Gasam Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Hello everyone, My name is Gard Samsonsen, and I recently joined these forums. I have been lurking around anonymously for some time. I am 42 years of age, and have had an interest in all things Japanese and especially the enigma of the samurai culture and the Japanese sword ever since beeing blown away by the then epic TV drama "Shogun" as a kid. I was not until recently, however, aware that genuine nihonto could be owned by ordinary men such as I. I came across nihonto.ca, a site that I am sure you all are familiar with, and the owner of the site (whom I sometimes see writing in these forums) kindly responded to my email requesting pointers as to how to start collecting/aquiring the genuine stuff. So now I own one mumei sue-nio koto wakizashi (hozon papered) and one kansei wakizashi (Nobuchika, tokubetsu hozon papered) is beeing fitted for a shirasaya in Japan before shipment. So 2 is a collection then, right? Yay! I hope and know that I shall learn a lot from these forums. best regards to all, G. Samsonsen Norway Quote
Stephen Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Welcome Gard, so much info on this board, and if you google a smith it often comes back to the NMB. Have fun. Quote
1tallsword Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 welcome, enjoy learning! and most of all have fun while learning :-) Jeremy scott. Quote
Brian Posted July 29, 2014 Report Posted July 29, 2014 Welcome Gard, and congrats on starting out in such an intelligent way. Unlike many that just jump in and buy the first wreck they find, you sought great advice, and bought your first swords presumably in polish and with papers. I think most of us wish we had a TH papered sword in our first few. Well done, sounds like you have a great start. My first real sword was also from Darcy, and I still own it and love it. Brian Quote
Gasam Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Posted July 29, 2014 Well done, sounds like you have a great start. My first real sword was also from Darcy, and I still own it and love it. Brian Thank you Brian, and indeed everyone, for your kind words and welcoming me to the forums. Actually I ended up buying my first real sword at one of the dealers recommended to me by Mr Darcy based on my budget. English is not my first language, so I can sometimes write in such a way that misunderstandings can happen. Not important maybe but i would not presume to have bought a sword from Mr Darcy when indeed I had not. But kudos to him for his tremendous helpfulness :-) Once again thank you all for your warm welcomes! Gard S. Quote
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