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The Collection of Steve Hochberger - Orlando, FL
I started collecting antique Japanese swords in April 2023. My collection now has 69 unique pieces of history in it. I recently started collecting armor as well and have two kabuto, ~300 years old each, one of which is signed by Saotome Ienaga.
Timeless Antiquities
Antique nihonto and armor from 150 to 770 years old, including thirteen swords that have received Juyo ranking from the NBTHK:
Saemon-no-jō Nobukuni tanto
Awataguchi Tadatsuna naginata
Ko-Aoe Tsuneyoshi tachi
Yamato Shikake Norinaga tachi
Etchu Tametsugu katana
Katayama Ichimonji Norifusa wakizashi
Bizen Osafune Motoshige katana
Rai Tomokuni ko-wakizashi
Sa Sadayoshi katana
Kyo Nobukuni katana
Kencho katana
Kencho wakizashi
Yamato Shikake Norinaga wakizashi
One pending Juyo shinsa in 2025:
Sekishu Sadatsuna katana
Incoming....
~650 year old Sekishu Sadatsuna...
This is a naginata naoshi with 28" nagasa and Tokubetsu Hozon from NBTHK. Will be submitted to Juyo shinsa in 2025...
Shinsa
Evaluating and attributing nihonto...
Several of my blades and koshirae went thru Shinsa by NTHK in June 2024 at the Orlando Sword Show. Shinsa is the process for evaluating and certifying the origins of a Japanese sword. 3 of 4 passed, with attributions to Shimada, Heianjo and Kyo-kinko (koshirae)...
