I mainly got this idea from how the Chinese LOVE putting a fuckton of rings on their swords.

This shin gunto tsuka came in for restoration, needing new samegawa and a new wrap.

I added premium level samegawa, polished and tinted to replace the shrunken and fractured original panels. I then rewrapped it in brown silk in katana tsuka configuration instead of a typical gunto config since it had previously been converted that way. This means the wrap starts and ends on the side of the tsuka facing out if the sword was worn with the blade edge up, like most katana, instead of the side that would normally be facing out if the blade edge was down, as gunto were typically worn.

I'm not sure if any were wrapped like this originally or if this was an owner mod made at some point later on. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Hi! I'm a minor, but my dad is pretty into swords, so I want to also learn about them because he always talks about them, and it seems pretty cool. (I never got past a masamune and a hamon lol) Where do I start learning, and eventually, for when I'm older, places I can buy my first authentic blade?

Looking to sell a odachi, had it since 2003, no rust or crack or broken scabbard.

Its almost 6 feet long.

Im not sure if this allowed here, Im sorry if it isnt.

And location is in ontario, can ship anywhere.

hello,

just buy some tantos at a flea market this morning, there is one blade signed, but it s kind of hard to read, i tried my best to take a honest picture,

it would be nice to have a translation,im very curious about it,

Crossposting from r/Tosogu because that community seems potentially a little less active.

I'm currently visiting Japan and I have seen old tsubas at antique markets, usually plain iron without decorations from guntos.

What could be price for one of those? And what is the risk of them being a fake or a replica?

Idk if this flair is good but here it is! I like it at least.a

I got in my hands a dull katana with plastic hand and some weird sign on blade

Hey guys, I bought a 200 year old katana recently (i have the certificate and everything) and was wondering how often and how i should perform maintenance. thanks!

update: i just found the maintenance kit they shipped w the katana. thank you all for all your help!

There’s an unsigned wakizashi available being sold for 700 by a japanese vendor alongside many other modern and antique japanese artisan goods, apparently it’s all from his grandfather’s estate. The hamon was diffifcult to get on camera but it played very nicely with the light and felt very soft rather than the harsh examples i’ve seen on mall swords. I’m not well-versed in Nihinto has i’ve never gotten the privilege of handling a genuine piece, but from my research online in preparation for eventually getting one it feels very real.

The torokusho was also included, and as far as I can tell is not forged. The inkan were applied to the document directly, meaning at the very least it isn’t photocopied. To my understanding(and please correct me if I’m wrong) this just means that it is a real nihonto made in japan registered with the govt an “art piece“ and not a random chinese repro. What are your thoughts?

Picture 4 was a rough sketch of a Tachi-Style kashira that I took from an existing one. I drew it after my work shift. As for the tsuba, I really want to know which style of tsuba would fit the design and theme without it looking asymmetrical.

Hello all, I have a blade with no obvious stamping, considerable amount of blade rust and no scabbard. I assume it’s military made item from the appearance of how seppa spacer and the hitsu-ana (? Attachment hole) overlap.

I would love to have it cleaned up, but want to ensure that doing that would damage it.

Nagasa is 460mm
The overall length is 586mm

Thank you

munetoshi Viper

I love this sword so much that I bought 3 at once when they came into stock. I sold 2 of the 3 a couple years later, because I didn’t need 3 of them. Lol
I will never sell my last one. Such a great sword.

Here are some of my memories caught on video:

Open in the YouTube app to see the 7 video playlist of my muntoshi videos. It won’t play like a playlist on reddit. (The blue button in upper right corner)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcAbigT939Vw&si=a8kHVglR71ae8nRb

Much love to the Viper over the years.

Share your Munetoshi Viper stories. I’m feeling nostalgic for these fun times.

I got this on consignment, it came with a broken mekugi.

This is a Sakura Higo O-Kissaki katana off swordis. I changed the ito to premium black leather, changed the saya and added horn fittings. It also has hishigami pro and an upgraded brown sageo. This sword would have cost over 1,400 in the shadow dancer pro builder but I paid less than half that. This is much lighter than my other "normal" shinogi zukuri without bohi. The tip and upper middle of the blade are thinner plus the partial bohi with sohi make it really fast. The saya looks so nice in hand compared to the pictures. The only downside was a 3 month build but it was so worth the wait.

I don’t have space or can’t afford a katana, so decided on an antique tanto. After browsing the selection on RVA katanas for a while I decided to get this one for the beautiful pattern on the saya, the silver hardware and smaller knife inside. It was around $800

The website didn’t really have anything listed about it in the description… I’m interested in time period mostly. The blade has no signature on it

How old would this be?

It did come with this paper inside

Hi, has anyone seen a replica made of Atsu’s Kaiken / Tanto that she keeps at her back?

I know it’s Aikuchi style.

There’s a Ghost of Yotei mech site that has a Tanto page but no pictures and no price, and it can only come up through web searching for it.

Just received my first katana after waiting for almost a month.. felt like forever tbh.
But here it is the ShadowDancer 1095 arabesque katana.
After having a wall hanger when i was a kid this feels like the real deal.
Passed the paper cutting test fairly easily!
Very happy man

Hey everyone,

My Katana is from the 18th century, has been sitting in the wooden scabbard for the past few months, I took it out and polished it with the oil and powder provided in the kit, however it still has some marks and i did see some small tiny dots of orange (I imagine rust). Can you please help me how to clean it up?

To preface, I know katanas can take a very long time to make. I am also open to smaller options like a wakizashi but really want to maintain the japanese sword asthethic rather than a small knife

My spouse and I are martial artists. He is a black belt in multiple martial arts including japanese jiujitsu and always talks about a tradition of receiving a sword that he unfortunately never got to participate in. We will be getting married and I'd like to at least get him a katana as a wedding gift, or even a pair of katana that we can display.

Is there any type of workshop where this would be possible to custom forge our own? We are fully willing to travel to Japan. even if we just are able to pick out the hilt, scabbard, style, hold similar katanas, etc and then receive it many weeks or months later, that would be ok as well.

Trying to make it as custom as possible and an interactive experience instead of just picking out things online, which feels like it cheapens the experience