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With my limited knowledge the website Sho-Shin Horikawa school has information on the school and pictures and Nihonto.com has a Nidai as it specifies it on the Kanteisyo not sure if there was a third generation the earlier ones were sometimes signed with Rai hope this helps seeing some in hand they are a masterpiece.

Good luck on your sale Sir someone will get a very special piece it is very competitive market especially when something comes up and then theirs 400 views on it when you're trying to acquire because of personal reasons as a collector may I suggest other hobbies such as Vintage car racing in our circles there are Cobra's, Ferrari Etc. And we use them and it's a great community of people and the worry of shipping and getting taken advantage of is lower although I do have to give Kudos to Sarutasan he is a good man and others here.

EMS and USPS are active to date just received two separate shipments two weeks apart from Japan defiantly the scariest part of the process.

Can't even imagine what is so special in this piece hopefully he doesn't have a life changing event its bad enough buying overseas for similar prices and then the origami was forgot and not shipped with the purchase.

This is truly sad any thoughts or suggestion using EMS vs DHL trying to ship a sword from Japan to the U.S.

Mark if you wouldn't mind me asking what are your thoughts with EMS from Japan to the U.S. ? and proper application process this is scary.

HI, would really appreciate anyone's thoughts on a Shinto era katana UBU having 3 holes in the Nakago and one plugged would it effect the value of the sword greatly from a collectors standpoint I understand one mekugi- ana hole is preferable and its common on Koto blades.

Hi I wanted to inquire if Samurai-Nippon.net is a good dealer to purchase from he has some very nice items Thankyou.