Kyoto-13

41 Long standing interest. Only collecting for last 6 months!!! Thanks to all who have shared their years of knowledge!!!

Once you register with them, with all your details you can select on an item to "unlock auction". Their response is around 24hrs so its not going to help much if an item is almost running out of time on the auction. But they will unlock the auction for you as long as you agree to all the additional charges. Then you are free to bid on that auction. Hope that helps!!!

Hey Sam, It will be my first year attending. It would be great to meet up!

Hi Sean, Can you please post a picture of the NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

Hi Sean, Could you please post a picture of the origami?

Good Luck!! Please share the results!!!

Hey Matt, It was the description that was wrong. Sorry for the error! I have updated the post with the correct (short) description!! Thank you for catching that!!!

Hey Matt, That might have happened. Let me check that and perhaps adjust the post!! Thank you!

Hey Everyone!! I recently acquired this sword and would appreciate any help from the community to either translate / authenticate what I purchased or disclose anything that might seem incorrect. Please see sword description below. Signed: "Bakufu samurai Kawai Hisayuki, age 82, made this jointly with son Hisakazu" and dated 1867. NBTHK Hozon Token paper dated 2014, NTHK Kanteisho dated 2019.

Found a interesting video on body test cuts performed with Nihonto. G

Thank you Thomas!! Since you mentioned this I've read up more about Yoshikawa Koen Sensei. Amazing individual!!

Hey Jussi, "hira-zukuri" refers to it being a flat blade without a ridge? Do you find the smith or attribution to the smith to be correct? Kunimune(国宗)

Hey Colin, do you have a sword for sale from the same smith?