wakizashi

[Markdd]

Trying to improve my photo skills still don't know what im doing but some come out rather good at times.

This sword has intrigue me since I got it the steel is a best in the hands ,just trying to point it in the right dirrection,it has been shortened and the Nakago reshaped but I think the remains of a Mei still remain but due to the heavy file makes it is to difficult to capture.

new to all this so please bear with me.

decided its Bizen and a bit older than I first thought the boshi has what appears to be a point which appears is not that common so a long shot is the boshi the style thats attributed to Kanemitsu  hada as can be seen is very tight and the Hamon is like his work, will probably need more photos but theses are a start.

Mark

 

 

 

 

[Surfson]

That's an interesting sword Mark.  As to the boshi, it may indicate that the tip was once broken and the new boshi after reshaping of the kissaki comes close to running off of the blade.  

[Markdd]

  On 2/10/2022 at 4:57 PM, Surfson said:

That's an interesting sword Mark.  As to the boshi, it may indicate that the tip was once broken and the new boshi after reshaping of the kissaki comes close to running off of the blade.  

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Hi,

Will after take some more photos as I see your point from these the sedaow does make it look like that but in the hand not at all the Hamon on the boshi is as wide as the rest of the Hamon.

[NewB]

I think he is seeing the red VS the blue dots. 

 

J.

[Markdd]

the blue dots follow the boshi the line thats the red dots do not exist shadow or something photo related .will try again.

[Surfson]

That's a relief!

[Markdd]

to hard to take photos that really show what the eye can see on close ups its more apparent that it needs a polish but need to see if im on the right track, here is the best one I can get to show the pointed flame like Boshi.

Thanks Mark

[Surfson]

I can see the nie in the boshi now that it has been pointed out.  Sometimes the hamon is dark rather than light/white depending on the photography or sometimes the last polish (especially when amateurs polish a sword you can get this inversion of dark and light).  

[Markdd]

my terrible photos I'm afraid its still in its last wartime polish which looks good in hnd but shows up the scratches when magnified ,it could do with a new polish but really need to see if it is justified.

[DTM72]

@Markdd, I find taking photos of the boshi to be the hardest to get right...to photgraph what you can see with the eye and get it to look that way in a photo, kicks my butt every time. Your first photo had me fooled for a moment, then I figured out the hamon was actually dark, and figured it out. The blue and red dots confirmed what I was seeing.

Wishing you the best.