Edward G Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 A recent addition, please give your thoughts and opinions on this wakizashi.. The nagasa is 20 3/4", mumei, relatively good polish. with a kakitoshi-hi, or groove which extends all the way through the nakagojiri. Any thoughts are appreciated. I am interested to know any opinions, but also to what old sword period this sword would originate. I am thinking possibly Nambochuo rather than Muromachi. Thanks Edward G. Quote
hxv Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Edwards, Do you have macro photos of the hamon, hada, and boshi? Your sword looks lovely. Regards, Hoanh Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Closer images of kissaki along with full dimensions might be helpful? Quote
mdiddy Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 What leads you to conclude it might be from Nambokucho? Quote
Edward G Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Posted June 17, 2015 More photos of the sword. Hope this helps clarify some of it's characteristics. Cannot see too much hada in the photos unfortunately. Edward G. Quote
Edward G Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Posted June 17, 2015 Additional measurements are as follows: Nakago is 6 1/16" Width at Ha-Machi is 1 1/8" Kissaki is 1 1/4" length width@ yokote is 3/4" sori is 1/2" Thanks Edward G Quote
hxv Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 Edward, Looking at the hamon and the boshi, your sword might be shinto. Regards, Hoanh Quote
Edward G Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Posted June 17, 2015 Thanks for the comment Hoanh. Certainly this is a possibility, I plan to Shinsa it next year, but wanted some current opinions on it now. I do not have much experience with kakitoshi-hi on swords, other than almost all I have encountered were dated somewhere in the Koto period. It is difficult to photograph all the activity in the hamon, however, I can see quite a bit of ashi in this area. I also understand that many old sword styles were duplicated as a revival in the Shinto Period. Edward G. Quote
Grey Doffin Posted June 17, 2015 Report Posted June 17, 2015 The hi may not have gone all the way to the bottom of the nakago when the sword was ubu. This could be o-suriage, what's left of something much longer. Grey Quote
Edward G Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Posted June 18, 2015 Thank you Grey, another thought that was not apparent to me. I welcome any other comments on this Wakizashi Edward G Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 18, 2015 Report Posted June 18, 2015 Bizen, suriage - possibly o-suriage - the lack of taper or funbari in the sugata makes me think Nambokucho, but I don't see the hada that I'd expect in a blade of that period. And it bothers me that the boshi isn't a continuation of the hamon, as are most Koto blades. So it's likely Shinto. Ken Quote
Edward G Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Posted June 18, 2015 Thank You Ken for your thoughts. Edward G Quote
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