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Hello James, Thank you, and yes: a crack in the Nakago. Maybe I can get the price down for this. But it looks like it's been there forever, so how bad can it be? Bit of a problem though when you would want to sell it again over time. If you'd want to keep it, and maybe have Kosihirae made for it, that would be another thing. Although I admit I am new at this, and if this was going to be my first Nihonto I would probably sell it again in a while to replace it with one I fancy more then. But maybe this is the one that'll stay with me for the rest of my life: "My First Nihonto".... I do hope nobody sneaks up on it until I've made up my mind. What do you think of the top 'Wakizashi'? At least I've read opinions on Aoi-art. Do you know anything about e-sword.jp?

Thank you Brian. And now that I have your attention; can I please ask for your opinion about these two blades I'm eying: http://www.aoi-art.com/sword/wakizashi/07559.html http://www.e-sword.jp/sale/0810_2020syousai.htm I'm a bit at a loss about the seller of the second blade: e-sword. Can't seem to find any info on them. (See my post here: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3268) Sorry, got to go, more later; meals ready. I thank you in advance.

Thank you Stephen. I did a search for his name on the forum just now, but all I got dated from 2006, so I was a bit confused. But I'm glad you think he's reliable. I know I'm babbling an awfull lot for a new member and Im sorry for that, but hey: I'm really enjoying myself. Weird thing: having fun already after becoming a member just this morning! Must be something right about this forum. I hereby thank you all for this great welcome!

Thank you very much Koichi Moriyama; that was indeed a highly informative article. I continued my search on Yasutsugu and Namban Tetsu and I now think there might be a good chance that this blade was indeed made using Dutch steel. Haven't heard from the seller yet though. I'm very interested in what he can tell me about the blade. Can anyone please comment on the blade in question? Authenticity, quality, pricing: anything? And the seller: jp-sword? Searching the forum gives me the same results as searching for e-sword: nothing. Must have something to do with the "-" in the name.

I came across this katana: http://www.jp-sword.com/files/blade/yasutsugu/yasutsugu.htm It says: I was wondering: could this mean this blade was made using Dutch iron? The period is about right. Since I’m from The Netherlands I might be interested for this reason. Does anybody know this seller? Does anybody know if this smith could have been using Dutch iron? Any records that might point in that direction? Any opinions on the blade itself?

Hello everyone, I'm a new member, so here's a short introduction: I live in The Netherlands, I work as a CNC-millling programmer, my hobbies are Iaido, Fencing (epee) and reading everything I can find on Nihonto. I own two Iaito, a Chinese made springsteel Daisho set, Rapier and dagger replica, and of course four epee's, 5 foils and an Italian foil for fencing. No Nihonto... yet. Back to topic: I searched the forum for posts on e-sword.jp; didn't turn up much. I was wondering: does anyone have any experience with this seller? Site looks solid, they answer mails promptly in English, but are they reliable? Is their service anything like Aoi-art's? How's their pricing? Any info about them would be welcome. At the moment I'm eying a Tanto on e-sword and a Wakizashi (O-tanto) on Aoi-art as possible candidates for becoming my first Nihonto. I have a pretty good idea of the general opinion on Aoi-art from reading posts here, but haven't found any posts on e-sword, except for some links to blades. If I missed them please direct me there, if not: any comment is welcome. Oh, and please correct me if I'm violating any forum rules or customs.