Mumei wakizashi

[jezah81]

Hi Guys,

 

I just recently purchased this Mumei Wakizashi from a friend in Japan. It cost me $1900 U.S. It seems like a nice blade with some hataraki in the blade. It comes with habaki and shirasaya. My friend suspects it could be 1600's but possibly earlier by looking at the nakago. i just want to know some overall opinions by the members of this forum. Any idea what swordsmith or what school it might belong to??

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jeremy Hagop

[Stephen]

J

 

it may be koto but my track record is not to good at the moment lets see what Jean says. :lol:

[jezah81]

Thanks for posting it for me mate. Lets see what others say!

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jeremy Hagop

[Jean]

Hi Jeremy,

 

Very difficult to say, but I would like to make a reminder. If you want to get an advice, you first have to fill a form of this kind www:http://home.earthlink.net/%7Esteinrl/swrdinv.htm

 

Then give 3 others pictures :

- Nakago

- Kissaki

- Monouchi

 

I'll try to enlarge your picture but no enough definition.

 

The nakago has suffered but seems to be intact. It seems old enough to be koto.

 

It has one mekugi ana but the nakago is quite long.

 

Hataraki are interesting and makes me think of my Kamakura Enju (ko ashi) and by some aspects makes me think of Rai school. In short Koto rather than Shinto.

 

Kissaki is rather long, but boshi does not seem to be jizo

 

The hamon is a mixture of Gunome midare beginning with a bit of suguha

 

The nioiguchi seems to be thick,

 

Is it nie deki or nioi deki?

 

Let's dive : Late Koto, beginning Shinto : Azuchi Momoyama - perhaps Mino or Bizen (because of the boshi) :D

 

Have I forgotten any of the Gokkaden :lol:

[Stephen]

i had to reduce the first shot to get the sugata to fit. here are two more....with the set of three peaks through out the hamon id go with mino

[Jean]

Hi Stephen,

 

I is also my first choice