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Posted By: Webmaster New Japanese blade - Sun 31 May 2009 02:37:PM
Here is my new hand made genuine Japanese blade.

Sword type: Gendaito

Sword smith: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige Kore

Year made: 1998

Price of a similar katana sold on the Internet several years ago by NEPA Japan Cultural Society & Research Institute, $18,500.00 USD

Picture showing the saya, tsuka, tsuba and blade in shirasaya
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Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya
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Picture showing close up the blade, gold hibaki and saya
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Picture showing close up of the kissaki, saya and shirasaya
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Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya
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I will put the full sized images in the photo gallery
Posted By: robmac Re: New Japanese blade - Wed 27 Oct 2010 09:13:PM
What a nice blade.

Although, I'm glad Uke doesn't use one of them in Goshin Jitsu formwork!
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