Greg F
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The only difference between the two that I know of them is the number toes as most here probably know and the spiritual meanings. I think in China they represent luck and wisdom and in Japan its balance. For me if its Japanese I prefer it apart from maybe some foods. Greg
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My Iaido sensei and his wife are from Japan and he had never owned Nihonto so I gave him a Wakizashi as a gift to start his collection and when he drew the blade from the saya his wife handed him a tissue and he said what is this for and she told him to put it in his mouth. I was had to smile. Greg
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I’m looking for an NCO Katana. Is this one real?
Greg F replied to Intrigue77's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I like it Stephen. Happy Halloween mate. Greg -
Artur will you be interested in taking any work from members interested in getting tsuka restoration done? Greg
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Looks pretty good. Greg
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My condolences to his friends and family. Life is just too too short. Greg
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Sorry for your loss Robert. I like h our katana and the price seemed very good. All the best Greg
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Top right for me. Greg
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Hi Jean, the small files Ive used I just hold it in reverse and work gently. Greg
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Really looks great Chris, it would be an excellent tsuba storage. Greg
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G'day Roger and welcome from another Victorian. Bazza is a great guy to know and we are lucky to have him on board. Looking forward to seeing your posts. Greg
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I have done this on a couple different saya over the years with hinoki that I got from acheap saki cup from ebay. I used wood glue and haven't had any problems since. When you file you make sure you only file outwards and only with the saya pointing koiguchi down. Good luck Greg
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Pretty good effort Krystian. Your pics are a lot like ebay nihonto seller high5 Japan. Greg
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The last one reminds me of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger. Greg
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Some very nice tsuba there. On page 176 the habaki on the wakizashi is very ornate. Greg
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Looks great Chris. I contacted them to see if they ship to Australia and they would but shipping would cost at least 100 pounds. Greg
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Lovely blade and excellent detailed photos Rivkin. Greg
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Some very elegant peices, a skilled artist. Cheers Pete. Greg
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Thats really nice Alex. Similar design to an iron tetsugendo tsuba I have but your dragons details are absolutely beautiful. If only I could afford this one. Greg
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In the future swords that are made now will be antique(if they aren't ruined). I can appreciate that in Japan that other swords are illegal so they use modern Nihonto but most of us aren't in Japan and to me it just doesnt feel appropriate. The idea of using Nihonto is fun to think of but it just doesnt sit right that we can decide to destroy something thats part of Japans culture for our own pleasure. When I train with my Japanese sensei this weekend I will ask his opinion on this out of curiosity. Greg
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Chris I think that if a sword and mounts are in good enough condition to be used then its definitely good enough to be preserved and even cherished by someone that cant afford a more expensive sword. Greg
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Hi Rodriguez, i dont know the price of the sword you've shown but Brian is right although occasionally high5 Japan do sell ok deals. I bought a nice Wakizashi with pretty good fittings for less than half it was worth but that was probably because I was lucky to get thd winning bid at a good price. Just remember that NMB is a much safer place to buy from than ebay when it comes to quality and honest sellers and not to mention it helps to keep this great place going. Good luck. Greg
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Welcome Zac, Im sure you will get a lot out of this great forum. What ryu did you practice kenjutsu ? Greg
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I personally dont like the idea of someone using shinsakuto. Any Nihonto to me should be preserved, cherished and studied. I dont feel as bad about a Japanese person having a sword made for them in Japan to use for iaido and tameshigiri as its fitting to the coulture imo. Greg
