autodex Posted August 31, 2019 Report Posted August 31, 2019 Hello all, Thought I would share 1st Ko-wakizashi I will own. Sue Mihara school Mumei Shobu-Tsukuri with NBTHK Hozon cert. I love this blade shape style. Opinions are welcome 5 Quote
ChrisW Posted August 31, 2019 Report Posted August 31, 2019 I like the shape of the blade as well! Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted August 31, 2019 Report Posted August 31, 2019 A great addition, Steven. Hacho? 1 Quote
autodex Posted August 31, 2019 Author Report Posted August 31, 2019 Hello here are the stats from the sale 【Shirasaya Full length】 52.5cm 【Blade Full length】 45.2cm 【Temper length】 33.4cm 【Sori】 0.6cm 【Hole】 1 【Widith】 2.85cm 【Thick】 0.7cm Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted September 1, 2019 Report Posted September 1, 2019 The hacho of 33.4 cm puts your blade in the middle of wakizashi length, Steven. No idea why it's listed as a ko-wakizashi. Quote
Geraint Posted September 1, 2019 Report Posted September 1, 2019 Dear Ken. As usual trying to nail down terms is problematic. We tend to think that a sword stops being a tanto at 30cms and anything over that becomes a wakizashi. Or ko wakizashi. Or sunonbi tabto. As for when in terms of length a sword stops being a ko wakizashi and becomes a wakizashi well.... This from Markus' blog. In the eighth year of Kanbun (寛文, 1668), the Tokugawa-bakufu issued the so-called mutô-rei (無刀令) with which it prohibited all persons not belonging to the samurai class to wear swords with a blade length over that of a ko-wakizashi (小脇指). Therefore a ko-wakizashi blade was determined to measure maximally 1 shaku 5 sun (~ 45.5 cm). Though the whole thing is well worth a read. https://markussesko.com/2015/08/11/the-wakizashi/ All the best. 1 Quote
autodex Posted September 1, 2019 Author Report Posted September 1, 2019 Thank you for the explanation Quote
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