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I present to you a Habaki in perforated and engraved copper for wakizashi.

Hello The shinogi extends into the nakago Jiri following the general corbure of the blade. The blade is surage with the point of curvature of the Koshi zori 9 cm from the Munemachi. So it originally had a larger sori of around 20mm. I think the original Menuki Ana has been lost; but that's just a feeling. Otherwise, I was wrong, there are only two Menuki Ana on the current Nakago. Best regard Henri joel

Hello, I would like to introduce you to my surage katana with a takashi shinogi; this results in a section that looks a bit like a rhombus. I have read that the important shinogi were characteristic of the Yamato style, and associated schools (Uda, Mihara, Nio, Kongobei, Naminohira). Some blacksmiths are also known to have forged their blades with wide shinogi. However, the blade is Saki-zori with an 11mm sori which should (when it was ubu) be around 20mm taking into account the shinogi which extends into the nakago which is rather typical of Bizen. Of course, it is probably impossible to determine a school without holding the blade in hand. My question is more general: Is it fair to think that because of the broad shinogi (shinogi takashi) the blade is Koto ? Could this blade in particular be early Muromachi or even older ? Is the temper line Sugu ? total length 79cm with a sori: 16 mm Nagasa: 62 cm With a sori: 11 mm Moto-kasane: A = 0.60 cm B = 0.49 cm Saki-gasane: A = 0.38 cm B = 0.28 cm Moto Haba 29mm Saki Haba 20.8mm Kissagi: 33mm shu kissaki Hada: Masame / itamé ? Possible school Yamato ? Saki-zori weak because she is surage blade weight 515 gr Mekugi: 3 Thanks for your help Henri-jo

Hello, I'm not a expert but I see in the down center a ORIGAMI (折紙) SIGNATURES like page 66 of the NIHONTŌ COMPENDIUM © 2015 Markus Sesko https://markussesko.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nihontocompendium-e1.pdf Good luck Henri-Joël

Thank you very much. With this information I find in the index of Japanese swordsmiths five generation of Geishu Ju Fuyuhiro ( 藝州住冬廣)for the end Shinto to ShinShinto period. complet informations : Nagasa : 53.4 cm Ful lent : 67.8 cm Sori : 18 mm weight : 555 gr. moto-haba : 30.4 saki-haba : 22.2 moto-kasane :7.2 saki-kasane : 5.1 Hamon : GUNOME BOHI With the photo and this informations, do you have one idea of the périod or the Geishu Ju Fuyuhiro generation ?

Hello I buy in Japan a whakizashi sword (I think this sword is Shinto) and i can understand the end of the mei : 住冬廣 (ju fuyuhiro) but I cant read the begining. The nagasa length is 53,4 cm and the sori : 18 mm Can I have some help about the firs Kanji ? Thank you very much Henri-Joël