Nihonto

5,521 topics in this forum

1. Forum Posting Guidelines

   By Brian, January 29, 2007
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   • Jisan
   • May 3, 2021

2. Japanese Blade from Court 1 2 3 4 9

   By Promo, April 16, 2019
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   • Surfson
   • February 11

3. Captured WWII Sword 1 2 3 4 7

   By Virginian, December 12, 2018
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   • Wolfmanreid
   • December 16, 2020

4. Do you collect swords as art or as artifact? 1 2 3 4 6

   By cabowen, August 15, 2010
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   • DARREN
   • September 9, 2010

5. GENDAITO BY KIYOKATSU 1 2 3 4 5

   By J Reid, October 8, 2012
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   • Jean
   • October 19, 2012

6. New Polisher Experience 1 2 3 4 5

   By SwordGuyJoe, April 22, 2010
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   • cabowen
   • August 30, 2010

7. Changes in sori 1 2 3 4 5

   By Ken-Hawaii, October 18, 2013
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   • Jean
   • November 12, 2013

8. Ubu and Mumei 1 2 3 4 5

   By Surfson, September 1, 2014
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   • Surfson
   • February 15, 2018

9. Will it be possible to restore this sword? UPDATE-PICS PG 4! 1 2 3 4 5

   By DaveM4P99, November 17, 2010
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   • Brian
   • June 29, 2012

10. tadayoshi waki expert help on mei 1 2 3 4

    By isidro305, August 1, 2014
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    • Guido
    • November 11, 2015

11. Smaller blades thread 1 2 3 4

    By Bugyotsuji, December 8, 2020
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    • Brian
    • April 11

12. Kiyomaro school 1 2 3 4

    By seppuku, May 15, 2012
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    • kunitaro
    • December 7, 2012

13. Help with my Katana 1 2 3 4

    By acrual, May 1, 2011
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    • acrual
    • November 19, 2011

14. Tameshigiri , two cutting tests 1 2 3 4

    By Tengu1957, April 5
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    • Volker62
    • May 7

15. new nihonto 1 2 3 4

    By werner, December 1, 2010
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    • Brian
    • December 12, 2010

16. True tachi or katana mounted as a tachi? 1 2 3 4

    By estcrh, September 14, 2011
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    • Jean
    • September 17, 2017

17. Utsuri 1 2 3 4

    By Darcy, August 14, 2014
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    • Alex A
    • August 21, 2014

18. Mei Translation. Minamoto Kiyomaro? 1 2 3 4

    By slavia631, April 3, 2008
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    • Kanjisan
    • March 13, 2014

19. Blades and kodogu-modern and by non-Japanese: What is it? 1 2 3

    By cabowen, March 8, 2012
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    • Jean
    • March 11, 2012

20. First Nihonto. Trying to identify its age. More pics added. 1 2 3

    By oneshot onekill, May 24
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    • oneshot onekill
    • July 10

21. Tamba no Kami gamble 1 2 3

    By Bugyotsuji, October 6, 2020
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    • Infinite_Wisdumb
    • September 15, 2021

22. Would One Call A Nagamaki A Special Order Item? 1 2 3

    By Daso, September 3, 2016
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    • Darcy
    • September 15, 2016

23. Ono Yoshimitsu test 1 2 3

    By tetsugendo11, June 10, 2010
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    • Paul Martin
    • August 5, 2010

24. Your thoughts about this Tanto ? 1 2 3

    By kunitaro, September 21, 2014
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    • cabowen
    • October 16, 2014

25. Which blade(s) are showa-to? ANSWERS HERE NOW 1 2 3

    By cabowen, October 15, 2012
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    • Stegel
    • October 22, 2012