Nihonto1973

Then again ......almost the same smith ????

Hi steven , First of all >> Congrats !! It looks like the same smith as the katana i bought 2 years ago. But i never found more info than the info i required by the members here ....... If you use the "search " option and search for " Nobushige " you will find the topic . Enjoy the extra info ????

Indeed , verry usefull for those who just started their journey , like me , 2 years ago. I also want to believe that respect between beginners and the experienced ones is very important ........ Thats how i try to get further with little steps . Are should i say " SEPT " ......

Thx again , Franco !

Thank you for this write up , Franco !

Thx for your reply Jacques .May i ask , why i can exclude koto ? Its overal shape , and/or other details ? I studied and compared this sword with all the other Shigekuni swords i found in my Token bijutsu books ...... Remember : i'm in the learning proces ...... But to me this is a good opportunity to learn about kantei with the sword in hand ... I dont want to focus on the suriage mei , its better to elimenate schools and periods by shape , hamon , hada etc.....i belive .

Thats the only one i could find .....I'm learning nihonto about 2 years now , this is my First purchase ( except for the katana i bought via this board ) I dont expect to find a Shigekuni sword on a local second hand website . Or is it possible ? If any more pictures required , just ask .... Joo

One more ....

Some more pictures .....

I've had this wakizashi for a While now, but the maker remains a mistery to me. Two kanji clearly say nanki Oite, only the top of the Third kanji is visible. Yet I'm unable to identify the maker. Seems to be late Koto or Shinto, Anyone willing to assist me? Thanks in advance Kind regards Joo

Hi Henry , That website is a axemple......not my website.. Thats who i bought from . There are more " Sellers " on this forum Check the topic for sale ???? Joo

Welcome Henry , Sounds a bit simular as me , Some While ago. I bought , without any knowledge ,from a member . Thank god , i did that ........ I was looking for a papered katana and found it in france ........with Florian . You can check his website : nihontofrance More than a year later now , i now a little bit more about nihonto and realize that it was a good decission to buy trough this forum . Good advice : buy books and read read read ....... Good Luck ! Joo

happy newyear to all the members !

Hi Olivier , I took the easy way past year . I found a nice katana with koshirae in france . Theire's a salesman who helpt me out verry Well . Look at his site ( nihontofrance ,florian sala ) , maybe you will find there what you are looking for ??? I had a great contact with him ..... From france to Belgium only took 3 days to recieve the package . No fees,btw,customs .......not compicated. I'm flemish , my english is crap ( but i'm trying ), if you want to cominicate in flemish for more questions , send a pm ???? Kind regards , Joo

True deep red ????