Teimei Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 As i´m a new member of this forum, i thought it would be a good start to show you my little newbie-collection. #1 (my very first nihonto) It´s just one of those plain late edo wakizashi, nothing special at all. Stored in old shirasaya with original gilded copper habaki. hamon: hotsure-suguha nagasa: 57,5 cm moto-kasane: 0,5 mm moto-haba: 2,8 cm saki-haba: 1,8 cm Quote
Jean Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 Welcome on Board, Florian. Nice blade. Quote
hxv Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 Pictures look like those of ebay seller hitendo. Hoanh Quote
raven2 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 Hi Florian, Welcome! I like the blade esp. if it is your first one. Nice job. Did you get it from Hitendo? Quote
Teimei Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Posted January 17, 2014 # 2 Katana with quite impressive dimensions (it was discussed here before but i cant find the original post :?) A shinshinto blade forged around 1800, stored in old shirasaya with koiguchi-, fuchi- and mekugi-area accented with horn. nagasa: 29-5/8" or 75.3 cm nakago: 10" signed: Sadayoshi Tsukuru Kore (quite sure it´s not Gassan Sadayoshi :lol: ) moto-kasane: 9.4 mm or 3/8" sori: 3-8" hada: itame/mokume hamon: suguha notare-ba Quote
Teimei Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Posted January 17, 2014 @ Jean: Thank you very much! Enough sneaking around here unregistered :D @ raven2: Yes, i bought it from hitendo, one of a few respectable sellers on ebay. @ hoanh: Sorry, i took the pictures from the ebay listing. I don´t have the skill or the equipment to make my own pictures, but i stated the origin in the file comment. Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 The second blade came from Carmen Altomonte, AKA takayamablack, or his partner, Eric, ericowazamono. I've done some business with them, & it's been fairly positive. Welcome, Florian. Ken Quote
Brian Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Anyone else find it amusing that for many of us (myself included) we cannot kantei a blade to save our lives...but we can spot an eBay sale or seller from across the room? Brian PS - For first items, you have done well. I think you will enjoy both and they are above the usual beginner "project blades" Brian Quote
Dr Fox Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Pictures look like those of ebay seller hitendo. Hoanh Brian I for one am most impressed, that lightening response, being right on the button has to be applauded Quote
Teimei Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Posted January 18, 2014 Anyone else find it amusing that for many of us (myself included) we cannot kantei a blade to save our lives...but we can spot an eBay sale or seller from across the room? Thanks Brian! It´s the best i can afford at the moment, librarians aint gettin paid so well :D Quote
Jean Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 Not too hard to guess :D above the pictures on the left, between parenthesis, in the first post, there is written "picture by Hizento".... Quote
raven2 Posted January 18, 2014 Report Posted January 18, 2014 You are right, Jean. I saw that after I made my previous post. Quote
Teimei Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Posted October 15, 2014 Found the original post about the sadayoshi katana: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17093&hilit=gassan+sadayoshi Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Would not call that a late plain edo wakizashi nothing special Florian It used to be a longer sword which was shortened. Both are quite nice ! KM Quote
Teimei Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Posted October 15, 2014 Would not call that a late plain edo wakizashi nothing special Florian It used to be a longer sword which was shortened. Both are quite nice ! KM Hi Henk-Jan, i have never thought that the wakizashi was shortened, is there any sign to that? I am very proud of my small (but growing) collection of blades and tosogu! regards, Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Well, here is what I think. The nakago looks as if it was made by shortening a longer blade. Two things in my opinion stand out. The ridge line itself and the beaten metal on the cutting edge side. That looks to me as if the nakago was shaped after cutting by trying to beat the metal on the cutting edge square (and blunt) after shortening. So that, basically, combined with the straight edge of the nakago makes it look as if a longer sword was cut down. Even though the nakago tip could be considered Kiri, in my eyes the ridge line, shape and thickness of the nakago itself combined with what I wrote above might point to a shortened sword. KM Quote
Teimei Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Posted October 15, 2014 Hi Henk-Jan, i´ve always been unsure about that beaten metal on the cutting edge side. The seller stated that the blade is ubu mumei. But i think the fact that the wak was born as a katana, makes the piece more interesting . Thank you for your thoughts ! regards, Quote
cabowen Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 I don't think there is any question that this blade has been shortened- the upper mekugi-ana looks very fresh compared to the lower one. There is some shingane showing through in one of the photos and that is pretty rare in a Shinto or later blade. My feeling is this is an o-suriage koto blade. The jigane looks to be rather nice (except for the shingane area as mentioned)... Quote
Teimei Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Posted October 16, 2014 I don't think there is any question that this blade has been shortened- the upper mekugi-ana looks very fresh compared to the lower one. There is some shingane showing through in one of the photos and that is pretty rare in a Shinto or later blade. My feeling is this is an o-suriage koto blade. The jigane looks to be rather nice (except for the shingane area as mentioned)... Hi Chris, the seller stated that the wakizashi was from the edo period (and priced accordingly). So it could be that i paid for a mumei shinto wakizashi and got myself a quite healthy koto blade? Sounds not so bad to me ! I am now sure that it was shortened somewhere in the past. Unfortunetely they did a pretty sloppy job by just hammering the edge flat (to shape a new nakago). But all in all this "plain old edo period wakizashi" get´s more and more interesting. regards, Quote
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