Thread: I dropped a razor

A katana/wakizashi from Yoshihara runs about 35,000 USD for only the blade the last time I saw one for sale which is extremely rare, even for his older work when he was younger. Then again he's considered a living national treasure by the Japanese government & on his own rediscovered many techniques that were lost over the centuries. If you want a lacquered & decorated handle/scabbard it can easily add another $10k to the price.

That sword polisher I met was at a dealer shop there in Tokyo. I forget the name of the place but it's only a couple of blocks from Sengaku Ji if anyone is familiar with that area. They had one of his that he made back in the 70's & it was asking $32k.

Depending on the skill/popularity of the smith a newly crafted sword in a plain white saya can run between $5k and $25k I believe. Add another $5k-$10k for the decorations. The $5k swords won't have any fatal flaws, but they will be pretty boring to look at compared to others.

I've been a little out of touch the last 4-5 years though, so things may have changed.

Edit: Does your brother have any info on the sword? I'd love to see some photos if you could email or pm me.