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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2012 1:17:18 GMT
Well, we live and learn ! Thanks for all your posts/comments, very useful for the future......come to think of it I reckon the £80 the sword cost me wasn't quite a total waste considering what I've learned from you guys with regard to it. I think I'll hang on to it as a 'what not to buy' example in my modest collection. Having read all the comments, checked out the reference sites etc I feel quite embarrassed lol !
Right, off to do some more research and......hmmmm one day nihonto.
Thanks again for all your help.
Nick
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Post by chrisperoni on Aug 27, 2012 2:34:36 GMT
That's less than I spent on "fake" swords when I first started buying Use it for your own polishing and sharpening practice, and make your own hilt for it for iado. How's the flex on it? Is it tempered?
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Post by md02geist on Aug 28, 2012 0:09:27 GMT
For a TRUE learning experience about Nihonto, go to this forum: www.nihontomessageboard.com/These guys are VERY passionate and many know a LOT. The advice you are going to get when questioning how to first begin Nihonto collecting is this: buy books and READ READ READ. That is the step I am on. There is an infinite amount of knowledge to be gained from the NMB forums, and it is far more specialized than SBG is. No offense to SBG of course, I love this site as well. Just as a warning, the guys on NMB do not want ANY talk of modern day production blades.They are there specifically to only speak of Nihonto, so don't ask them about Paul Chen or any of that jazz, you will get polite (possibly a few not polite) responses basically telling you that they don't discuss those swords there. Stick to Nihonto only discussion there and you will be good.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Aug 28, 2012 16:41:57 GMT
Bong, where in UK are you located? Depending on your location there might be little, some or a lot of nihonto related activity somewhere near/or at least manageable distance from you. Research is always a good thing, and even if buying books might sound dull advice it's about the best I can give. Of course the best way to learn is a hands on experience with a seasoned collector, so contacting Token Society of GB is another thing I'd recommend greatly. www.to-ken.com/Usually price is one indicator of quality, if you pressume that the seller knows about swords, he most likely wont sell the good stuff cheaply. Of course one could always get lucky. Good luck on your future collecting mate.
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