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• Buying Japanese swords. Side by side of real and fake.
• by greyguy0( 488)
• As I write this there are 3,653 hits when I search Ebay for "Japanese sword". I would guess that something like 50 of them, if even that, are the real thing; the rest are modern fantasy pieces, modern... 

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  Japanese sword | Samurai sword | Sword | katana | Nihonto

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• Fake Japanese Swords
• by naginataguy( 64)
• There are many Japanese Samurai swords being sold on Ebay that are fakes. They are modern made copies coming from China. They mimic mostly WW II swords. Some also mimic Antique/traditionally mounted swords. A... 

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  Japanese Swords | Nihonto | Gendito

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• Authentic Yukata on eBay -- A Buyer's Guide
• by moonlightmitzi( 164)
• I am a trans-Pacific 'transplant' Japanese American. As such, I depend on eBay as a source of all things Japanese. Last spring, I developed a fondness for authentic Japanese kimono. (No doubt watching 'Last... 

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  yukata | authentic | Japanese | summer kimono | cotton kimono

• 187 of 190 people found this guide helpful

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• WW II Japanese Sword/Katana Antiques and Collectables
• by 0leg2006( 62)
• All types of Japanese military swords are currently being reproduced and/or faked. These include;Shin-gunto, NCO Shin-gunto, Kai-gunto, Kyu-gunto, Officers Parade sabers and Police sabers. These reproductions... 

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  japanese | swords | katana | fakes | reproductions

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• Buying a Katana (Samurai Sword)
• by poorcousin( 28)
• I'm sure many people are just like me in the fact that they have wanted to own a katana, or a similar type of sword. Recently, in my travels to Japan, I attempted to buy a katana for myself, and I would like... 

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  Katana | Samurai | Sword | Blade

• 12 of 13 people found this guide helpful

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