Dyami

thanks for the posts, sorry to have raised an seemingly very sore spot on the forums Which are these countries that were mentioned as having cut down on sword imports? -Dyami

John, thanks for the advise. I'm not sure I understand what you meant in the quoted sentence. Did you mean that swords are getting misused by villains, or perceived to be misused when employed against villains in one's home? also, I was looking at different makers such as http://bugei.com/product_601_detailed.htm

hello, I'm hoping to make my first sword purchase and wanted some advice. My price range is about $800. I know this is exteremley low and a collectors piece is out of the question. I would like to purchase a wakizashi and wondered if anyone could direct me to some quality makers. The purpose would be the start of my sword collection and something to defend myself with at home if the need ever arises. I'm new to this forum; perhaps it is only for people dealing with authentic collector's pieces? I've already learned a lot from the myriad of interesting posts and look forward to gaining more knowledge through the board, thanks! -Dyami

Hello, I've always been fascinated with Japanese style and swords; with the intention of becoming a collector in the future. (I'm currently 26 and not in the financial position to make expensive sword purchases) I recently came across the word hagire which, after the good fortune of finding this forum and reading some posts, found it meant a flaw, or fatal flaw. Can someone explain this a little more? What makes it a fatal flaw, and what kind of flaw is it? Thanks a lot, looking forward to become an active member of this board! regards, -Dyami