jason c

Looking to buy a good quality nihonto from 16 - 1800s. Preferably with a signature and certificate, i know this is hard to find but that is what i would be looking for. Price range about 900 - 2 or 3000 (but not confined to). Thank you.

Thank you for your reply. Just how modern do you think it is, as in is it early or late 20th century, or this century. If it is a replica it is a very high quality one with all the designs hand painted and a lot of other intricate details. Here is another kabuto very similar to this and comes with a yoroi (armour). So would that one be a replica too?

Ok thank you iv'e decided to turn this blade and invest in a better quality one, thank you for the help😁.

Ok thank you, here is a picture of the hooks aswell.

Thank you for the information😁.

No the blade itself dosn't have a shinogi line going through it.

Im not too sure if this is a mold line on the helmet, If it is then it was well covered up on the inside and out The bottom picture is a rivet that is in the mask, I dont know if this can provide any more information on how they built it. I bought the kabuto whith not too much knowledge on the subject but i still think that it is a great decorative piece.

Thank you very much that is really good information😁

Ok thank you, just for the future what signs are there that it is a genuine kabuto or not.

Thank you that is very helpful, how can you tell that the hole is punched instead of drilled just for future refrence.

Thank you for your opinion, im sure i will get a lot more information on this as time goes on.

Thank you, I have still had trouble finding out much information about this family crest so if you possibly have any information on the kamon then that would be very helpful aswell. Thank you.

Thank you for your reply, Would you know what era it is a reproduction from, and aslo do you know what the value would be seeing as it was still possibly made in the edo period. Thank you.

I was looking if somebody could help provide some more information about this kabuto helmet i bought a couple of weeks back the seller said its from the edo period. The half moon piece in the center is a replacement piece that came with it. If anyone could provide information about the kamon that would be great too.

Thank you for taking the time to reply and explaining what is wrong with the tsuba, i would like to gather as much knowledge about nihonto as i can. One person said that the blade itself could be a genuine shortened blade with an added signature, so would you have any tips on identifying how old the blade is. Thank you.