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If you have a modern reproduction blade. It will be made of stainless steel there for no problem with rusting. These can be very beautiful and accurate to historical details. They are regularly used by martial artists for training or the general public for display in ones home

 

Some of you would be collectors may cringe at this statement. But not every one wants to collect historical blades or has the time or money to devote to its study to be able to effectively collect them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Famous Sword Smiths

 

Name

Province

Value Yen

Period

Amakuni

Yamato

35k

AD701

Shinsoku

Buzen

20k

708

Yasutsuna

Hoki

30k

806

Sanemori

Hoki

20k

851

Yukihira

Buzen

20k

985

Munechika

Yamashiro

30k

987

Tomonari

Bizen

25k

987

Yoshiiye

Yamashiro

15k

1004

Norimune

Bizen

20k

1206

Nobufusa

Bizen

20k

1207

Muneyoshi

Bizen

18k

1207

Sukemune

Bizen

18k

1207

Kuniyasu

Yamashiro

18k

1207

Kunitomo

Yamashiro

18k

1207

Tsunetsugu

Bitchu

15k

1207

Yoshimitsu

Yamashiro

20k

1264

Kuniyuki

Yamashiro

8k

1259

Kuniyoshi

Yamashiro

8k

1232

Nagamitsu

Bizen

8k

1264

Yukimitsu

Sagami

5k

1264

Kunimitsu

Sagami

7k

1278

Masamune****

Sagami

20k

1288

Sadamune

Sagami

5k

1319

Kaneuji

Mino

5k

1319

Muramasa

Ise

2k

1322

** Masamune was best, Muramasa was second best but his blades were considered unlucky

 

 

 

 



 
 
 
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