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Currently Available Swords (over 40 LOTS)
Latest Japanese Sword Catalogue (Direct PDF download)

Featured Japanese Swords for Sale
A MASACHIKA WAKIZASHI
A MORIIE KODACHI
A SIGNED JUMYO (LONG LIFE) WAKIZASHI

Sword Shows & Sales Events
UPCOMING 2013 EVENTS
YOKOSUKA NEX SPRING BAZAAR, April 13th & 14th (Saturday and Sunday)
YOKOTA SPRING BAZAAR, April 20th & 21st (Saturday and Sunday)
OKINAWA SWORD SHOW V, April 27th & 28th (Saturday and Sunday)
KAMAKURA “GOLDEN WEEKEND” SWORD SHOW VII, May 4th & 5th (Saturday and Sunday)

Recently Sold Japanese Swords (non-exhaustive list)
A HIROSHIGE KATANA
A NANKI SHIGEKUNI WAKIZASHI
A NOBUKUNI KATANA
A KANEMOTO (MAGOROKU) KATANA
A NAOE SHIZU KANENOBU KATANA
A SIGNED 1549 NAGAYUKI KATANA

A BIZEN TAKAMITSU KATANA
A KANEIWA UME WAKIZASHI
A KANESADA WAKIZASHI WITH CUTTING TEST
A SADATSUGU WAKIZASHI
A SUKEMUNE WAKIZASHI
A BUNGO TAKADA SCHOOL WAKIZASHI

A 600-YEAR OLD NOBUKUNI WAKIZASHI WITH CUTTING TEST
A SIGNED YAMASHIRO NO KAMI KINMICHI WAKIZASHI
A YASUHIRO DRAGON WAKIZASHI
AN OMI NO KAMI FUJIWARA TSUGUHIRO WAKIZASHI
AN UOMATSU ICHINORI WWII ARMY GUNTO
A TANBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI WAKIZASHI – 4TH GENERATION
A TAKAHIRA II DRAGON WAKIZASHI
A FUJIWARA TAKADA KATANA
A JUMYO (LONG LIFE) KAMAKURA PERIOD KATANA
A KANENOBU UJIFUSA WAKIZASHI
A KUNITSUGU KATANA
A MATSUDAIRA DAIMYO FAMILY KATANA
A MEIJI-PERIOD SHIKOMIZUE (ELITE SAMURAI CANE SWORD)
A MUROMACHI PERIOD SUE-SEKI HITATSURA HAMON WAKIZASHI
A BEAUTIFUL CRANE WAKIZASHI
AN ECHIZEN SUMI-E TSUGUHIRO O-WAKIZASHI
A JAPANESE OFFICER PERSONAL DIRK (KAIKEN)
A FUJIWARA KANEYUKI O-WAKIZASHI
A KANETSUGU MUROMACHI PERIOD TANTO
A DAIMYO FAMILY SHIMOSA NO KAMI KUNIYOSHI KATANA
A DOTANUKI CRAB CLAW O-WAKIZASHI
A HORSE KOSHIRAE TANTO
A KASHU JU IETADA WAKIZASHI
A NAMINOHIRA YOSHIYASU KATANA WITH CUSTOM KOSHIRAE
A TOMBO (DRAGONFLY) KATANA
A WWII NAVY OFFICER KATANA IN SHARK SKIN SCABBARD
AN IEHIRA KATANA WITH DAIMYO KOSHIRAE
AN EARLY MEIJI HOSOKAWA YOSHINORI WAKIZASHI
A YOSHITSUGU KATANA WITH WWII OFFICIER’S LEATHER SCABBARD
A CLASSIC YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL WAKIZASHI
A HOUKA KATANA FROM THE NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD
A KAGA ZOUGAN INLAY WAKIZASHI
A SHAKUDO WAKIZASHI WITH WAVY HAMON
A SHINTO GANMAKU WAKIZASHI
A VERY SHARP KEIYAKI HILT (JAPANESE ELM) TANTO
A KANBUN SHINTO KATANA
A DRAGON KOSHIRAE KATANA
A WWII NAVY WAKIZASHI WITH EDO-PERIOD KOSHIRAE
A KIYOHIRA SHISA LION WAKIZASHI
A HITACHI NO KAMI MUNESHIGE KATANA
A 550-YEAR OLD old NAMINOHIRA WAKIZASHI
A VERY LONG KATANA (77.8cm)
A MID-MUROMACHI MONKEY AND MOON WAKIZASHI
A MODERN TACHI WITH CUSTOM KOSHIRAE
AN OWARI SEKI KATANA
A DRAGON ENGRAVED WAKIZASHI
A MUROMACHI KATANA (UNSIGNED)

Articles on Japanese Swords
7 Points to Consider when Choosing Your Japanese Sword
5 Steps to Owning an Authentic Japanese Samurai Sword
PARTS of a Japanese Sword and Mountings (High-quality images)
BUILD your OWN Japanese Sword Koshirae (Mountings)!
Essential Books on Japanese Swords and Culture
Japanese Sword Care and Etiquette (Produced by the NBTHK, American Branch)
How does a Japanese sword get so hard (and sharp)
NBTHK Certification Paper Ranking for Japanese Swords
Changes in the Shape of a Japanese Sword (over a period of 1,000 years)
NBTHK Issued Guide (PDF) to Different Hamon Types (Temper Patterns)
GLOSSARY of Japanese Samurai Sword Terms and Bushido Culture
Japanese Swords: Cutting Edge (Online Tour from the British Museum)

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