If you are new to Japanese swords please visit these websites and ask many questions before your actual purchase. These people in the Japanese swords community will guide you to the right direction for your first collection.

Brian Robinson & Richard Turner's forum: http://www.nihontomessageboard.com

Dr. Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Index site:

http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm
or
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

 
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