Nikolas

Dear fellow enthusiasts, Here is the updated list to the available books as of 27.08.2025. Worldwide shipping is available, alternatively pickup in Munich, Germany. Open to reasonable offers, especially when buying multiple items. For more information and individual shipping rates please pm. Best regards Johannes Nikolas

SOLD: - Nihonto Koza set - Meito Zuikan set - Shin Nihon Kantei Nyumon set - How to recognize Gimei - Zen Gardens - Tanto no Bi set

SOLD: - Nihonto Koza set - Meito Zuikan set - Shin Nihon Kantei Nyumon set - How to recognize Gimei

Thank you very much Brian!

Books 5 (1).pdf Books 6 (1).pdf Books 7 (1).pdf

Books 1 (1).pdf Books 2 (1).pdf Books 3 (1).pdf Books 4 (1).pdf

Dear fellow enthusiasts, unfortunately, due to advancing stage 4 cancer condition, I have decided to part with my entire book collection. This includes many of the so-called must haves and a lot of fine books with incredible pictures and information. Most books are in near perfect conditions, with many actually never opened. Some are signed by the author and dedicated to former well-known members of the collecting world. Worldwide shipping is available, alternatively pickup in Munich, Germany. Open to reasonable offers, especially when buying multiple items. For more information and individual shipping rates please pm. Best regards Johannes Nikolas Sword books.pdf

Wow that is absolutely stunning, you are a great help and a generous person Morita san Thanks a lot!!! Greetings, Nikolas

Gentlemen, any new possible matches? greetings, Nikolas

Thank you Mr Hallam! That is interesting and good news :D as already mention by Bazza, the original Nitromors isn´t avaiable everywhere.. like here in europe. But if there is no harm to the patina i will try an avaiable paintstripper, even when not containing dichloromethane. i really haven´t thought of this radical way... especially when its so soft to the piece Greetings Nikolas

thanks gentlemen1 but i hesitate to do any harm to the piece and risking any damage to the patina and gold foil. so i will wait for the experts opinions as for a big restauration including repunching.. i don´t think i will go that far. i like the aged look, and dont want to renew the item. just wanna get rid of the grid :D greeting Nikolas

Hi Morita san, thank you very much for your kind help!! I tried to measure the menuki´s weight but my scale is only capable of dissolving up to one gram. i can only measure the single menuki as the twin is still wrapped in place. The weight is between 6-7 gram, which would perfektly fit with 12,8 gram for both of them. (the display changes between 6 and 7, but always end up with 6. Which means it is near to 6.5 but a little less (handbook). hope this helps! again Nikolas

Dear gentlemen, this is something quite interesting! this piece of paper was found sticking inside a solid gold menuki. deep in my head, i think about having heard from tiny origami with poems and or good fortune for the warrior. but also some kind of attribution to the kinko-shi. wonder what sort do we have here.. that menuki just fell of a period koshirae because of the brittle and damaged tsukamaki that is really annoying, but now there is a chance to get further insight into the history of the item and maybe its maker or owner.. so here we go.. my attempt is really lacking everything but... Mi Ka ? ichi nu suma ?? maybe lower right is yuki? What can you make out? have fun Nikolas

Thanks a lot Morita san, for your help and effort!! that sound convinving... on the other hand, i can not really see the kanji you depicted.. but what do i know of Japanese kanji and even sosho writing maybe you can enlight me how to see the kanji in the sosho script with a lot of wish i could see the kanji variation for toshi in the lower right, that Chris has posted, and i also can see hai/sakazuki on the upper left. i have made a drawing, of the tagane what made up the kanji.. sometimes hard to distinguish from the decoration tagane. Nikolas