hxv Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 Hi All, I have an osuriage, 18" nagasa, wakizashi, that I am guessing is Shinto Mizuta for the following reasons: 1. Very long kaeri. 2. Extensive muneyaki. 3. Gunome midare with abundant nie. 4. Very fine hada, almost appearing muji hada to my eyes. I am not too confident of this assessment, though, because my hamon is nie deki with pretty even-sized ko nie. But, according to Nagayama, Shinto Mizuta swords have nie that is "vigorous, but the nie's size is uneven." I would not be surprised of I missed the mark by a wide margin. Your thoughts and comments are much appreciated. Regards, Hoanh Quote
hxv Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Posted June 9, 2013 Mariusz, The kissaki will need to be reworked for sure, but the boshi is all there. You can actually see the boshi turn back with the long kaeri in the pictures. Hoanh Quote
cabowen Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 Doesn't look like most Mizuta work I have seen; Mizuta work is usually really wild in the hamon and the nakago jiri is usually pretty distinctive. Quote
hxv Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Posted June 10, 2013 Thank you Chris. Any direction on school to look into? Regards, Hoanh Quote
cabowen Posted June 10, 2013 Report Posted June 10, 2013 off hand, without seeing the shape, nothing really comes to mind.... Quote
Brian Posted June 10, 2013 Report Posted June 10, 2013 Yep..there is plenty of boshi there, and it would repair fine by a professional. Would need to see more activity to start guessing at a school. Looks like it will be a nice sword once restored though. Less ferric chloride though! :| Brian Quote
hxv Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Posted June 10, 2013 Brian, This sword came with a niju habaki, so restoration will only run around $2k for shirasaya and polish. I plan to take this sword to San Francisco in August to show to Bob Benson. I'm undecided right now and might decide to let it go back into the wild after August. If it were katana size or tanto size, I would take the plunge, but with a wakizashi, dunno... Regards, Hoanh Quote
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