#Authentic katana blade made of full#

This includes helping to arrange work with skilled craftsmen, curating tosogu for a specific motif and making recommendations for a koshirae appropriate to a specific blade.

#Authentic katana blade made of full#

We can also assist with the construction of full koshirae for existing blades. We also offer a wide range of fittings and mountings including full koshirae, tsuba, fuchigashira, menuki, kozuka and kogai. This includes tachi, katana, wakizashi and tanto along with polearms such as naginata and yari. On these pages we include Japanese swords in a variety of tsukuri-komi (construction types). If you would like to discuss consignments, research, translations, or purchasing a piece for your collection, please click here to contact us. Please view some of our articles and reference content on Japanese swords to learn more. In many cases, we can assist in helping to refocus on specific areas, consigning swords that collectors choose to sell and locate pieces to fill specific needs within a focused collection. In addition to offering swords for collectors, we also appraise and translate sword inscriptions, assist with research, curate exhibitions, and offer consultation as collectors work to refine their collecting goals.

Antique Japanese swords are among the finest blades ever crafted and the swords here are exemplary examples of each school, smith and time period.

This includes traditionally-made Japanese samurai swords from all time periods from Heian through Reiwa eras. Swords of Japan offers fine antique Japanese swords and sword fittings for sale.