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I have purchased a couple of wakizashis and a kozuka from this seller, directly from his website, and had no issues. Dispatched from a Tokyo suburb I think. Always replied via email when I had questions. It's very much 'what you see is what you get', descriptions and photos may be a little basic for some more demanding buyers but if you want to simply get an authentic example of nihonto then this is a good source I can recommend. As @klee mentioned they get snapped up very quickly, sometimes I get the impression they are already marked as sold the moment they are listed which might seem suspicious, but then again I see some examples ready to purchase every once in a while. The only thing preventing me from buying more from him is that he doesn't ship to the UK any more, I asked why and it's because he's had instances of his swords being sent back due to strict laws here (very annoying!).

Hi. If you are still looking - how about this one on sale now https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRON-TSUBA-with-GOLD-SHAKUDO-SILVER-INLAYS-Wild-geese-fly-/164679464251?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286 I have bought from this seller in the past (a smaller tanto tsuba) and service was good.