Japanese Sword Samurai Sword Satsuma Hirazukuri

[daishobohi]

Japanese wakizashi Hira zukuri . The blade is very heavy and solid it is a meat cleaver..... The scabbard is made of very high quality wood with deer skin embedded in the saya... you would have a hard time finding another one like it $2500 plus shipping and paypal.

Email yitz81@yahoo.com no PM please if it sells on here a portion of sale w ill be donated to the board. Thank you 

yitzy

[Toryu2020]

Yitzy

Love the look of this piece, any photos of the tsuba? fuchi? inside of the tsuka or koiguchi?

inquiring minds you know...

-t

[Stephen]

dont remember the name but looks like a head chopper, think we talked about one before

[Geraint]

Kubikiri?  http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/unji.htm

 

All the best.

[bigjohnshea]

I think he meant "doe hair" not "deer skin" in the saya.  Here is a thread that includes a discussion of it with comments from Guido and the common use of palm fiber to make this effect.

 

http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?18613-Hexa-and-octagonal-saya

[Jean]

Yitzi,

 

What are the blade measurements?

[daishobohi]

Hi Thomas Thank you its an excellent piece ,  it is a real monster in hand . I am gonna post the pictures you requested in a few minutes.  Just to give you guys an Idea The weight of the sword in its says is 2.39 LBS  !  The blade alone weighs 1.30 LBS !    there is some kanji  on blade I showed this sword to several people at the sword show and I got estimates of $5,500 to $6000 someone will get a bargain here.!

 

Stephen you are correct my friend...      Geraint , no not Kubikiri?  as mentioned HiraZukuri          John  Thank you for the correction yes it is doe hair......

 

Jean Overall bare blade approx 23 inches 

Nagasa approx 17 3/4 

hamachi mune machi  a tad under 1 1/2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stephen]

still looks like pine needles to me,

[Toryu2020]

So tsuba is nerikawa or lacquered wood?

[daishobohi]

Thomas tsuba is Lacquered wood.

Yitzy

[Jean]

Thanks for providing the measurements, Yitzi, and an overall picture of the blade which gives a better idea of the sword. What is the moto kasane? It must be impressive.

[Stephen]

I know the blade style ....there is a name for these heavy blades meant to cleave off a head. Not meant for battle so no need for iron tsuba. Futuristic with the Levi ito.   back to searching for name, I'm sure Gman knows.

[Brian]

It's the dimensions/weight/strength that is being presented as unusual here, nothing to do with regular wakizashi. Need something for scale, like another regular wakizashi to see if the nakago is regular size and the blade is larger, making the nakago look small.

 

Brian

[daishobohi]

Thank you Brian your point is right on target

yitzy

[daishobohi]

Price reduced $2000 shipped  and including paypal fees ....

email yitz81@yahoo.com please no pm

Yitzy

[daishobohi]

Must Sell Last price reduction $1600 Includes usa shipping and paypal Fees..

You will not regret this blade nor will you find another nice one like it for the price. I guarantee  that 

 

yitz81@yahoo.com

Thanks

Yitzy

[daishobohi]

Reduced $1200

thanks

ys