General Nihonto Related Discussion

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

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

2. New Member Introductions 1 2 3 4 60

   By Dusty62, February 2, 2008
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   • MassiveMoonHeh
   • October 28

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

   By Brian, April 21, 2021   

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   • Robert S
   • February 6

4. Increasing Gold Membership numbers? 1 2 3 4

   By Brian, September 6
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • 13 hours ago

5. Interesting Pdf Articles And Links 1 2 3

   By Brian, March 22, 2016
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   • Brian
   • November 10

6. 48th Juyo Zufu and other Books with English Translations by Markus Sesko (and then some) 1 2

   By R_P, April 19
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   • JAL
   • August 30

7. The passing of a legend.

   By Brian, December 11, 2023
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   • Kaseca
   • July 4

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

   By Brian, September 6, 2017
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   • Baba Yaga
   • August 7, 2022

9. Edo Period Corner Part II 1 2 3 4 42

   By estcrh, August 4, 2012
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   • raaay
   • November 7

10. Big('s) Discoveries 1 2 3 4 18

    By Brian, February 5, 2019
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    • Stephen
    • April 14, 2022

11. Www.studyingjapaneseswords.com 1 2 3 4 11

    By yurie, November 24, 2018
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    • yurie
    • May 4, 2023

12. Honjo Masamune found!! (well almost... maybe) 1 2 3 4 8

    By Adrian S, October 21, 2014
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    • Cerqua
    • November 10

13. Kantei Section For The Raffle "who Wants To Win A Nihonto" 1 2 3 4 7

    By Guest Rayhan, September 15, 2018
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • December 21, 2018

14. Confirmed orders for "The Index of Japanese Swordsmiths" 1 2 3 4 7

    By Brian, June 23, 2013
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    • pcfarrar
    • March 23, 2014

15. Do you use your nihonto for tameshigiri? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Hans Kondor, September 16, 2012
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    • Brian
    • November 26, 2012

16. Why Kamakura = best swords ever?? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Nicolas Maestre, August 26, 2022
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    • Hoshi
    • June 10, 2024

17. Why is saving for a sword a taboo ? 1 2 3 4 6

    By R_P, August 6
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    • Scogg
    • August 14

18. Top 10 Swordsmiths In Japanese History 1 2 3 4 6

    By WillFalstaff, May 8, 2022
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    • Jussi Ekholm
    • June 6, 2022

19. Naginata-naoshi 1 2 3 4 6

    By Lilleskit, April 16
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    • Lilleskit
    • April 28

20. Removed nakago mark? 1 2 3 4 6

    By John C, October 18, 2022
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    • Matsunoki
    • October 26, 2022

21. Hamon 1 2 3 4 6

    By Jacques, January 12
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    • Mark S.
    • January 30

22. sashikomi/hadori 1 2 3 4 6

    By george trotter, July 16, 2013
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    • Jacques
    • July 22

23. Are organizations obsolete 1 2 3 4 6

    By Peter Bleed, July 28, 2022
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    • SteveM
    • August 8, 2022

24. Gassan School 1 2 3 4 5

    By David Flynn, May 27, 2020
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    • Bryce
    • August 19, 2024

25. Would you knowingly buy a gimei blade? 1 2 3 4 5

    By Guest When Necessary, February 16
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    • Brian
    • February 24