Ray Singer Posted February 28, 2019 Report Posted February 28, 2019 Very unusual piece, I do not recall one with this particular tsukuri-komi before. http://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_en_tachi&katana_A030618.html Resembles an unusually long yoroidoshi, but it may be closer to the sugata of a converted kikuchi-yari (lacking the typical naginata-hi). Some Nambokucho period kikuchi-yari were of this length. The feeling is reinforced by the narrow mihaba and thick kasane. 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Posted February 28, 2019 Reference example. http://www.nihonto.us/HIGO%20KIKUCHI%20YARI%20LS.htm 1 Quote
ChrisW Posted February 28, 2019 Report Posted February 28, 2019 I love the shape of this blade! Way too pricey for me though. 1 Quote
O-Midare Posted February 28, 2019 Report Posted February 28, 2019 Beautiful and slender. Very nice. Quote
DRDave Posted March 1, 2019 Report Posted March 1, 2019 I like it. Weird that they mention the extreme thickness twice, but unless I'm overlooking it, don't give the kasane dimension. Edit: I need to "see" an eye doctor. moto-kasane 1,17cm. Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 1, 2019 Author Report Posted March 1, 2019 Kasane is listed as 1.17cm. Best regards, Ray 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted March 1, 2019 Report Posted March 1, 2019 Is there a minimum kasane for a blade to be considered yoroi-doshi? Or is it a factor of length versus kasane? Quote
Geraint Posted March 1, 2019 Report Posted March 1, 2019 Another possibility is that this was made for a shikomizue mounting, one here using an original Kikuchi yari, .http://new.uniquejapan.com/a-meiji-period-shikomizue-elite-samurai-cane-sword/ All the best. 1 Quote
leo Posted March 1, 2019 Report Posted March 1, 2019 Hello, Ray! i think this is not a yari nakago. It is a clean, well shaped ubu nakago with the signature in the right place. With its straight shape and the thick kasane it probably was a special order, maybe for the use as a cane-sword. On the photo the nakago-mune looks a bit reworked, but I can be wrong. If the TH paper says its ubu, then it was made as a tanto/wakizashi. Best Regards, Martin Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 1, 2019 Author Report Posted March 1, 2019 Hi Martin, the mention about a kikuchi-yari was more that the shape may have been inspired by one (an osuriage nambokucho Kikuchi-yari). Likewise, I was not thinking at all that this was a yari at some point. As you said, it is very clearly ubu... The idea of mounting as a shikomizue is an interesting one I had not thought of. Kind regards, Ray Quote
Blazeaglory Posted March 2, 2019 Report Posted March 2, 2019 Did I read this right? The nagasa is 16 inches? That is very cool! Id love to have this blade. Quote
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