Bizen or Bishu can anyone help?

[pcfarrar]

Anyone have any ideas if this reads Bizen or Bishu Osafune Sukesada?

 

Given the state of the nakago its just hard to see.

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[Grey Doffin]

My guess would be Bishu. Grey

[Rich T]

looks pretty clear to me.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[Henry Wilson]

With out a doudt Bishu. Looks very similar to my first swords nakago, which is a Bishu Osafune Sukesada wakazashi. What about the other side? Does it have a date? What is the general condition of the balde?

[pcfarrar]

Thanks everyone! There may have been a date but the corrison on that side of the nakago is even worse so its hard to say.

 

The blade itself is in good condition just some minor rust, and its lost very little steel.

Appears to be gunome midare with crab claws, and from the shape I would say muromachi.

 

 

 

 

[Henry Wilson]

That looks very similair to the one I have except that mine is a bit more tired. On mine there is a spot through the hada where core stell is showing and I am not so sure about wheteher it has much of a boshi. However the nakago and the hamon seem to be the same. I think that mine has a slightly longer kissaki thought. At a guess I would say that your sword dates around Eisho (1504 - 21) as mine does.

 

At the moment I am in year two of trying to cheer the polish with the uchiko powder method that the late Jim Kurrasch discussed. Unfortunately not much has changed yet.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[Ted Tenold]

Undoubtedly, Bishu.

[pcfarrar]

That looks very similair to the one I have except that mine is a bit more tired.

 

Probably came from the same bundle :lol:

 

I'll stick mine in for a polish in the next few months. No sign of forging flaws and it's got plenty of steel on it so maybe it will be ok.

[Henry Wilson]

Mine I don't think would handle a polish. When you get your sword back from polish I would love see some pics.

 

Cheers