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
   • 1 hour ago

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

   By Hoshi, February 18
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   • Hoshi
   • Thursday at 08:42 PM

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. Ww2 Officer Nihonto Tachi

   By Jacobbuckler, 18 hours ago
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   • Brian
   • 2 hours ago

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

   By GreyVR, yesterday at 01:56 PM
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   • Bugyotsuji
   • 7 hours ago

8. Koshirae advice for my Wakizashi in shirasaya.

   By GreyVR, yesterday at 02:33 PM
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   • Brian
   • 10 hours ago

9. Eirakudo's 1st gen Yasutsugu tanto

   By nihon, Friday at 07:17 AM
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   • oli
   • 11 hours ago

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

    By GreyVR, May 6   

    • koshirae
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    • GreyVR
    • 12 hours ago

11. 29th TokuJu Exhibition at the Japanese Sword Museum

    By MassiveMoonHeh, Sunday at 01:36 AM
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    • Jussi Ekholm
    • 12 hours ago

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

    By Guido, April 30, 2021
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    • Keichodo
    • 12 hours ago

13. 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
    • 20 hours ago

14. Brilliant New Series on the History of the Samurai

    By MassiveMoonHeh, Saturday at 02:43 PM
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    • palousian
    • Yesterday at 04:54 AM

15. Slightly damaged kissaki

    By Laurian, Sunday at 01:31 PM
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    • Robert S
    • Sunday at 10:50 PM

16. My first Wakizashi

    By Ronald Aguirre, Friday at 11:39 PM
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    • ROKUJURO
    • Saturday at 09:15 AM

17. Japanese Sword Museum Juyo Exhibition

    By Sukaira, February 26
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    • eternal_newbie
    • Friday at 04:40 PM

18. Adverse Selection

    By Prewar70, Thursday at 01:26 PM
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    • GreyVR
    • Thursday at 09:14 PM

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

    By GreyVR, June 3
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    • Tim Evans
    • Thursday at 04:52 PM

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

    By GreyVR, Thursday at 10:49 AM
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    • Scogg
    • Thursday at 02:50 PM

21. Chiyonofuji tachi maker?

    By Hector, Thursday at 11:09 AM
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    • Hector
    • Thursday at 11:09 AM

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

    By GreyVR, Thursday at 12:08 AM
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    • Matsunoki
    • Thursday at 07:28 AM

23. Dreaming of Japan...

    By MassiveMoonHeh, May 18
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    • Kanenaga
    • Wednesday at 10:04 PM

24. Shopping for wakizashi size fittings?

    By GreyVR, June 3
    • 4 replies
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    • Tim Evans
    • Wednesday at 05:35 PM

25. Event: Kanazawa Sword Appreciation

    By MassiveMoonHeh, June 2
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    • MassiveMoonHeh
    • June 2