Kantei

Register a stolen, lost or missing piece

The register is free and needs no account. Fill in what you know about the piece; anything marked “Private” is never published and is seen only by whoever reviews the registration. We will send you an email to confirm it: until then it does not go ahead.

  1. You fill in the form and send it.
  2. You receive an email with your reference, your key and a link to confirm (24 hours).
  3. We review the registration and, if everything checks out, it is published.
What happened?

Only the month and the year are published.

The country is published, never the place.

The address, the town or the stretch of the shipment.

The piece

As it appears on the tang, in kanji or in rōmaji. If it is unsigned, leave it empty.

If it is unsigned: the smith or the school it is attributed to.

Blade measurements, in cm Public

In centimetres, with a decimal point, like this: 71.5.

Measurements, in cm Public

In centimetres, with a decimal point, like this: 71.5.

Koshirae, shirasaya, saya… whatever identifies it.

Anything that would help to recognise it: marks, flaws, the hamon, the saya. In any language you like. Do not put personal details here, or where you bought it.

Papers (certificate from an organisation)

The number is published: it is what helps most to recognise the piece.

Japanese registration certificate
Photos Public

Required: for a nihontō, the tang (nakago) on both sides and the whole blade; for a fitting, the front and the back; for any other sword, the whole blade. We remove from the photos the date, the place and any other data they carry inside.

Police report or claim

Only the number: do not upload the report. It is required in order to publish.

Your details

This is where the confirmation, your key and the notices reach you. If you do not see them, look in your junk (spam) folder. It never appears on the website, in any form.

Ownership

Seen only by whoever reviews the registration.

Declaration
Legal notice: register of stolen pieces