SeanHath

Bump. price reduced to £400 sterling.

Type: Wakizashi Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : I’m not sure. Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : none Papered or not and by whom? : not papered Era/Age : Meiji Period Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Koshirae Nagasa/Blade Length : 23 inches / 58.42cm Sori : Naka-zori Hamon Type : none Jihada : blade has scratches / needs a professional polish to show any grain Other Hataraki Visible : none Flaws : blade has 6 small chips along cutting edge Sword Location : UK Will ship to : Worldwide Payment Methods Accepted : PAY-PAL / Bank Transfer Price and Currency : £500 Sterling Other Info and Full Description: This Waizashi has an interesting Fan Kamon on the Kashira (Pictured) . There are no other markings. I am happy to provide more images on request. Will be professionally packaged and sent with full postage insurance. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require additional images etc.

I’ve not gotten round to advertising it yet. Can anyone suggest a fair price (I don’t want to undersell it, but don’t want to ask too much) thanks, Sean

I’ve decided to sell this. Can anyone point me in the right direction to sell it here in the UK (within the law)?!

Thanks Steve - how do I go about learning the actual family name using this information? Cheers, Sean

Ive trawled through one of my reference books from cover to cover and found these Kamon motifs - there’s definitely some similarities. Did Japanese families adapt Kamon to combine designs to represent marriages (as the European heraldic arms did)?? If anyone could translate the Japanese here that would be epic!

Would this Kamon mark be of the sword maker, or the owner - or either??

Ah ha! Thank you! I had assumed the Kamron was a tent - in my hubris hasn’t even considered I had photographed it upside down!

It’s almost Masonic? Im not sure when the first Masonic lodges opened in Japan?

Hi, after studying this sword more closely I’ve only found one marking of any sort on the Kashira. See the attached photo. Sorry if it’s obvious - I have no idea what it is! Sean

So the blade is 23 inches with an overall length of 29 inches. I’ve taken more photos as promised.

Hello George. Thank you for your reply. I will take more images when I get home and upload them for you with measurements of the blade too.

Thanks, do you think everything fitted is original?

I’m trying to establish the origins of this wakizashi sword. It’s unusual because it doesn’t have a Tsuba, being fitted with an ‘S’ shaped hand guard instead. The blade has some chips and scratches that look to be from sharpening. The blade is sharp - but doesn’t have a ‘razor’ edge. My first thoughts were Navy or maybe police. Can anyone identify it? Thank you in advance. Sean