Harry

SOLD. Thanks everyone.

Tanto in Koshirae Age: Blade: Muromachi period (1392-1572) Koshirae: late Edo period Mei: Kanemasu 兼升 Size: Nagasa: 26.8 cm Nakago: 10 cm Sori: 0 Motohaba: 2.6 cm Motokasane: 7.8 mm Koshirae: 49 cm Provenance: NBTHK hozon (blade) Asking $1,850. Includes FREE expedited domestic shipping. International buyers pay exact shipping cost. Additional photos upon request.

SOLD. Thanks everyone.

Price dropped to $3,000 + shipping.

Also considering offers for this one.

Price bump $3,200

SOLD. Thanks everyone.

Age: Blade: Edo period, Kanbun era (ca. 1661-1673) Koshirae: Edo period Mei: Omi Daijō Fujiwara Yukimitsu Etchū province, Fujishima school Size: Nagasa: 66.8 cm Nakago: 21 cm Sori: 1.2 cm Motohaba: 2.9 cm Motokasane: 0.7 cm Koshirae: 105 cm Provenance: NBTHK hozon (blade) Excellent condition. Asking $3,600 wagner.harry@gmail.com

Wakizachi in Handachi Koshirae Age: Blade: early Edo period, ca. 1624 Koshirae: late Edo period Mei: Mumei but attributed to Ka-shu Kaneharu ( 加州 兼春 ) Size: Nagasa: 38.5 cm Nakago: 13.1 cm Sori: 6 mm Motohaba: 3 cm Motokasane: 6.6 mm Koshirae: 58.4 cm Provenance: NBTHK kicho token (blade) Excellent condition. Asking $1,650 wagner.harry@gmail.com

SOLD. Thanks!

A few more of the blade tip from different angles.

More photos of the blade. Potential buyers should note that I guarantee everything I sell. Returns are accepted for any reason. I am confident enough of this sword to even offer free returns for US addresses. I will ship internationally but only to countries that permit it. Most do not.

Katana in Koshirae and Shirasaya. Complete. Age: Blade: Middle to late Muromachi period (ca. 1500) Koshirae: Edo period Mei: Mumei, probably Uda school Size: Nagasa: 70.2 cm Nakago: 17 cm Sori: 2.5 cm Motohaba: 3.6 cm Motokasane: 7.5 mm Koshirae: 106 cm Provenance: NBTHK hozon (blade) NBTHK kicho token (blade) NBTHK kicho token (Tsuba) Additional photos and info upon request. Excellent condition. $2,000 + shipping (from Ohio)

Many thanks Geraint and Brian. Here are a couple of better photos of the nakago using the baby powder trick. Hopefully these will help.

Surely someone here has a copy of Hawley or Fujishiro? This blade has merit, despite my crappy photos. Someone throw me a bone - please! harry

Another humiliating attempt at photographing a Japanese blade. And I like this one. It’s a good blade. I almost feel like I should apologize to it! I wish I knew more about it and am hoping someone here can help. It’s a Yaroi Doshi. Here are the dimensions: Nagasa: 18.8 cm Nakago: 10.5 cm Sori: 1 mm Motohaba: 2.1 cm Motokasane: 1 cm No papers, but you have to take the training wheels off sometime. The seller thought it dates to ca. 1715 and the signature that of Kanehiro Saku ( 兼廣作 ). No exact matches on the sword smith index site, but two potential hits: https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=KAN928&name_op=word&name=&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=All&start_era=All&school_nid=All and https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=KAN950&name_op=word&name=&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=All&start_era=All&school_nid=All Anything info anyone else can provide will be appreciated. TIA! Harry

Thanks everyone. This has been a big help and I have learned a lot. Much appreciated. Harry