General Nihonto Related Discussion

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1. NMB Group Homework - Koto swordsmithing school timelines

   By nulldevice, January 6
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   • Brano
   • January 8

2. Is this the Nanki Shigekuni of the Keisha Era, or one of his later students?

   By DocTheRoc, January 7
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   • ROKUJURO
   • January 7

3. Swiss swordsmith in Japan

   By mecox, January 5
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   • ROKUJURO
   • January 7

4. Nio Kiyonaga

   By Davis, January 4
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   • Davis
   • January 5

5. Jūyō 68 Results

   By Jussi Ekholm, December 14, 2022
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   • MassiveMoonHeh
   • January 5

6. Did any Hizen smiths sign katana mei on .... well, katana?

   By Guest When Necessary, January 15, 2025
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   • CSM101
   • January 4

7. Juyo and Tokubetsu Juyo numbers

   By MassiveMoonHeh, January 4
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   • Jussi Ekholm
   • January 4

8. Assistance to locate/acquire a copy of a Juyo Zufu publication

   By Chishiki, January 4
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   • Chishiki
   • January 4

9. WWII Katana signed. Is this authentic asano Kanezane ? Hand made or factory made? Any other information 🙏

   By Dekabyu, January 2
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   • rebcannonshooter
   • January 3

10. What does these say? What era and Swordsmiths? Please help amateur collector

    By Dekabyu, January 2
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    • Dekabyu
    • January 2

11. Daruma - Japanese arts and antiues magazine #47

    By werdna, May 25, 2022
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    • Bazza
    • January 2

12. A little AI fun with the Tenka-Sansaku

    By MassiveMoonHeh, January 1
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    • MassiveMoonHeh
    • January 1

13. New Year 2026

    By mecox, December 31, 2025
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    • John C
    • January 1

14. Custom Katana Kake

    By E_Arroyes, December 6, 2024
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    • Otavio Torres
    • December 31, 2025

15. Blue NBTHK paper

    By klee, December 29, 2025
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    • klee
    • December 31, 2025

16. A little "kantei" game

    By Laurian, December 19, 2025
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    • Jussi Ekholm
    • December 29, 2025

17. NBTHK Papering Guidlines

    By cookiemonstah47, December 28, 2025
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    • eternal_newbie
    • December 28, 2025

18. Strange 'shrimp' tanto on Yahoo

    By Hector, December 18, 2025
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    • reinhard
    • December 28, 2025

19. Jūyō 70 results

    By Jussi Ekholm, December 10, 2024
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    • Gakusee
    • December 27, 2025

20. Family Heirloom Koto Blade WW2 Naval Wakizashi 1 2

    By Rhizosphere, December 24, 2025
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    • Ian B3HR2UH
    • December 27, 2025

21. What is this kanji???

    By Rivkin, December 25, 2025
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    • Tcat
    • December 25, 2025

22. Japanese bureaucracy

    By Bugyotsuji, December 25, 2025
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    • Bugyotsuji
    • December 25, 2025

23. Rai Kunitsugu

    By Sebuh, December 24, 2025
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    • Sebuh
    • December 24, 2025

24. Sayagaki Numbers

    By Jussi Ekholm, December 21, 2025
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    • Sukaira
    • December 24, 2025

25. Semi hitatsura or a failed yakiire?

    By Hector, December 19, 2025
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    • Jussi Ekholm
    • December 21, 2025