ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD BUYERS

Antique Japanese swords are internationally respected as works of art ..Their process of manufacture involves the  five elements in Japanese philosophy; soil (earth), water, fire, wind and weather These elements are strongly associated with power, creativity, spontaneity, inventiveness and the spiritual energy of the swordsmith.

 There are broadly speaking four categories when looking at swords by era of construction: “koto” old swords, “shinto” new swords, “shinshinto” very new swords, and “gendaito” modern..Most of our swords are obtained from the families of men who served in the far east theatre and to whom the katana were surrendered however   also deal in swords with certification from the “Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai” Society.