Ratill

I mainly collect antique (and maybe some not so antique) knives and swords from the Middle East, Far East, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Pacific but I also have an interest in what could be considered Western Europe and new world ethnographic knives (ie: navajas, French folding knives Canary Island knives, puukko, faca de ponta). Although I have been collecting since 1990, my knowledge of nihonto is very limited both because of the money needed to purchase a blade in good condition and the time needed for the intense study required to make a wise purchase. That being said, I do appreciate the beauty of both traditional and military nihonto as far as my limited understanding allows.