Robert S Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 60+. Bought my first nihonto last year, but collecting and occasionally making knives and edged tools for 45+ years Robert S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoto-13 Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 41 Long standing interest. Only collecting for last 6 months!!! Thanks to all who have shared their years of knowledge!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 I like this topic ! I am 38 - and started collecting Japanese art almost 20 years ago. Best Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantaro Posted August 7 Author Report Share Posted August 7 Well the average age on 46 collectors is 50 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 45 years old I'm a young one year collector I would be interested in the average age of first acquisition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeLuucas Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 27 minutes ago, Benjamin said: 45 years old I'm a young one year collector I would be interested in the average age of first acquisition That's a great idea for a new thread. I'd start it, but I don't want to take your idea. I'd certainly participate. I imagine we all have a story! Cheers, -Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway S Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 25+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesup Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 61+, have been collecting since about 20, though only had a gunto (originally for kenjustsu practice) and an old koto tachi in WWII mounts until I was about 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nulldevice Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omne47 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 60 and just started collecting nihonto a couple of months ago. I have collected Korean and Japanese ceramics for 40 years though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuko Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 72 Started when I was about 9 but stopped for 60 years when women fascinated me more. Sad thing is I know more about Nihonto than women and I know very little about Nihonto 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis B Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, Shuko said: 72 Started when I was about 9 but stopped for 60 years when women fascinated me more. Sad thing is I know more about Nihonto than women and I know very little about Nihonto Bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 40 years old….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantaro Posted August 10 Author Report Share Posted August 10 The average age on 53 collectors is 50 years old. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chi fan wong Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 55 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZH1980 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 40+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honya Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 On 8/10/2024 at 9:19 AM, Kantaro said: The average age on 53 collectors is 50 years old If you're collecting stats, I would be interested to know the total number by age range. For example 3 ranges, 10-30 years old, 31-50 years old, 51+. John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 On 8/4/2024 at 8:42 PM, Alex A said: Was thinking this looking at the San Francisco pic earlier. Id say about 55, Young uns dont have the spare cash to waste I’m not sure the old ones do either 😂🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantaro Posted August 16 Author Report Share Posted August 16 The average age on 57 collectors is 50 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iekatsu Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 38, collecting since 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie B Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 53 years young. Started when I was 20, with a Gunto prchased from Sydney Antiques Centre, that I still own today... Back then I was just a 'militaria' collector, but when I bought that Gunto and started researching it, I was hooked on Nihonto forever. Thanks to the Australian Nihonto collectors, I'm still collecting today. Barrie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantaro Posted August 19 Author Report Share Posted August 19 The average age on 59 collectors is 50 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gunto Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 54. I've been into collecting militaria since I was a kid. Fascinated with Japanese blades ever since seeing the original "Shogun" series on TV back in the early 1980's. (Plus all the old WW2 documentaries I watched growing up) But I never considered getting into collecting actual Nihonto until about 7 years ago, when I picked up my first WW2-era Gendaito as part of an unexpected local buy. Nowadays, it's the primary focus of my collecting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanknabbe Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 46+ now, but I started collecting in my teens. I imagine many of us got our starts because of martial arts training and how it connected us to Japanese culture and history. I do further suspect that much of our training is owed to having grown up on B ninja movies in the 80s (zodiacally also known as the decade of Chuck Norris), and early exposure to the seven samurai on late night tv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis B Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 One of my earliest influences was Red Sun featuring Charles Bronson about a pledge to hunt down a famous missing/stolen Japanese sword. In my first year at University when I was 18 I attended a Kurosawa film festival showing 3 of his movies back-to-back (its amazing the stamina we have in our youth, as they're not easy watches). All this reinforced an appreciation for the culture and representative collectibles eg netsuke. Japanese swords were way out of my budget but I always made a B line to see them in museum collections. Interestingly I was never as fascinated by the historic swords from my own Anglo Saxon culture. Exception might be famous Ulfberht blades, which have a mystical origin and interesting metallurgy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2devnul Posted August 24 Report Share Posted August 24 42 here I'm into Japanese swords and martial arts for more then 20 years now. But I was able to start/afford collecting antique Nihonto just recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kantaro Posted August 24 Author Report Share Posted August 24 The average age on 62 collectors is 50 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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