General Nihonto Related Discussion

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1. Increasing Gold Membership numbers? 1 2 3 4 5

   By Brian, September 6, 2025
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   • eternal_newbie
   • Tuesday at 03:09 PM

2. Introducing NihontoWatch: The Entire Market in Your Pocket 1 2 3 4

   By Hoshi, February 18
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   • Hoshi
   • June 4

3. New Member Introductions 1 2 3 4 61

   By Dusty62, February 2, 2008
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   • Gensai
   • May 29

4. Interesting Pdf Articles And Links 1 2 3

   By Brian, March 22, 2016
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   • CSM101
   • May 24

5. This Week's Edo Period Corner 1 2 3 4 76

   By Bugyotsuji, February 1, 2008
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   • Bugyotsuji
   • August 3, 2012

6. Mei & History Query: Fire-Damaged Kanesada Wakizashi Comparison

   By Iwo87, May 21
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   • ROKUJURO
   • 21 hours ago

7. Zaimei Sanjo Chikamura lost by USPS (likely stolen)

   By HoustonNihonto, April 2
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   • HoustonNihonto
   • Yesterday at 05:50 PM

8. Is this a very faded signature or just my eyes playing tricks

   By Trav4ever, Thursday at 02:00 AM
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   • GreyVR
   • Yesterday at 12:25 PM

9. Koshirae advice for my Wakizashi in shirasaya.

   By GreyVR, Monday at 02:33 PM
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   • GreyVR
   • Yesterday at 11:40 AM

10. So what happened to all the Kashira? (Other options?) RE: Fuchi Kashira Orphanage.

    By GreyVR, Monday at 01:56 PM
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    • GreyVR
    • Yesterday at 10:27 AM

11. Slightly damaged kissaki

    By Laurian, June 7
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    • Laurian
    • Tuesday at 06:12 PM

12. 29th TokuJu Exhibition at the Japanese Sword Museum

    By MassiveMoonHeh, June 7
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    • Gakusee
    • Tuesday at 04:47 PM

13. Ww2 Officer Nihonto Tachi

    By Jacobbuckler, Monday at 09:51 PM
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    • Brian
    • Tuesday at 02:14 PM

14. Eirakudo's 1st gen Yasutsugu tanto

    By nihon, June 5
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    • oli
    • Tuesday at 04:46 AM

15. Books and articles cataloguing Koshirae styles, subvariants and regional preferences?

    By GreyVR, May 6   

    • koshirae
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    • GreyVR
    • Tuesday at 04:09 AM

16. tosho Masamune's Tomb (?) 1 2

    By Guido, April 30, 2021
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    • Keichodo
    • Tuesday at 03:31 AM

17. Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu dated Eiroku 5 / 1562 – full koshirae project and cost sanity check 1 2

    By RobDam, May 29
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    • Sukaira
    • Monday at 08:02 PM

18. Brilliant New Series on the History of the Samurai

    By MassiveMoonHeh, June 6
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    • palousian
    • Monday at 04:54 AM

19. My first Wakizashi

    By Ronald Aguirre, June 5
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    • ROKUJURO
    • June 6

20. Japanese Sword Museum Juyo Exhibition

    By Sukaira, February 26
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    • eternal_newbie
    • June 5

21. Adverse Selection

    By Prewar70, June 4
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    • GreyVR
    • June 4

22. "Just a tsuka' for sale. What do people do with them?

    By GreyVR, June 3
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    • Tim Evans
    • June 4

23. What is up with flat point yari? Blunt tip is ... weird.

    By GreyVR, June 4
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    • Scogg
    • June 4

24. Chiyonofuji tachi maker?

    By Hector, June 4
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    • Hector
    • June 4

25. Koshirae examples with with yellow/orange fittings? (what colors did they use elsewhere?

    By GreyVR, June 4
    • 1 reply
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    • Matsunoki
    • June 4