I want to buy a katana for my brother for Christmas but very new to this and I’m just wondering what are some reputable websites to purchase from. Thanks.

Hi, first post, long time SFI, SBG forums guy. Collector, not martial artist.

So yeah... Like the topic says, where? I am talking shobuzukuri Sugata, exotic tsukamaki, that kind of thing.

I reached out to Yarinohanzo, and they are VERY close but don't do shobu, which is a deal breaker.

Budget is circa 1k, but timeframe should be less than a year.

Ideas?

been trying to find images of tsuba of the time for a while but most I've been able to find are late Tokugawa era.

Any price preferably $0-$1000

First time ordering from Hanbon so I might just be impatient, but I placed an order for an Odachi back in the beginning of November with them confirming It's being shipped on November 21st from South Korea. Since then the package hasn't moved from "Label Created" from SK.

Has anyone else expericed this? It's shipping from UPS to Canada so I thought I'd ask

I unfortunately discovered Cheness Cutlery's 9260 spring steel swords rather late in the life of that company, and was only able to add two of them to my collection (I was able to pick up a 9260 spring steel tempered SGC ko-katana and an o-katana) before they closed.

Over the years since they went out of business I've repeatedly put out feelers on the secondary market for the Cheness swords I wanted to buy, but so far haven't had any luck.

If anyone has (or knows someone who has) any of the following swords they are interested in selling I would jump at the chance to make them an offer:

- 9260 SGC "Yamakami" katana (full size)

- 9260 SGC "Yamakami" wakizashi

- 9260 "Ayami" shobu-zukuri katana

- 9260 "Kurome" shobu-zukuri katana

- 9260 "Tenchi" katana (standard, or shirasaya mounts)

- 9260 "Tenchi" wakizashi (standard, or shirasaya mounts)

I currently live in Japan on US Military orders and have bought a few Nihonto in my time here, unfortunately I leave next year and obviously I want to get my swords back to the US. I want to export them properly but I don’t really have the time to get that done myself, is there a broker or shop in the Tokyo/Kanagawa area that can help me get that done for a reasonable price?

i bought a sword for my partner and i know there is etiquette with presenting the katana (im aware of what end goes where, keep palms up, etc) but i was curious if its meant to be given with no one else around? its a christmas present and i was going to give it to them after we and my family opened presents, but i wasnt sure if its better to give it to them when its just the two of us vs in front of my parents. any help is very appreciated

This one katana caught my eye while I was searching for katanas, just wondering if this was legit or not.

https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Samurai-Katana-Tempered-Rosewood/dp/B0135JWU9Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_35_sspa?crid=1BP8JV87F607N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9TYKjHeNkZAWB3AW38n9kN6E4UYs3XTdzI2jDuRpu1yP6g03hu4Id5Lzftf7dltYWztDw4IRHGZjGswQQjhEbaern0FtWb1gzBD30-d_mv4jWUI0krB9Q839bNL-1Ir7fpbg1z_RpUHAWoFqVaYr1JzH8DbI7j8W7U1yINCROrNJV2GFVXoiSonqs91LoV_L0dypsgsmI1tZewZ4u8hKvg.plJIilHN_f2thn_pag3XJ2tEXZEP9W7Go51d2dOCLRg&dib_tag=se&keywords=katana&qid=1733868372&refinements=p_36%3A15000-%2Cp_72%3A1248957011&rnid=386589011&s=sporting-goods&sprefix=katan%2Caps%2C597&sr=1-35-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1

Hello, I need your help, because I want to buy my first katana and I have been thinking about two so far, one is the shadow dancer practical musashi katana, which I would like with a 28 cm tsuka, so it would be $380 including shipping, and the other would be the dragon king warfare katana, which I have a problem with I would buy it from kult of Athens and they ask for $100 for shipping, but there is no other website that would ship to Hungary, so I would be interested in your opinion and if you have better optionshttps://www.kultofathena.com/product/warfire-katana/ dragon king https://www.swordcn.com/Basic-Musashi-Katana-Clay-Temper-p311085.html Shadow dancer

Could I theoretically polish a katana blade with a whetstone? If i can, what's the minimum grit and max grit, what's the correct angle, and should I use water or oil?

Thanks

Hi everyone, I’m having a my tsuka redone, and was looking for a good site for tsubas. Please drop one if you have one!

Thanks!

I want to buy a katana, and i like one of theirs, so Is it a good idea or am i just wasting Money? https://katanagiapponese.it/ I'm buying from Italy

I just recently stumbled upon a seller on Amazon called Siwode, is it a reputable seller or a scammer?

Here's one of their products https://www.amazon.com/siwode-Handmade-%EF%BC%8CJapanese-Samurai-40-Inch/dp/B07DR7BY3C/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k2YC25xQmNnJV53YVkK0akFwMjszLBjiTgtWfQlzPcvQZ2GYxhk5aozF4XcWx1cd35oBoR-YhWOEnLg3lRZ8TiohK83YTmODHgbdiX53cKBSeSKo1X4MShUYHOakGQY9IE8SFPxA5ZA8VO-QAFAIaxTP6K9AVQ-PS6DWaB-zu3aWJTRPvjUX7XXiwgss_ZT8hUXUwlkbjis4_bXrDjginw.GNoZ5vNGEwTMbo9DO76N3g2lFmwPLik9wlbmS1028v4&dib_tag=se&keywords=siwode&qid=1733760508&sr=8-8

Hi,

does anyone here bought katana from katanaempire. com sites? Is it legit?

I'm looking for a Tsuka Maki Shi in the UK who can re-wrap the Tsuka of a Katana I have. The gentleman I've been to in the past, Mick Hicks, is now retired. Are there any more people in the UK who can help me? I heard of someone called Bal in the Birmingham area (Mick did reccommend him) but cannot find any contact info. If anyone can assist, I'd be very thankful.