass, etc.) Rare precious Gems, Baseball
memorabilia (I.E. : Presentation items).
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A Exceptionally
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Gōshū Jyūnin
Sasaki Nyūdō Minamoto
Ippō (with cutting test)"Immortal
Sword" with Keiki* Personified and described in the tester's own words - to
possess immortality. With Rare 3 Body Cutting Test, 320 + Years Old - Blade
personally named by the tester, With Tokubetsu Kicho Ninteisho by the
N.B.T.H.K.
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A very nice Koto period Kaneyoshi wakizashi, w/ mid - late Edo period ribbed same' & ireko saya, s (1500's,NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho token (certificate)
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Koto Kaneyoshi in very nice ribbed same' saya
Kaneshige wakizashi with updated NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate
(SOLD) AOE SADATSUGU / KASHU NAGATSUGU DAISHO, late kamakura period & early edo period,
NTHK-NPO CertificatesSold / Gassan Sadakazu katana, 73 cm - 28 3/4" nasaga, with horimono, saya-gaki by Tanobe Michihiro sensei, NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate
Sold / 28" / 70 cm Katana by Ono Yoshimitsu (Mukansa), his Aoe school recreation, with Saka-Choji midare hamon. Signed: Bizen no Kuni ni oite Yoshimitsu kore o saku (於備前國義光作之), Heisei nijūichinen aki (平成二十一年秋, “fall of 2009”), with his saya-gaki.
Sold / tachi by Musashi Daijo Tadahiro (Hizen Tadayoshi, Shodai / 1st Generation), with Kinzogan (gold inlay) calling blade "Daikichi" meaning Good Luck or Excellent, Sai-Jo Saku, w/ NBTHK Hozon certificate (Sold prior to posting)
Sold / Minatogawa shrine blade by Masanao, Choji-Gunome hamon, tachi mei, w/ NTHK certificate, original Navy mounts.
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A Jumyo wakizashi w/ fine koshirae w/ NBTHK Hozon (blade) & NTHK-NPO (koshirae & tsuba)
A Katana by Kunitomo C- 1596 AD with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate, TANZAN saya-gaki, with Battle damage
A Kazusa Kaneshige Wakizashi with NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho certificate
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