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News:
The NTHK-NPO is proposing to hold a shinsa for swords and kodogu (associated fittings) in London UK in Autumn 2010. The cost of shinsa will be approximately £60 per item with an additional £40 fee if the item successfully passes. Visitors from mainland Europe welcome. The booking form can be found here
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Welcome to my site. We have recently redesigned it so that it works with tabbed browsers. The links on the left will take you to the various pages.
We are aiming to make this the best site on the web for anything to do with Japanese swords. If you are interested in buying a sword but can't find the one you want here, or are unsure of exactly what you want, contact me and let me know your budget. If you want to be on my mailing list and get first refusal on new swords, click the link on the menu to the left. If you want a sword made for you, ask. If you want a sword for martial arts, talk to us.
We also sell the best reproduction sword fittings available. If, however, you need antique fittings and don't see what you want, ask and we'll see if we can find it for you. If you want unique modern tosogu, we can commission a set. If you need a sword restored, including urushi repairs, we can do the work to museum quality. We work with some of the best craftsmen; some are Japanese-trained and do museum restorations, whilst others have had their work exhibited in Japanese museums .
Some jobs are almost impossible to get done outside Japan. Some jobs are very expensive if you have to go to Japan. Some jobs are hard to get done to the same high standard outside Japan.
We can do them. Just click on Services to see what we can do.
And if there is anything that we haven't covered, just ask. We have an extensive network of contacts and would be only too glad to enquire for you.
Finally, and for the benefit of UK customers, every sword here is exempt from the ban on ‘samurai swords’. This ban excludes antiques, genuine Japanese swords made after 1954, swords used for re-enactment, or swords used by bona fide martial artists. Again for the benefit of UK customers, you have to be over 18 to buy any of the swords on this site.
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