Private Register

Access before acquisition.

The register keeps serious collectors close between catalogue releases: private dossiers, early notices, first refusal, and preference files written well enough to source against.

Three ways to stay close.

Access

Quarterly letters

Reader Register

For serious readers, early students, and collectors who want the catalogue notes before asking about a blade.

Quarterly catalogue letter
Sold and declined archive notes
Papers, condition, and care explainers
Invitation to request a reading of an owned blade

Private dossiers

Collector Register

For buyers with a defined budget, destination, and collecting direction.

Seven-day early notice on available blades
Private dossier requests
Condition files before a hold
Saved collecting preferences

First refusal

Private Ledger

For existing buyers and close collectors whose preferences are specific enough to source against.

First refusal on matched pieces
Private preview files
Annual collection review
Direct sourcing brief

Apply

Build your collector file.

Profile

The form does not approve anyone automatically. It gives your request shape: budget, destination, timeline, and collecting direction.

No discounts

Access does not reduce the value of a blade.

No public pressure

Previews are quiet, written, and time-boxed.

No fake scarcity

A hold means a real conversation, not a countdown.

No open list

Applications are read before access is granted.