BEAUTIFUL!!
That is beautiful.
What is the ballpark value of something like that? At over 660 years old, I would think it would be buying new a car.
I have one I bought off Amazon. Clay tempered T10 steel supposedly. It’s all the katana I need.
ever since the Kailash blades I , too have been looking into Katana swords. Kailash claims they can make one out of 5160. The ones like yours are so damn expensive. Saw blades from 1700's and 1800's for like 13k or more. I love the great pedigree and the different houses. I am looking into ones that are modern but built in certain styles. The ones with the clay tempering and the many hamon patterns.
http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/hamonpatterns.html
Be careful if you decide to read into the different periods and styles. I spent a whole night until 5:30AM . I was not disappointed and not unhappy I got no sleep. Then I got into how and what happened to the original Damascus recipe, etc. No sleep for two days. lolol.
WORTH EVERY MINUTE!!!!!
If you wanna buy it let me know..Looks like a great practice sword. I am actually looking for one that I can use for lai practice
Absolutely gorgeous katana! I am very fascinated by Nihonto but know absolutely zero about this area of collecting.
This week I received a tanto from a coworker who had inherited it from his grandfather but had zero interest in it. It’s signed Bishu-Ju Yasumitsu and looks quite old. I posted it on Nihonto Message Boards and the replies thus far have suggested it is Koto period which to me is extremely exciting. Just have to decide if I want to shell out the coin for a good full polish on it now.
Speaking of Katana's what are everyone's thoughts on the various certifications out there.
The changes in levels and different organizations are really confusing. I passed on a edo Hozon signed blade a while back and regret it.
https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/origami.htm
Impress ive blades. I have wanted one for years, nothing like feeling 500 years of history in your hands. I have been shifting my collection from guns to blades lately...………..I have missed out on several nice EDO period blades recently at pricey but reasonable prices.
I need to learn a LOT more before I jump in.
I need to warn you that Nihonto is an expensive hobby and very addicting
Anybody into Japanese swords.
I just love the shape, the grain and the temper line.
I Think they are beautiful as art objects.
Here is my latest arrival from Japan, an old girl from 1450s by Kanenori from Mikawa