Hey Brandon, i don't know your level of training , however at those lengths you should bare in mind the weight of the sword if you will use it for iai. I learnt the hard way training with a 1400 grams sword for 9 years , gave me all sorts of issues with tendonitis etc...my current sword weighs 1200 grams. Its a good weight for iaido and tameshigiri. Just my few thoughts
Jeremy
Selling this Muromachi tanto from aoi art. Selling for what i paid for it. Size is 21.3cm. Mumei with koshirae. More pics to come when i get home in the next few days.
Cheers
Jeremy
I totally agree here. Coming from a fellow toyama ryu and Nakamura ryu guy, not much battodo i can see there either. It does take skill to do what shes doing though.Jeremy
I tried asking to send my sword to Japan via usagiya sword shop but they're too busy to take on my project. Plus the hassles of sending a sword into Japan
Thanks Ford . I should've been a bit more clear in my post . I'm actually looking for something to mount a shinsakuto I have at the moment. So maybe something in the ¥30-40000 ballpark
Thanks guys . I found this one too. It's from a reputable dealer , I've bought from them before . I might get this instead
https://www.e-sword.jp/armors/1910-8041.htm
Thanks for the tip. I got my eye one these ones. Do they seem like the real deal ?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153739514373
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F233417469031
I've just started becoming interested in samurai jingasa hats. What is the most important thing to look out for to ensure the genuine age of the hat and overall quality?
I'm not sure about yoshindo selling outside of Japan, I can't comment on that. I've bought a couple of shinsakuto over the years from swordstore and a steel iaito. I think he only deals with the Kimura smiths in Kumamoto. I had only one bad and two good experiences buying these swords. if you want to know more PM me
Last year I had Fred Lohman repair my saya that had split with a samegawa wrap. Now in our cold dry weather the glue or resin they use to glue the same gawa is starting to peel back at the wrap seam. What's the best epoxy to use to glue it back down? Thanks in advance
Jeremy