Filipe

Why did you expect it to generate an argument? Am I incorrect in my assumption, as I said, I'd like to learn as much as possible, why did some people give you hell? Filipe

Ken, I have, we use shinken in demonstrations and in trainings when things aren't too crowded or when we don't have that many new guys, I also pratice alot on my own, so having a sword that is a bit more than a normal shinken is something that seems only right to me, that being said I also do apreciate the beauty of the sword, but im not a big collector as I tend to pick a favourite item very fast. So my intention was to either buy an Edo period nihonto, as their mostly affordable and of good quality, for some reason I tend to think that gendaito are made with more emphasis on the aesthetics which really drives the price up, but I may be completly wrong. I came to you guys for some advice on how/what to pick and look out for. I want a good quality sword, to use and keep, beautiful in its functionality, if that makes any sense. Filipe

I feel like there might have been a small misunderstanding, im not looking to start collecting per say, I'm looking to buy a blade that will see moderate use, Iaido, Toyama Ryu, I don't intend to buy many more swords after this one, I'm just looking for a good quality Nihonto. Filipe

Thank you very much Barry, how much would those fittings cost me? How can I get in touch with David? Filipe

Out of curiousity, where could I commision a tsuka and a saya for a blade to be made?

I found another one that looks leagues better than all the other ones, bids are around 1050 euros right now. http://imgur.com/a/A6810 I just realized I accidentally derailed the post and got sort of off topic, really sorry... Filipe

Hey guys I found one that looks a lot better for around 800 euros, what do you think? http://imgur.com/a/kBJ2x

Thank you for your responses, do you guys think its worth paying the 1500 and getting it polished? Or should I keep my eye open for something else in this price range? Im a bit new to this but eager to learn. Filipe

Hey guys, I was shopping around and noticed this decent looking nihonto that is being advertised as Koto Bizen, would like some oppinions before considering putting down 1500 euros, it also seems like it really needs a polish. Filipe

My concerns are if it's worth the price that is being asked, I can see a hada and so the person I consulted before, it has a sambonsugi / gunome hamon that looks really nice, the smith who made it was an oficial army smith, which were given tamahagane to work with instead of mill/rail steel, and so their blades tended to be of better quality, why its in traditional koshirae is a mistery to me, it was either made post war or someone spent quite a bit getting it traditionally mounted, my only concern is the price point, am I getting my money's worth? Could I do better? I probably should have been clearer in the OP.

I'm talking to someone regarding a showa period blade that I was told could be argued is actually a gendaito, made by Kanenori (Rikugun Jumei Tōshō), it also has an Edo period tsuba, hes asking for 3000 dollars, what do you guys think? Thank you