willy wonka

Cheers Eric for you guess May well be a butchers knife, but it is without a doubt Japanese, it was brought back in the 40s along with a few very nice wakizashi, tanto and yari. Another notable thing is that its width is over .5cm at its widest, also the fact that its mune is ihori is of note.

Wondering if anybody might be able to shed some light on what this might be?????

Bill Your Koto blade pictured is a perfect example of what Im talking about, good polish, plenty to see and plenty to learn just enough little blemishes to bring the price down to somewhere near where you dont need to mortgage your house and sell your children to be able to afford it. Louie.

G'day All Firstly as a relative newbie to nihonto let me say that I am in total awe of the combined knowledge and expertise on display by members of this forum. I would like to get some opinions from the members here regarding the idea of flawed swords as first nihonto purchases, Im talking about blades in very good polish with plenty to study but also with enough flaws to drastically reduce the investment required. I contest that although the general and very wise consensus of the forum is books, study and more study the ability to also examine an actual blade or two is not only advantageous but also much more likely to instill a true appreciation of nihonto. I look foward to hearing your thoughts. Cheers Louie