Nascarfastcar Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 Greetings everyone Images: http://imgur.com/a/nvgtp9a This sword is claimed to have come home after ww2 via my father's uncle. No I dont have pics of the tang / markings. Dont know if its wise to undo that nut? And yes the tip is broken off because as a kid I threw it at a wood pile. But none the less can anyone give any information about it? Quote
Blazeaglory Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 Looks like it has potential. More pics would be good. Have you noticed any Mei(signature) on the lower part inside the wood? Quote
FlorianB Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 IMHO it’s a typical Edo-Period Naginata with a koshirae for representation. Interesting piece, however the laquer suffers a lot of damage, parts are missing.I can’t tell if and how it can restored and no idea about the costs.On the first glimpse the blade seems worth polishing. There are rusty areas and the tip is broken off but a polisher could mend this. More pics from blade and tang are needed to judge about it. I can't see any reason why not taking the blade out of the shaft.Florian Quote
Brian Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 Get that naginata out of the fittings. Seeing what is there is far more important than that worn koshirae, and is not difficult.Going to need a full polish and repair. Hopefully there is enough boshi there to repair it. But it has nice lines. Type of project I would buy if I saw it. Quote
Stephen Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 Love the fly swater...took fencing in college...like try the ol moves. Sorry for off topic. Quote
Nascarfastcar Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Posted February 2, 2020 Okay guys I went a took the bolt out and the blade came out easy. Here are some pics. It's probably near 4 feet long and I only could find 1 marking on it. https://imgur.com/a/z9dAjQi Quote
ROKUJURO Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 Tell us about your name: Please sign all posts at least with your first name plus an initial as is requested here. Quote
Gilles Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 It is signed SHIMOSAKA if I read well. Many swordsmiths signed that way. The point is broken which is never a good thing. You have to make sure that the hamon ( tempered edge) is still there. The tang seems to be ubu, that is to say, in its original length. I will venture to say that your naginata is from the shinto era. The koshirae (scabbard and pole) seems to be very damaged, it will be difficult to save them. Quote
Brian Posted February 2, 2020 Report Posted February 2, 2020 If you ever want to sell, let me know. I'd make it a long term project.Best would be to get it polished (evaluated if it is saveable first) and then put into shirasaya. Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted February 3, 2020 Report Posted February 3, 2020 Too bad you threw it, but looks like enough niku (meat) to be reparable by a polisher. Quote
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