O-suriage katana.

[MarkB]

This is a katana (maybe used to be a tachi) which was found mounted in tourist-style but old, bone mounts. I was surprised to discover a decent blade in such mounts. the mounts were sold off long ago but my father kept the blade.

 

What do you think of it? The ura and omote sides have different hamon patterns. I can't see the hada or boshi due to condition.

 

nagasa: 68.5 cm

 

nakago: 14 cm

 

(tori) sori: 1.7 cm

 

mihaba: 3 cm

 

sakihaba: 2 cm

 

at mune machi: 0.4 cm

 

at mekugi ana: 0.5 cm

 

weight: 528 g

[MarkB]

A couple more pics.

[cabowen]

The even groups of togari bring to mind a Seki or Seki derivative group. It has been polished plenty; later koto perhaps...

[almeister]

The shortening appears to have been very roughly done ?

Does the edge of it look like its' been broken off or cut off ?

There appears to be a dag on the end as well ?

Does it look like its' been heated in that area at all ?

 

Cheers , AlanK

[MarkB]

Thanks for your opinion, Chris

 

Alan, the nakago looks as if it had been partly sawn through, with the remainder roughly broken off. I can't see any evidence of heating.

 

It's had a long and maybe rough life, but even being polished down this much, there seems to be no large ware. I'm not thinking of having it polished any further.