Second Mekugi-Ana

[Martin]

In order not to hijack another thread I decided to open a new one :D

 

  Brian said:

... this would lead me to believe it was originally a Gendaito mounted in the 1944 pattern mounts?

 

Brian

 

Hi,

 

I also have a sword that has a second Mekugi-Ana.

It´s a Kambun-Shinto piece and I wondered why a Wakizashi (Nagasa: 54,2 cm) should have a second Mekugi-Ana...

Is this an indication that it was mounted as a Gunto during the war times?

 

Thanks for any enlightening answers

 

cheers,

[AndreasU]

Maybe it was just to heavy :D :D

[Brian]

Martin,

 

Looks like it is in a nice polish. To be honest, I have no idea why the second mekugo ana. It looks to me to be ubu nakago, and I doubt it was mounted in the 1944 pattern Gunto mounts.

One of those exceptions that proves there is no absolute rule?

 

Brian

[takakage]

2 mekugi ana, i don't know for this blade, due to the yasuri mei, is it yasuiye of yasusada shinto school ?

[Martin]

  takakage said:

2 mekugi ana, i don't know for this blade, due to the yasuri mei, is it yasuiye of yasusada shinto school ?

 

Exactly Patrick,

that is what the NBTHK stated in the Origami (Yasuiye from Bushu) ;o)

Do you know more about this smith as he does not appear in any of my books except Hawleys...

 

I thought a second Mekugi-Ana was only made for long and heavy blades...

 

best,

[takakage]

sorry Martin,

i haven't got any oshigata of this smith...........

regards

[Ed Harbulak]

Just to further prove that there are exceptions to every rule, I have a gendai blade mounted in 1944 mounts that only has a single mekugi ana in the ubu nakago. The tsuka also has only one mekugi hole and never had a second. The blade is star stamped and dated Oct., 1944. Perhaps by the end of the war they were even trying to save on mekugi.

Ed

[Stephen V]

Hello Martin

 

Well my Eikyo-Bizen wakizashi has three mekugi-ana for some reason.

 

This is a light blade and has a Nagasa of only just under 50cm so weight would not have been an issue here.

 

I've had some feedback from a restoration agent that this feature (along with a slightly shaved tang) might prevent it from achieving a Tokubetsu Hozon origami once it is ready for submission.

 

Probably just clouding the issue here.

 

:?

 

Did a crop and rotate SC

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

one oshigata of Bushû no ju Yasuie

 

 

it seems to be light difference on the second kanji (ie 家) . There is also a difference on the mune, Yasusada school mune is a high iori mune your's seems low, and the start of the hamon is not clear (like a suriage blade).

 

Another ubu nakago with 3 mekugi-ana:

 

 

Naminohira Yasutsune - Meiwa sichi (1770)

 

I also don't know why.