Links

Excellent discussion forum as well as a great source of information:

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/

My list of recommended dealers:

http://www.aoijapan.com/

http://www.kinokuniya.tv/

http://www.nihonto.us/

http://www.nihontocraft.com/japanese_sword_home.html

http://www.nihontoantiques.com/

http://www.sanmei.com/en-us/enter.html

http://www.seiyudo.com/overseas.htm

http://www.shoubudou.co.jp/

http://yakiba.com/

Sword authentication papers:

http://www.nihontocraft.com/japanese_sword_papers.html

Sword handling:

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/care/handling.htm

Nihonto glossary:

http://pages.suddenlink.net/afuresearch/afu/glossary1.htm