Price Guide
The tables below act only as a guide. Please feel free to
contact us for a more accurate quote regarding your request.
(all prices are in South African rand ZAR):
European Weapons
| Daggers and knives | ± R1 000-R2000 |
| One handed swords | ± R4 500 |
| Hand-and-a-half swords | ± R5 000 |
| Two handed swords | ± R6 000 |
| Scabbards | ± R1 700 |
Japanese blades and fittings
| Non-folded blade | R40 per cm nagasa |
| Folded Factory steel | R150 per cm nagasa |
| Folded self-smelted steel | R270 per cm nagasa |
| Carving Bo-hi | R6.50 per cm nagasa |
| Carving Goma-hashi | R13 per cm nagasa |
| Working polish | R6 per cm nagasa |
| Fine polish | R8 per cm nagasa |
| Traditional polish | R31 per cm nagasa |
| Window polish | R 215 |
| Shirasaya | R19 per cm nagasa |
| Shirasaya with horn fittings | Add R150 to above |
| Fuchi-kashira set | From R450 |
| Tsuba | From R230 |
| Menuki | From R400 |
| Habaki | From R320 |
"Nagasa" is the length of the cutting edge.
Only folded blades are given full traditional polishes.
The total cost of full mountings include: Ito, habaki, samegawa, tsuba, fuchi and kashira, menuki set, seppa set, shitodome for both kashira and kurikata, kurikata, koiguchi, kojiri, sageo, wood for saya and tsuka, lacquer work. The Metal fittings can either be made for the sword or bought from another source.
Please take note that the pricing on any of the metal fittings will depend on the materials used as well as the intricacy of any carving and inlaying if present (those containing shakudo, gold etc. will be more expensive).For a quick calculation of the approximate cost, use the "Price Calculator."
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