Hello my name is jason. I am in my 30's and I am a retired US ARMY combat veteran. I was injured in afghanistan in '01. I am a student of life, and lend my time and talents to Bonsai, and music. I have always had a mythical love for Nihonto, and always hated the samurai swords ppl would show me or say were the real thing. They were always cheap stainless steel junk trinkets and I knew deep in my heart these could not be the swords of legend. Luckily as I grew older I found the truth and now this wonderful forum. I am looking for a katana and wak, to own and treasure, and hope to find one here soon. Truth be told I want to learn alot more about the nihonto and cultures but 90% of what you guys say is way over my head. I hope in the next 6 months to be able to cut that down to just 50%. LOL Thank you guys for your time.