The Australian website for Japanese Swords.                                      

The principal of Nihonto Australia has been training in various martial arts, including karate, for 23 years. His interest in Japanese swords - Nihonto - developed from there.

Since obtaining his first Japanese sword when he was 17, he has been collecting and studying nihonto (which are also popularly referred to as samurai swords), as well as sword fittings and militaria.

Traveling to Japan on a regular basis has been an excellent opportunity for furthering his study of the Japanese sword with sword makers, polishers, and other experts in their fields.

Nihonto Australia can offer genuine, authenticated antique swords and fittings from these Japanese specialists, as well from its own collection.

Nihonto Australia will also provide Iaito training swords, and shinken made specifically for martial arts training /cutting if requested, please ask.

SALES POLICIES -

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR SWORDS ARE GENUINE JAPANESE SWORDS NOT IMITATIONS OR REPLICA’S. THESE ARE AUTHENTICALLY MADE IN THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE WAY, AS IT HAS BEEN DONE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. MOST ARE ANTIQUE SWORDS, SOME ARE SWORDS MADE DURING AND FOR THE WAR AND WE ALSO HAVE AT TIMES RECENTLY MADE SWORDS BY PRESENT DAY SWORD MAKERS STILL MADE IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER HANDED DOWN THE GENERATIONS.

SOME OF THE SWORDS HAVE CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY ISSUED BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS  IN JAPAN, THIS IS THE OPINION OF THESE ORGANISATIONS WHO SPECIALISE IN SHINSA (SWORD APPRAISAL & JUDGING). NORMALLY OUR SWORDS HAVE EITHER NBTHK OR NTHK CERTIFICATES, BOTH OF WHOM ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED ORGANISATIONS IN THIS FIELD. OCCASIONALLY WE DO HAVE SWORDS WITH CERTIFICATES FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN JAPAN. 

SOME OF THE SWORDS ON OFFER DO NOT HAVE ANY CERTIFICATES, SOME OF THESE SWORDS CAME BACK TO AUSTRALIA AFTER OR DURING THE WAR AS WAR TROPHIES WITH A RETURNING SERVICE MEN. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE MEI (SIGNATURES) ON THESE SWORDS, AS WE HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEM FOR SHINSA, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GENUINE. ALSO MODERN MADE SWORDS DO NOT COME WITH CERTIFICATES, AS CERTIFICATES CAN ONLY BE ISSUED FOR SWORDS OF WHICH THEIR MAKER HAS PASSED AWAY.

ALSO WE ARE NOT JAPANESE AND OCCASIONALLY ERRORS MAY BE MADE IN THE TRANSLATION OF A MEI OR DESCRIPTION. ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE. 

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT RETURNS.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A CERTAIN SWORD ON OUR SITE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK OUT A PAYMENT PLAN, WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU SO LONG AS PAYMENTS ARE MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER AS AGREED.