will add some photo's of my Nihonto collection as time permits
here is the first one wak, i'm afraid i don't have information availible here at work, but circa 1500"s

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Thanks MoonMoon wrote:It's called a Tsunagi Dot' but I had to look it up.
Tell me about it B', I've been at this for more years than I care to remember as you know and it seems that I learn something new every day but forget twice as much.Dotanuki2K wrote:
Thanks Moon
It's sad, that at one time, and really not that long ago, I could remember everything, I might not remember everything right,
but I never had to look anything up.
I quess those days are gone.
I remember my instructor telling me; "You know we forgot more things, than most people have ever learned in their life"
At the time I thought this was rather vain, but the older I get and the more people I meet, the more this rings true.
There are places Ross but they don't really specialise in Nihonto, the swords they list are mostly on consignment which often means that they don't actually have the sword but are acting as an agent and charge an exhorbitant commission rate, the best place to buy Nihonto with NTHK or NBTHK papers is Japan, you get exactly what you pay for, all the official documentation is done properly by the dealer and providing that the sword is over 100 years old the Duty rate is reduced and I believe that the VAT is waived too, so it's cheaper, more reliable and hassle free + they take debit and credit cards so in the unlikely event that things do go tits up, you're covered.Geordie Ross wrote:Anyone know where to get genuine nihonto blades in the uk? With the official ninteisho papers?
You don't have to go there and even if you did, the official export documentation etc. probably wouldn't allow you to bring it home with you anyway,Geordie Ross wrote:Thanks for that moon, I do fancy a holiday to Japan, and to pick up a nihonto would be a bonus, but that's just a distant dream, I'll need to save up for a few years lol