Sword shape "other"...?

[Ron STL]

I'm at a loss with the handwriting...all I can make out is "-zukuri." Help please...Ron STL

[cabowen]

unokubi

 

鵜の首

[Ron STL]

Thanks Chris, I thought that should be it but again, the "handwriting" can prove difficult. Ron STL

[cabowen]

You haven't seen the blade???

[Ron STL]

You haven't seen the blade???

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Yes, the blade is in hand, but the question was, what did the shinsa call it. It looks as if might be naginata-naoshi rather than made in unokubi form. But, I could see the kanji was not saying that. It made me wonder if the shinsa saw something I do not see in the shape of the sword. At 50 cm it seemed long for unokubi form, but obviously not if that's how the team saw it.

 

Let's see if I can briefly explain why I'm studying this sword; it's not even my sword. The sword was bounced as saiha, retemper, and clearly displays a very obvious mizukage. However, the sword is koto (my thinking) and in a quality polish. Somebody thought a lot of this sword. Slightly suriage, only a partial mei -- Chikushu Shinbei -- remains. (This could be Chikuzen or Chikugo, both are abbreviated as Chikushu; I think it is Chikugo.) My friend who owns the sword was of course disappointed in the shinsa results. My point is, it is still a beautiful old sword that survived centuries as a keepsake. Let's give it some appreciation for what it is. If truly retempered, it was a well done retemper by somebody who knew what they were doing. A bit idealistic thinking? Well, that's just me. So, at this point I have been trying to fill in the blanks and assign the sword to some school and era. Let's call it guesswork.

Ron STL

[mdiddy]

Sure looks koto naginata-naoshi to me. The mihaba through the monouchi is wider than at the motohaba, no turnback, suriage also.