brandon

Appreciate the info! I learned something new today too :)

I have a newly issued paper with oshigata, which is what prompted the question. It is not a problem or anything, I was just curious if there was criteria of some kind that determined oshigata vs photo on new NTHK papers. Brandon

Thank you. Brandon

Anyone have a copy of the Shinshinto smith Kiyomaro Minamoto book (in US)? Thanks! Brandon

Hello, I recently received NTHK kanteisho papers for a sword at US shinsa and was curious what determines nakago oshigata vs nakago photo on the certificate? I have seen both, but was not sure on the criteria that determines oshigata or photo. Thanks! Brandon

Received mine last week! Much appreciated for your efforts. Brandon

Sakihaba looks close to 3cm, is that about right? Do you happen to know the weight? Thanks, brandon

George, Same here! Looking forward to it. Brandon

Hello, I submitted the shinsa registration fee via paypal yesterday for the SF August sword show (also sent an email with a few questions). Does anyone know how long it takes to secure a time slot (before I book flights, this is my first shinsa for a sword). Thanks, Brandon

Is the black one still available? thanks, brandon

I was able to submit the contact form by disabling javascript (and received a success message). We'll see if I get a response! Thank you, Brandon

Has anyone purchased from https://yushindou.com ? Do they ship internationally (US)? I tried using their contact form but it just spins / doesn’t submit and a few other areas of the site are broken with errors… which made me wonder if they site was not updated any longer. Thanks, Brandon

Mark, I got those pretty inexpensively off a tosogu Facebook group. Might be worth checking there. I tend to like plain fuchi/kashira as they can go with more themes, ha. Brandon

Looking for a simple plain shakudo kashira to match the top large 40mm fuchi. thanks! brandon

Tenpo tsuba received safe and sound! Thank you.