Joeyg

Thank you very much guys, all your comments have shown that there is a great deal of knowledge and quality advise on the forum. I'm actually located in Toronto Canada: What would you say the 3 most important characteristics of a sword would be when buying? I realize that this question is a bit grey but I'm looking for advice for my purchase.

Hi Everyone, I’m a newbie on the forum and I’m in the market for my first Japanese Katana, I’ve been doing research on the internet but there seem to be mounts and mounts of information of the history of katana swords and the art of creating one. My price range is in the 5,000- 10,000 us dollars, I’m looking for something with history attached to the sword pre 1800 A.D, with paperwork (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper) a complete unit. katana with the koshirae. Due to my fortunate career I have the luxury of traveling to different parts of the world to look and examine the sword if I feel it’s the unit I am interested in.. Understanding the export laws in Japan spending 2 week there for the export certificate isn’t a problem. So basically I’m looking for the expertise of the forum to give me direction and hopefully a recommended dealer I can contact. Thks