Kyoto-13

Hey Tom, what is the price on the Iga no Kami Fujiwara Kinmichi?

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?

I am trying to add additional images, but getting a error.

I recently acquired this sword and would appreciate any help from the community to either authenticate what I purchased or disclose anything that might seem incorrect. Below is the description that came with the sale of the sword. ・It is engraved with the name Kunimune(国宗) and has been authenticated by NBTHK(Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai, the most prestigious Katana certification organization in Japan) as "Uda Kunimune(宇多国宗)". ・The sword is authenticated by NBTHK as "Hozon Token(Special Valuable Sword)". This means that the maker of the sword is guaranteed and that the sword is well preserved. The certificate paper is included in the set. ・Koshirae's brilliance is also beautiful and harmonious and elegant. ・Uda Kunimune is a swordsmith ranked Jyosaku(上作=High Rank) in Suekoto(末古刀). ・The Uda were a group of swordsmiths who originated from Kunimitsu(国光) at the end of the Kamakura period (1192-1333) and flourished through the Nanbokucho period (1392-1333) and into the Muromachi period (1333-1568). ・Uda Kunimune 1st, who is said to have been active during the Eitoku period (1381-84), was the son of Kunimitsu(国光), the founder of the Uda school, and the younger brother of Kunifusa(国房). ・Uda Kunimune name flourished for several generations, and works from the late Kamakura period to the Nanbokucho period are called Ko Uda(古宇多), while those from the Muromachi period are called Uda(宇多). ・This sword has been authenticated by NBTHK as a late Muromachi period Uda Kunimune.

Amazing!! Thank you Dale for the feedback!!

Hey Dale, Is buyee a trusted site to buy swords from directly? It seems all their sword offerings say "blocked auction", as it does not ship internationally.

Hey Everyone, my name is Andre. I am originally from South Africa but have been permanently living in Mexico for over 15 years now. I have been practicing martial arts all my life so the interest in Nihonto was inevitable for me. I only found this amazing forum after I was already 5 blades in, so I am a bit skeptical about those purchases after reading all the wealth of information that flows through these pages. I will at some point post information about what I already have to gather some quality insight into my purchases. It is truly awe-inspiring to me the commitment most of the members in this forum has to the incredible world not only of Nihonto but also the Japanese culture. My wife and I visited Japan in 2019 and plan to go back many more times! I am looking forward to the San Francisco sword show in August and hope to put some faces to the names in this forum!! And definitely try to find something rare and unique.

Hey Azaeth, I just recently got some great advice from a member in this forum. I was interested in a sword from the same guy you bought from on ebay. He listed a sword that had a fake signature and cutting test and also fake sayagaki. I am new in this space and if I did not reach out to this member I would have lost a bit of money. Just thought it might be helpful to share.