I (noob) just have a quick question I was hoping I could get help with. From what I can gather a Japanese sword registration card is required to import/export a Japanese sword in or out of Japan, but its only for real nihonto. I see Japanese sellers online post pictures of the cards and they say that they will send a copy with the sword to the buyer. Does having a sword registration card (Torokusho) prove a swords legitimacy? Could Gemini swords and fakes still have a card? Is a NBTHK certificate the only thing that you can trust?
Thanks