Nihonto

6,802 topics in this forum

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

   By Brian, September 6, 2017
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   • Lewis B
   • May 15

2. Forum Posting Guidelines

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

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

   By Brian, April 21, 2021   

   • polishing
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   • Robert S
   • February 6, 2025

4. Double Signature Sword Papering

   By cookiemonstah47, 3 hours ago
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   • Lexvdjagt
   • 34 minutes ago

5. Friend looking for info on a sword

   By Hudson, Sunday at 05:42 PM
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • Sunday at 07:46 PM

6. Advice On Finding a Polisher

   By willy_1, Thursday at 05:00 AM   

   • katana
   • tachi
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   • klee
   • Saturday at 11:35 PM

7. Sword Info

   By SamSwo, April 6
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   • flemming
   • Thursday at 10:31 PM

8. Pic Request - battle damage on blades 1 2 3

   By Drago, July 1, 2013
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   • John C
   • Thursday at 08:38 PM

9. Interesting Chōgi tantō

   By eternal_newbie, Wednesday at 05:11 PM
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   • eternal_newbie
   • Thursday at 04:25 PM

10. Restoration Wakizashi

    By Freedomnasa, May 11
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    • Freedomnasa
    • Thursday at 03:18 PM

11. Info on ww2 pick up

    By Jacobbuckler, June 2
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    • Jacobbuckler
    • Wednesday at 07:28 PM

12. Potentially Remounted WWII Bring-back sword

    By rt44, June 3
    • 6 replies
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    • Ray Singer
    • Wednesday at 06:46 PM

13. Study/Kantei: Sōshū-den Wakizashi (Hiromitsu / Akihiro circle?)

    By SwordStudent703, May 30
    • 18 replies
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    • SwordStudent703
    • June 2

14. Moses Becerra Polish Taikei Naotane 1 2

    By Sukaira, May 1
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    • Sukaira
    • June 2

15. Saya repair - US?

    By tlzkaasen, September 2, 2025
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    • zack68ss
    • June 1

16. Which Kanemitsu (包光) could this be?

    By Toki, May 29   

    • tanto
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    • Toki
    • June 1

17. Can anyone ID this sword?

    By FrankF, May 22
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    • Scogg
    • June 1

18. Need thoughts on a partial kanji character on an apparent late Muromachi Sue-Seki Wakizashi

    By Jaron, May 14
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    • Jaron
    • May 30

19. Carolyn

    By Carolyn, May 23
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    • 2devnul
    • May 27

20. Dai Token Ichi 2026 Dates?

    By Baka Gaijin, May 25
    • 3 replies
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    • Baka Gaijin
    • May 25

21. Signed, ubu, Fukuoka Ichimonji school, Kozon sayagaki. This will be an interesting blade to follow 1 2

    By Lewis B, April 19
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    • JakeNYC
    • May 24

22. sword Age question

    By jeep54, May 19
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    • jeep54
    • May 21

23. Type 98 Shin Gunto and Kai Gunto - Ancestral blades?

    By xreflections, May 17   

    • katana
    • 13 replies
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    • eternal_newbie
    • May 19

24. Signed Rai Kunimitsu help 1 2

    By jawob, May 7
    • 46 replies
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    • Jussi Ekholm
    • May 17

25. Authentic Wakizashi or fake?

    By Ghaad47, May 16
    • 11 replies
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    • Hokke
    • May 17