Any Japanese sword collectors / experts on ODT?

[GA-Silver]

The light saber fatass kid should also be added.

 

[shootin4fun]

Go see Wes at TruPrep

 

[RHelton10]

ITT:

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Yeah I’m not that guy but thanks for adding some humor.

 

[RHelton10]

why don't you just watch Kill Bill a few times (and pause and rewind it as necessary) to see how Hatturi Honzo and his assistant make that sword for The Bride ?


oh wait, I've got a better idea. Just buy one from a pawn shop in south Texas. According to Bill's brother Budd, the value of a slightly used a Hattori Honzo sword in El Paso is ....

...$250 !

I wish the real ones were that cheap. The ones I’m looking for tend to run more in the $2500-$3500 range.

 

[lftd&pwrstrok'n]

why don't you just watch Kill Bill a few times (and pause and rewind it as necessary) to see how Hatturi Honzo and his assistant make that sword for The Bride ?


oh wait, I've got a better idea. Just buy one from a pawn shop in south Texas. According to Bill's brother Budd, the value of a slightly used a Hattori Honzo sword in El Paso is ....

...$250 !

I actually have the "Bride's" sword. It came w a letter of authenticity and everything. Must be worth about $14.95 on the open market.

 

[GA-Silver]

I actually have the "Bride's" sword. It came w a letter of authenticity and everything. Must be worth about $14.95 on the open market.

That’s fricking awesome!

 

[oldmetlfan]

I've always wanted to get an authentic Japanese sword, possibly with some traceable history, but don't know where to look or how to get started in finding them. I'm not looking for reproductions or ornamental pieces; I want true, authentic, sharp, old stuff. Anyone collecting them? Any advice where on where to start looking where I don't have to be as worried about getting ripped off?

I had thought about getting one too at one point. The $2500-5000 range is a low end price point. There were so many different sword makers and history to learn that I didn't want to spend the time to learn it. Here is one website that maybe can get you started to find one - https://www.aoijapan.com

There is a ton of websites now with info, let your google-fu work for you.

I will be surprised if anyone on here is a true expert. Japanese history does not seem to be very mainstream in Georgia. ;-)

 

[Billybob270]

"oldmetfan" is right......there is a whole history that goes for hundreds of years meaning "a lot" of home work here. And the prices vary wildly....anywhere from the $2~3,000 to over $100,000+. Obviously the $100,000+ is a diamond that you would see in a museum or a collector made by a specific craftsman/family. In Japan true Katana swords from the 1500 to 1700 hundreds (again specific craftsman/family in perfect condition) are considered to be national treasures. Also just because a sword was crafted in the 1600s doesn't mean that it is a collector but does mean a sword with some history.
My uncle is a collector and is quite knowledgeable on these. Plus he lives in Japan and has a good friend that is a teacher at Tokyo University where he can evaluate Katana swords. So if you do find one and don't know the history, I'm sure my uncle can at least tell you when and who made the sword.

Good luck in your search........