Nihonto

6,768 topics in this forum

1. Forum Posting Guidelines

   By Brian, January 29, 2007
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   • Bugyotsuji
   • May 19, 2025

2. A word about amateur polishing 1 2 3 4 5

   By Brian, April 21, 2021   

   • polishing
   • 147 replies
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   • Robert S
   • February 6, 2025

3. Do Not Respond To Private Offers Of Swords Unless You Know The Person

   By Brian, September 6, 2017
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   • Baba Yaga
   • August 7, 2022

4. Smaller blades thread 1 2 3 4 5

   By Bugyotsuji, December 8, 2020
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   • ROKUJURO
   • 10 hours ago

5. Any Photos/Oshigata of Midare-Shintogo?

   By Zoglet, March 12   

   • tanto
   • koto
   • 14 replies
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   • Hoshi
   • 14 hours ago

6. Just got this sword from eBay after knowing that the platform is notorious for being a gimei

   By HAWSP, Thursday at 09:48 PM
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   • HAWSP
   • 17 hours ago

7. Sword identification

   By eric1, February 12
   • 9 replies
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   • NotANinja
   • 18 hours ago

8. Kantei 2

   By Bugyotsuji, August 14, 2025
   • 25 replies
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   • Alex A
   • Thursday at 07:55 AM

9. Who do you recommend for professional restorations?

   By bigscreen64, March 25, 2025
   • 8 replies
   • 716 views
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   • Sukaira
   • Tuesday at 01:44 PM

10. Ichimai Boshi?

    By Jnuzzo, Tuesday at 12:23 AM
    • 9 replies
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    • ROKUJURO
    • Tuesday at 11:46 AM

11. Rai Kunitoshi utsushi by Tadayoshi

    By Okan, April 9
    • 5 replies
    • 415 views
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    • Nihonto student
    • Tuesday at 11:14 AM

12. Sword Info

    By SamSwo, April 6
    • 14 replies
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • Monday at 11:00 PM

13. Mumei în shin gunto mounts

    By Battara, April 11
    • 10 replies
    • 326 views
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    • Battara
    • Monday at 09:03 PM

14. Saka Kura teru kane wakizashi with horimono

    By paul alex, Sunday at 04:37 PM
    • 8 replies
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    • paul alex
    • Monday at 04:22 PM

15. Yoshimichi : which generation?

    By Maxime Chouinard, April 8
    • 6 replies
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    • Maxime Chouinard
    • Sunday at 08:41 PM

16. New Sword Kiyomitsu

    By Prewar70, Sunday at 03:11 PM
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    • eternal_newbie
    • Sunday at 04:40 PM

17. Identification Help: Simple Unadorned Jitte with Mei (37.7cm, 551g)

    By JackDo, Sunday at 10:47 AM
    • 2 replies
    • 113 views
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    • JackDo
    • Sunday at 02:54 PM

18. Making of fittings for a custom Onokubi-Zukuri katana with bamboo-themed (take 竹) fittings

    By Iaido dude, June 3, 2025
    • 8 replies
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    • Iaido dude
    • April 10

19. Help needed to identify signature

    By Swordjoe, April 5
    • 7 replies
    • 356 views
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    • Swordjoe
    • April 9

20. Help with a Tadayoshi 忠吉  刀

    By vit, April 8
    • 9 replies
    • 228 views
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    • vit
    • April 9

21. Kojima Kanemichi Questions

    By Steve K, April 8
    • 2 replies
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    • Steve K
    • April 9

22. 1943 Katayama signed gendaito - appraisal help (Auburn CA)

    By rmunk43, April 8
    • 3 replies
    • 161 views
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    • ROKUJURO
    • April 8

23. Know what this is and value.

    By Import, March 8
    • 8 replies
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    • nulldevice
    • April 8

24. Seeking Information / Very Old Blade

    By chgruener, April 7
    • 10 replies
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    • Kanenaga
    • April 7

25. Shortening the saya the right way

    By sokkon, April 5
    • 6 replies
    • 239 views
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    • sokkon
    • April 6