History_Geek

Haha that’s what my wife was worried about too! But thank God it’s high enough.

Oh yes, or at least 2kg. Definitely a big boy haha

Wow! He did that with ease! Thanks for the video!

First got my hands on my first nihonto, all thanks to Nick over at Nihontoart.com. Nick is a definitely trustworthy seller who answered all of my questions. He was quick with sending my item and even gave me a cleaning kit for free. I haven’t had the chance to take good photos of my Odachi but here is the link to it. https://nihontoart.c...original-edo-mounts/ it is definitely an amazing feeling to get my first nihonto.

Thanks David, I will check out that website!

Thanks for the recommendation!

thank you for this! I will definitely look into it.

I just landed back to CA from Japan but thank you for all of the responses. Definitely taking everything to heart. I love how you guys are so passionate and knowledgeable about this and I admire that. I hope to get there one day. I appreciate you guys dropping knowledge on me so I won’t be taken advantage of. Last thing I’d want is for you guys to think I’m some douche who doesn’t take this seriously. I know what it feels like to have someone who doesn’t take a hobby of mine seriously.

Yes I have a lot of learning to do. I ordered some books to start reading and researching on. I am nowhere close to buying anything at the moment, and asking you guys for help has definitely been a great learning experience for me as well. I will be on the look out for sword shows so I can attend and learn.

Really? Can you clarify and let me know what’s not adding up for you? And this is why I’m nowhere closed to purchasing this, and wanted to reach out to you guys first for help. thank you.

Another question, the crest on the Saya, is that the crest of the school? Or just for decoration. nvm, did my research and found out about the crest.

Really? I don’t speak Japanese or anything but is there any way you can show me that on the certificate so I can learn? If not, I can just try to use Google translator. Nvm, I looked at the English translated version they sent me and I see that it said, “Katana”. Should I question the shop on why they called it a Tachi instead of a katana? do you have any book recommendations for me? thank you!

Thank you for all of the replies and for your inputs. I definitely appreciate it! What I love about this Tachi is definitely the amazing quality that it’s in, especially for a 700 plus years old sword. I also love how old the sword is. what I love about the Tachi is that it was pretty much the main weapon that was used before the katana took over. I also love knights and European history and to me, samurai who used the Tachi on horseback back then were pretty much the knights of Japan. I don’t know about the school and that is where I have to do more research on. If you guys have any books or sites where I can study on the different schools, I’d appreciate it. what am I a little hesitant on with this Tachi are: We believe the Tsuba (handguard), Fuchi Kashira (Pommel), Menuki and Saya (scabbard) are from the late Edo period (Approximately 150 years old or older). And, we believe the Tsuka Ito is newer than that. this was from the samurai museum when I asked them if all of the sword is original. For an old sword, I feel like it would be hard to have all of the original parts, but I could be wrong and this is where I’d need your help. the price is definitely high, but that is where I need to do more comparison research. I have done it but haven’t been able to find a lot to compare the prices.