Nihonto

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1. Turn Into Machete or Restore?

   By cluckdaddy76, March 28, 2024
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   • John C
   • March 30, 2024

2. Suishinshi Masahide made in 1806 WW2 samurai sword info 1 2 3 4

   By Guest footslime69, March 18, 2024
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   • Rivkin
   • March 29, 2024

3. Is this a keeper? 1 2

   By Avidmark, January 26, 2024
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   • Robert S
   • March 29, 2024

4. Is this a sunagashi or different pattern of nie

   By Paz, March 28, 2024
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   • Stefan
   • March 28, 2024

5. Type95 sword

   By edge, March 26, 2024
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   • edge
   • March 27, 2024

6. It arrived!

   By Avidmark, March 15, 2024
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   • Avidmark
   • March 27, 2024

7. Katateuchi with a funny heart habaki 1 2

   By AntiquarianCat, February 14, 2022
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   • ROKUJURO
   • March 26, 2024

8. Nihonto Price Question

   By Ilovekatana, March 23, 2024
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   • Ilovekatana
   • March 24, 2024

9. New purchase, seeking info Ōmi Daijō Fujiwara Kunimichi

   By new2nihonto, March 12, 2024
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   • ROKUJURO
   • March 24, 2024

10. Sword identification

    By drewas, August 21, 2009
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    • Nobody
    • March 24, 2024

11. Dark area in boshi

    By Ilovekatana, March 23, 2024
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    • Mark S.
    • March 24, 2024

12. Help for nihonto period attribution

    By m_f, March 20, 2024
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    • m_f
    • March 22, 2024

13. Naginata naoshi katana in ww2 mountings 1 2

    By EdWolf, February 25, 2024
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • March 20, 2024

14. Photography and best tips to improve

    By Paz, March 17, 2024
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    • Rivkin
    • March 18, 2024

15. Hamon

    By Ian, May 17, 2011
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    • vajo
    • March 18, 2024

16. Interesting Choji Feature

    By Alex A, March 16, 2024
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    • Alex A
    • March 17, 2024

17. Upcoming Bonham's Auction Question/Comment

    By cluckdaddy76, March 12, 2024
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    • PKDA
    • March 14, 2024

18. Shikkake Tachi

    By Tengu1957, March 8, 2024
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    • DMNK
    • March 11, 2024

19. Latest acquisitions

    By dimitri, March 9, 2024
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    • dimitri
    • March 10, 2024

20. Id on my new Wakizashi

    By hoitomt1, March 8, 2024
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    • 2devnul
    • March 8, 2024

21. Possible fatal flaw

    By Ilovekatana, March 7, 2024
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    • Ilovekatana
    • March 8, 2024

22. How to store nihonto without mountings until i make shirasaya

    By hoitomt1, March 3, 2024
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    • 2devnul
    • March 8, 2024

23. Ken Swords

    By DTM72, March 6, 2024
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    • ChrisW
    • March 7, 2024

24. How to Tell If a Smith Worked Only for Samurai and Not for Merchants

    By 1 Medium Latte, March 5, 2024
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    • Bugyotsuji
    • March 6, 2024

25. curious about my nihonto origins

    By ju-no, February 26, 2024
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    • ju-no
    • March 4, 2024