General Nihonto Related Discussion

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1. Thoughts on these types of listings

   By klee, August 15
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   • PNSSHOGUN
   • August 16

2. How do swords get separated from their koshirae? IS there a means people buy an existing koshirae for a sword?

   By GreyVR, August 14
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   • Tohagi
   • August 16

3. Goto Mitsuyasu

   By Frank101, August 16
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   • Rivkin
   • August 16

4. My first Nihonto: a mumei Uda school Katana

   By Laurian, June 22
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   • Laurian
   • August 15

5. Show us your dragon horimono. 1 2

   By Bryce, July 25
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   • paulb
   • August 15

6. Origami question

   By sabiji, August 14
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   • sabiji
   • August 15

7. Ford Hallam Has Passed Away 1 2

   By zanilu, August 10
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   • DanielM
   • August 14

8. Double length habaki

   By Gerry, August 13
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   • Baka Gaijin
   • August 14

9. Any thoughts for this set of menuki?

   By Yumso, August 11
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   • ROKUJURO
   • August 11

10. Shirasaya not closing all the way?

    By chinaski, August 6
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    • Robert S
    • August 7

11. A Question about Sword Attribution

    By drac2k, February 28
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • August 4

12. Is this hamon due to the polish, or the forging?

    By Gerry, July 30
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    • Jacques D.
    • August 2

13. Book recommendation FINDING A PLACE

    By BIG, July 31
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    • Brian
    • August 1

14. NBTHK Shinsa through dealer

    By klee, July 30
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    • klee
    • August 1

15. Help please

    By William Jennings, July 30
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • July 30

16. Stolen Sword

    By Jim Manley, July 11
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    • Tohagi
    • July 30

17. Japan export permit takes longer than it used to ?

    By Alex A, July 26
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    • Alex A
    • July 30

18. Mumei Tensho Muramasa Blade with Sankozukaken Horimono and JTK Papers 1 2

    By Zoglet, July 28   

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    • Zoglet
    • July 30

19. Experience buying from Eirakudo

    By klee, July 28
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    • klee
    • July 29

20. Major General Yamamoto’s Sword

    By chgruener, July 28
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    • george trotter
    • July 29

21. Gimei and value 1 2 3 4 5

    By Paz, December 1, 2023
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    • SteveM
    • July 29

22. Is now a good time to buy swords from Japanese dealers?

    By dyn, July 27
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    • jeremy
    • July 29

23. Tourist piece or real thing?

    By Ronald Aguirre, July 28
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    • Rivkin
    • July 28

24. I know them as yokohama swords

    By lonely panet, July 27
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    • Alex A
    • July 27

25. Opinion on Koshirae

    By jutettsu8, July 20
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    • uwe
    • July 27