Where are all the NTHK (Sai) Yushu Saku blades ?

[Wim V]

Hi all,

 

Just something I was wondering the other day:

 

When going through the webpages of the usual nihonto dealers, one regularly comes across some Juyo Token for sale, from time to time even a Tokubetsu Juyo.

 

I realized I have never seen a Yushu Saku or Sai Yushu Saku sword for sale. (the upper class NTHK ratings)

 

I happen to have one of the three Yushu To Zuroku catalogues by the NTHK, which contains some 150 great looking swords, and in appendix are some 300 more Yushu Saku listed for reference. Since there exist three such catalogues, there should be, roughly estimated, at least a thousand Yushu Saku blades out there somewhere.

 

Are these all locked away in private collections?

 

Not of any importance but I thought it could be interesting if someone can give some info on this matter.

 

Regards,

 

Wim

[Mark]

I have a blade rated Yushu Saku. It sits in my safe, I displayed it at the last MINN Sword show

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hi, perhaps I'm mistaken, but I thought I saw a Yushu Saku (paper) blade on Andy Quirt's site ?