Cannon -
Save your money and join a group like this; www.To-ken.com
where you can see and hold in hand collector-worthy blades each month
at the regular meetings. If you must, spend a few bills on an
introductory text or two here:japaneseswordbooks.com
Put 200 pounds in the bank a few years in a row and then you could
maybe purchase a real quality piece that will only increase in value
here; www.nihonto.com or better yet travel to Japan where there are
oodles of fine swords and with the right knowledge you could save
yourself 300 pounds here and there on the purchase of something you
can be proud of.
The sword world is not a place to go cheap, you'll only make the
wrong guys rich, waste your own money and maybe even wind up hating
the swords, which is a shame since a well made nihonto is truly a
thing to behold.
I encourage you to look around a lot more before you buy Paul Chen
or any other replica pieces, they will never be collectible. Check
out;
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm and if you'd like
to ask me questions online or off I am always happy to talk swords
and I am happy to introduce you to others willing to do the same
(www.nihonto.yahoogroups.com)...
-t
Tom Helm AKA DrachenFadder
www.ncjsc.org
toryu@...
"Moriamur, et in media arma ruamas"
- Virgil
On Apr 2, 2008, at 11:56 AM, cannonfodder_1980 wrote:
> This is not an history question! but I am looking to start a
> collection
> of samuria swords, and since i am a bit short of cash i was looking in
> to some thing like a Paul Chen sword or a Ryumon katana, Is there any
> one here that can suggest a nice cheap alternative for around 200 to
> 300 british pounds???
>
> Thanks
>
>
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