Nihonto1973

Then again ......almost the same smith ????

Hi steven , First of all >> Congrats !! It looks like the same smith as the katana i bought 2 years ago. But i never found more info than the info i required by the members here ....... If you use the "search " option and search for " Nobushige " you will find the topic . Enjoy the extra info ????

Indeed , verry usefull for those who just started their journey , like me , 2 years ago. I also want to believe that respect between beginners and the experienced ones is very important ........ Thats how i try to get further with little steps . Are should i say " SEPT " ......

Thx again , Franco !

Thank you for this write up , Franco !

Thx for your reply Jacques .May i ask , why i can exclude koto ? Its overal shape , and/or other details ? I studied and compared this sword with all the other Shigekuni swords i found in my Token bijutsu books ...... Remember : i'm in the learning proces ...... But to me this is a good opportunity to learn about kantei with the sword in hand ... I dont want to focus on the suriage mei , its better to elimenate schools and periods by shape , hamon , hada etc.....i belive .

Thats the only one i could find .....I'm learning nihonto about 2 years now , this is my First purchase ( except for the katana i bought via this board ) I dont expect to find a Shigekuni sword on a local second hand website . Or is it possible ? If any more pictures required , just ask .... Joo

One more ....

Some more pictures .....

I've had this wakizashi for a While now, but the maker remains a mistery to me. Two kanji clearly say nanki Oite, only the top of the Third kanji is visible. Yet I'm unable to identify the maker. Seems to be late Koto or Shinto, Anyone willing to assist me? Thanks in advance Kind regards Joo

Hi Henry , That website is a axemple......not my website.. Thats who i bought from . There are more " Sellers " on this forum Check the topic for sale ???? Joo

Welcome Henry , Sounds a bit simular as me , Some While ago. I bought , without any knowledge ,from a member . Thank god , i did that ........ I was looking for a papered katana and found it in france ........with Florian . You can check his website : nihontofrance More than a year later now , i now a little bit more about nihonto and realize that it was a good decission to buy trough this forum . Good advice : buy books and read read read ....... Good Luck ! Joo

happy newyear to all the members !

Hi Olivier , I took the easy way past year . I found a nice katana with koshirae in france . Theire's a salesman who helpt me out verry Well . Look at his site ( nihontofrance ,florian sala ) , maybe you will find there what you are looking for ??? I had a great contact with him ..... From france to Belgium only took 3 days to recieve the package . No fees,btw,customs .......not compicated. I'm flemish , my english is crap ( but i'm trying ), if you want to cominicate in flemish for more questions , send a pm ???? Kind regards , Joo

True deep red ????

This is NOT the way to do bussines. ???? Joo

Excellent information ! Especialy for a newbie , like me ! Thx for sharing ???? Joo

Thx for the compliments ! Now i'm curieus about that " winchester 73 " Sounds like a classic movie that i must have mist , back then. And thx Arnold for all this info !! Thats a lot more than i could find the past week. Thank you for your effort ! If someone nows more about this sword/Smith , i would love to hear it. The more info , the better this sword gets to me. A kind Belgium member offert me his book rests , so in a few weeks i can start to get me informed into nihonto and samurai culture. So i will be busy for the next few months ( years ????)

Thx for all the warm welcoms. Its feels a little like comming home ????

hi there all , short intoduction : I'm a 44 year young men , leaving in belgium , close to antwerp. My basic education was " metal " , not the music :-) I'm self employed , have 3 nice sons and married for about 20 years , with my lovely wife .....who has nothing with weapons , whatsowever...... My post(s) will be simply and with a lot of misspellings , i never learned to write ore talk english. so , sorry about that things can go fast .........after reading a few days this forum i made a major decision.............i stopt dreaming ( after 30 years )......and did what i had to do. I just bought my first nihonto. most people here will now which one 30 years ago i saw a katana replica ( for about 50 euro ) , that was my budget for a month or 3 , beiing 14 years old . That was a hard one , but i did it ! Now , 30 years later it was getting to strong ..........it was time for the real thing. Because i'm a layman , i could only do this one base off trust. After a few weeks study , i noticed , it will take years to learn all about it. So i contacted a kind french person who had a katana for sale on this forum. That went verry smouth and friendly and easy . Aftyer a few days it was time to inform my wife , with my plans..... "now way" she said ..........next day she gave me a "go" And no , i'm not gonna tell the secret. I had really a great contact with te seller , he was honest ,and cooperative. So i transfered some money and a few days later , my dream became reality. The seller did a great job with packing the package .....and back support. So , now i have the sword with me , the study can start , with a nice example in my hands ( the opposite , compared with others ) I now , that was a risk , untill i met Florian . I think i got a good, honest deal ! Florian tould me , the sword is even better in hands , as on pictures >>>>>> hi was right ! Good to now there are still some reliable persons on this planet . this post took my about 45 min. so dont ask for pics .......you can see the sword in the " sale " topic ...... people who follow this forum a bit , will now now which katana we are talking about. I also hope to here some belgium members ( possible PM ) So , that's about is , have a nice weekend and its was good to get to know you all :-)))) Greetings from Belgium , Joo

Ok , thx , i contacted Florian in France

Is this one still for sale ? Greetz