New Member Introductions

[akasher]

Hi all. 

 

My Name is Akash. I've been a bit of a nerd when it comes to historical firearms and own a few old rifles. Always had a fascination with swords, but nihonto more specifically. 

 

Might be kind of a weird one, but I'm getting married this summer and as per my own culture's tradition I'll be carrying a sword of some sort with me. While not typical, I've decided to carry a katana so I have been doing some research and would prefer to buy an antique rather and a modern blade or a replica.

 

A bit of a story about why. My grandfather was an important and respected figure in his community back in the day in India. As a thank you for helping out a WWII vet friend he was gifted a katana back in the 1950's. Unfortunately it was lost in a fire sometime in the 80's, but by all accounts it was something he truly cherished. 

 

Since I'm really a complete novice here, I was wondering if there is a particular place where I could post asking questions about particular blades that I'm interested in and if they're "good" or not (essentially a fair price). 

 

Cheers