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A month after my Nosyusaku DX-C arrived, my wife's Okuden Shinkensaku DX-S has just been delivered from Nosyudo too (aptly right around her birthday)! We've been waiting for about 12 and a half months for her sword, and are happy to have received it here in Singapore before the Obon holidays kick off in Japan. Here are some photos and the specs for reference:

It's a 2.1 shaku Okuden Shinkensaku DX-S (Koshirae DX option selected)

Toushin: Thin

Hi: Shinken-hi

Hamon: Double Kotetsu

Habaki: Silver Shonai

Tsuka ito: Silk - colour is Antique Steel TS-06

Hinerimaki

Same colour: Black

Menuki: MS-23 Phoenix

Fuchi Kashira: KS-13 Hiranami Higo with kojiri

Tsuba: T-11 Gingko (small) with aged silver plating

Saya colour: SY-52 Green Fine Nashiji

I know she can't wait to train with her new iaito as the previous one she had been using was just a tad too long. I'm really excited for her too!

Again, hope the above photos and specs serve as a useful reference point for anybody looking at a similar configuration!

Have just received my very first iaito from Nosyudo after 11 months of waiting (it arrived 2 days after my birthday, no less!) - beyond stoked to start training with it and thought I'd share some photos here as well as the specs in case it may be useful as reference.

It's a 2.45 shaku Okuden Nosyusaku DX-C (Koshirae DX option selected)

Hi: Shinken-hi

Hamon: Double Muramasa

Habaki: Brass Shonai

Tsuka ito: Cow leather (back) - colour is Reddish Brown TC-05B

Hinerimaki

Same colour: Black

Menuki: MY-99 Fudo Myo-o

Fuchi Kashira: KY-25 Mino Dragon with kuwagata kojiri

Tsuba: T-46 Sanskrit with aged brass plating

Saya colour: SY-22 Kanshitsu Black Stone (recommended option for kuwagata kojiri to avoid uneven finish)

The sageo is separately bought from Kumihimo Kiryudo in the Asakusa area in Tokyo.

All the koshirae are brass-plated as I personally prefer the aesthetic. I understand from Nosyudo that the primary difference between the 2 Okuden options (Nosyusaku and Shinkensaku) is that Nosyusaku fittings are brass-plated by default while Shinkensaku fittings are silver-plated and hence cost slightly more.

In terms of shipping time, the iaito was delivered to my home in Singapore 6 days after being shipped from Nosyudo.

I haven't gotten around to training with it yet at a proper practice, but it does feel fantastic in the hand. Absolutely worth the wait and hope the above information is somewhat helpful.

Exciting times - now to wait for my wife's iaito to arrive! She placed her order a week before I did 11 months ago but it's not completed yet - it's an Okuden Shinkensaku also with the Koshirae DX option, so hopefully that can serve as a gauge to manage expectations if anyone ordered a similar configuration!