Horizontal safe for storage

[remzy]

Greetings, i have but a simple question. It is understood that nihontos should be stored horizontaly to avoid messing the scabbard with oil etc. but is there any gun safes manufacturer that make their safes horizontal? Im looking for a movable-when-needed safe so this is why a gun safe came to mind.

 

Id appreciate any info you might have regarding potential providers, i might have to look at a sporting shop for a gun safe and put it horizontaly but i dont know how conveniant it will be to deal with.

 

Regards,

Remy

[Stephen]

gun case's come in all size's id get one you can lay down and bolt it to the floor

[Rich S]

Remzy -

 

While the thing about oil standing swords vertaically is somewhat

true, really only applies is they are heavily/overly oiled. I've stored

mine vertically in a gun safe for 30 years with no problems.

 

Rich S

[John A Stuart]

Likewise, very light oil film and in my safe vertically when at sea. No harm yet, but it hasn't been 30 yrs either. John

[Bugyotsuji]

Greetings, i have but a simple question. It is understood that nihontos should be stored horizontaly to avoid messing the scabbard with oil etc. but is there any gun safes manufacturer that make their safes horizontal? Im looking for a movable-when-needed safe so this is why a gun safe came to mind.

 

Id appreciate any info you might have regarding potential providers, i might have to look at a sporting shop for a gun safe and put it horizontaly but i dont know how conveniant it will be to deal with.

 

Regards,

Remy

 

Remy, you have but a simple question? :lol:

 

It's difficult to answer such a convoluted question simply!

 

Some saya have a little chamber built into the bottom for collecting the oil, which suggests that swords were, at some time anyway, able to be stored vertically. (Possibly only temporarily while the sword was in koshirae, I wonder?)

 

Most sword storage cases that I've seen in Japan have been horizontal, ranging from ordinary or custom-built drawers in an ordinary chest, thru bespoke wooden katana cases with a simple lock, to a massive combination safe built into the wall.

 

What you want is a horizontal, thief-proof, but portable in case of fire, gun locker, available locally, right?

[Nobody]

It is understood that nihontos should be stored horizontaly to avoid messing the scabbard with oil etc.

Why don’t you store nihonto vertically like this position to avoid messing the scabbard with oil etc?

[remzy]

Well guys, you convinced me to get a normal gun case... and i must say that i feel alot safer with my nihontos in it now.

Yep, best two hundred something bucks i ever invested to have confidence, now i can sleep on my two ears instead of on my two nihontos!