Nihonto Has Sex With A Tulwar

[lonely panet]

what happens when a wakizashi has sex with a  indo-persion tulwar

 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HL-44-Very-Rare-design-WAKIZASHI-Great-Name-SHIGEKUNI-399years-ago/322948222853?hash=item4b3136cf85:g:TE4AAOSwSQFaOcjQ

[J Reid]

Very interesting (and rare) indeed.

[vajo]

Thanks for the link Hamfish. Very nice design.

[Dave R]

Looks more like Chinese influence to me, then again some Chinese blades were very influenced by Indian swords. 

[Geraint]

Well that is certainly a first for me.  I don't envy the guy who had to make shirasaya for that sugata!

 

Thanks for sharing Hamfish.

 

All the best.

[lonely panet]

yeah, I can only pitty the guys polishing and making the shirasaya.

 

but I cant but help look at it

[echizento]

That had to be a special order. 

[Jean]

That’s a real head chopper.

[Ray Singer]

I have to say that I like the sugata of this sword. It is almost like what you would expect to see in a Satsu-age naginata, but clearly the sword was made this way (looking at the kaeri). I have not checked references, but would assume that the is gimei (for Nanki Shigekuni)...

 

Roughly speaking, this is what I mean by a satsu-age (repaired) naginata however I have no doubt that the example here has it's original sugata.

 

[Vermithrax16]

Wild! Thanks for posting it.

[Surfson]

Is there a ha on the mune in the monouchi?  It seems to be tempered there.  If so, it would be difficult to slide into the saya without either cutting the saya or dulling the blade.  I like it too.  

[Ray Singer]

Moroba naginata are rare but I have seen a couple. Here is one which was discussed on the board previously...

 

  On 12/22/2017 at 6:24 PM, Surfson said:

Is there a ha on the mune in the monouchi?  It seems to be tempered there.  If so, it would be difficult to slide into the saya without either cutting the saya or dulling the blade.  I like it too.