nihonto auctions in US

[rokusaru]

hello.

 

I'm thinking of taking a trip to somewhere in US to buy Japanese swords.

is there any big auctions for Japanese swords?

 

thanks

[Jean]

Hi Ray,

 

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[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ray,

Your best bet would be one of the Japanese sword shows. In 2011 the dates and places are: Tampa, Florida February 11-13, Chicago April 29 to May 1st, San Francisco August 4-7, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, tentatively scheduled for October. No auction will give you anywhere near the selection nor anywhere near as good prices as any of these shows.

Grey

[rokusaru]

thank you grey.

is there a way to get more informations about it?

i'd love to go see these auctions!

 

ray

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ray,

Shows, not auctions. 3 days of buying & selling in a large room with about 100 dealer's tables.

Website for Tampa: tampajapaneseswoedshow.com

Chicago: midwesttokenkai.com

San Francisco: ncjsc.org/SF_token_kai.htm

And if there is a site for Minneapolis I don't know of it. Maybe CB can fill us in.

Grey

[cabowen]

And if there is a site for Minneapolis I don't know of it. Maybe CB can fill us in.

Grey

 

Minneapolis show and shinsa will be the second weekend in October, 2011. I will post details once we have locked up the venue....

[rokusaru]

thank you very much.

 

I'm from france and never been to such a show before.

 

it seems like 1000s of katana's are gonna be there!!

 

I'm so exited.