CATALOGUE
Items for sale
These prices include postage overseas from Japan.
The shipping system we take is EMS with insurance. Usually it takes one
week or so for delivering. But, our post servece doesn't deliver sword
to several countries by EMS. In such case, we use SAL.
FedEx also was used sometimes in the past, but they no longer carry swords.
UPD and DHL neither.
Please notice, that the prices don't include the customs duties what are
taken by your custom guard. Sometimes taxes are more than 30% including
VAT and consumption tax. So you are responsible to pay those taxes.
If you would like to purchase anything, do not send the money directly.
Please contact us by e-mail. We would like to explain the quality of the
item to you before you purchase anything. Please send us any questions
you have about swords.
The paying systems we can accept are PayPal and Bank Transfer.
PayPal is convenient for any amount.
We have a Layaway Plan, you can reserve items by 10% of the price as a
down payment. Then you should pay full amount in 6 months, at once or times
payment.
Sold items are moved to GALLERY. Those are for study.
SWORD
sword1 katana, originally no-signature, ordinary quality sword, 15-16th century.
300,000.yen reserved
sword6 experiment to re-harden a katana reserved
sword5 wakizashi "Heki Mitsuhira"(fake?), nice blade of shobu-zukuri
style. 200,000.yen
sword7 wakizashi "Yamato-no-kami Yoshimichi". 270,000.yen
sword2 tanto "Kanekage" Seki, Mino province, 15-16c, NBTHK paper. 300,000.yen => 250,000.yen reserved
TSUBA
tsuba1 20 pieces at once, from an old collector's collection. 1,000,000.yen reserved
tsuba10 katchushi, small cut-out and ring rim, 150,000.yen => 100,000.yen discounted
tsuba9 Shoami, design of two fans, 16th century, with NBTHK paper. 150,000.yen
FITTINGS
fittings15 fuchi and kashira, black copper, Japanese plum blossoms (ume). 30,000.yen
OTHERS
others4 koshirae (mount without real blade) ray skin covered scabbard. 500,000.yen
others2 scabbard, nice and beautiful lacqure work. 200,000.yen
others1 tamahagane, from NBTHK, the lowest prices box 30kg.
NEWLY PRODUCING SWORD
(NEW SWORD)
Swords that we are producing by free request. See
explanation.
We can have the smith make an oshigata by himself.
new sword1A ken blade with a straight layer pattern steel.
new sword1B ken blade with a straight layer pattern steel.
new sword2 swords made of meteorite.
new sword3 reproduce a sword for Kamikaze pilots, from the episode of 3rd Naohiro
new sword5 try to make a blade with meteor. roughly drawn out
new sword8 a challenge to copy Hojoji style naginata
=> Actual polishing practice by an apprentice
CHEAP SWORD
We pick up cheap swords from a junk box in antique market.
Of course, some of them are in poor condition, and no one know what sword
would come out after restoration work.
For hobby craftsmen who need a sword to practice or treasure hunters who
is looking for a masterpiece covered with rust.
And some of them are good blades, but less reputation in the market. Those
are good for study by low cost.
cheap sword1 wakizashi in horrible condition under restoration work, reserved
About paper challenge
Some customers want to challenge papering with those "cheap sword".
We don't recommend you to waste money for papers, since blade never change
by any paper. But if you want it, we can introduce you an agent who works
for paper mission instead of you.
NO PRICE
only postage
We have no responsibility for qualities of these
items, because they are free.
Some rests of our business.
We will post some item occasionally. The person who is first emailing us
gets it.
Nothing is available
ACCESSORIES
The sword accessory shop IIMURA has built up their web site.
You can take most of mass produced items there.
web site; http://www16.plala.or.jp/katana-iimura/index.english.html
USAGIYA original
The tools for tight handle. to stick out the tang from the tight handle.
ORDER
(Custom-made Swords)
We are slowly closing the service of custom-made sword.
Because our kokaji is getting old, and so are our craftsmen.
But, we still accept the free request from customers to make new swords.
We can accept an order of a new blade, habaki, polishing and other restorations.
Swords/Blades
katana/tachi, 60cm-80cm length blade with shirasaya. About 800,000.yen
wakizashi, the length between tanto and katana. 400,000.yen to 600,000.yen
tanto, under 30cm length blade with shirasaya. about 300,000.yen
Upon completion of the sword/blade, you will have a chance to view the
completed item before you purchase it. This is to ensure customer satisfaction.
Ordering system and samples
Koshirae (making the mount) is from 250,000.yen for katana or wakizashi, from
100,000.yen for tanto.
Habaki, copper or silver is 36,000.yen. Gold foiled is from 60,000.yen
Samples
of habaki
Togi, polishing, about 2,000.yen to 3,000.yen per cm.
Estimates of the costs for Restoration
and Koshirae producing
Project "Gotoba"
(Tempering experience by customers)
If you have a chance to come to Japan, we can produce such a workshop.
Our smith prepares a tanto blade for you, and you can experience the clay
designing, heat and quenching with smith's support. One tanto costs 150,000.yen
including shaping work with the rough stone and inscribing your name in
the tang.
Samples => Project "Gotoba"
More service regarding Japanese Sword and Japanese antique
One of our apprentice Mr. Yasui has built his own website "KAMEYA"
to provide service for overseas sword lovers.
Home | KAMEYA (square.site)
We, Usagiya, are going to move our service to Kameya, and close our service
slowly.
Kokaji has controlled the quality of our contents, but he is getting old now.
We are not sure how long we can keep good service for sword lovers in Japan
and abroad.
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