Isidro Pastor

thank you Brian.

Thank's Nickn I have 4 or 5 books in english but i can´t find anything about these differences. Can you tell me a book where i can read something about?

Ok, Rob, no problem. I'm newer than you on this.

Hi Brian, Best wishes from Spain, Get well soon!! Isidro

Ok, No, i don´t Brian, Idon´t want to spend $1k in a no traditional Japanese sword. About Oil and Water quenched, do you see this in the "hamon" Would you mind teaching me how to differentiate oil and water quenched? For ex. Is it possible to see this differece in these? What about this? Oil or Water? (1000€) And this one? (1500€) Thank you very much again, you all are a very good help!

Hi all Sorry but i don´t know if i undertang very well the term "oil-quenched"... Do you all think that it is a bad blade with no value? Is it like WWII blades with aluminum tsuka and a serial number? It's a pity! Thank´s

Ok, but in the nakago is the tipical "SAKU" not "KITAU". Does it mean the same? I think that the other kanji are the same. thank you very much again

Hi all, I have a doubt. One person has for sale this blade for about 800€, ($1000), I know that its impossible with two pictures,... but Do you think that this is a real nihonto? Thank you very much Isidro

woh woh woh!!! Hello thank´s all for your answer E-Raser Please read!!, I've never said that i need the sword for iaido. This is an misunderstanding. Thank´s for your answer but I already have more than one bokken/bokuto, suburito and a forged iaito since more than 10 years, but i want to start a collecion with real Nihontos, and i'm going to put it in a katanakake into a "showcase" I'm speaking about swords like this http://www.e-sword.jp/sale/0810_1083syousai.htm Thanks Jacques, i think that this is realy posible Walter, I´m sending you an email, thanks. Isidro

Thank´s Sorry, I haven´t explained very well, i know that iaido is for practice, what i´ve never seen is a "iaito" with NBTHK papers like the item that i´ve spoken about. (link in my first post) I allways thought that iaito was not sharp Stephen i´m looking for one sword (katana long) with Hozon papers and no more than $5000-$6000. I think there is nothing like that in your list for sale. But thank you anyway. Isidro

Hi, Congratulations all for this page. After a pair of "Toledo Bad-Replicas" and a nice Solingen-Replica i want to buy my first authentic Japanese sword and after read a lot I have a question for the swords for sale in e-sword Some sword like this one , show the words "for iai". My questions are: What does this words means? Are those swords not sharp? Are those swords better or worse than the others? Thank you very much Isidro