Post Your Favorite Wak

[nihonto1001]

Here's mine:

 

Attributed as den Kaifu. It's my favorite because of it unique sugata, a combination of katakiriha and shobu zukuri. The jihada is incredible, lending itself to an active sugaha hamon. Hopefully, the pics show this.

 

 

Jon

[Brian]

Jon,

If you are posting your favorite wakizashi...could I supply you with my address?

Insured airmail would be great, thanks. :lol:

I can see why you like it. Very unique and interesting indeed.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

Jon

That is great that your entering it in next years raffle. Ill buy 100 tickets!!

Real nihonto eye candy.

[Hermes]

I love yours Jon, here is mine.

[YukouYukimura]

  Hermes said:

I love yours Jon, here is mine.

[kusunokimasahige]

Both are beautiful!!

 

on the first, i have not yet come across a mekugi-ana which was square... is that a common thing?

 

on the second, is that a nagamaki shape?

 

magnificent swords!!

 

KM

[Mark Green]

Great looking swords guys!!

Here is my fav. wak. Kanbun, shinto, Tomoyuki 2

Now at Fred Lohman's being Daisho'ed up with my Tomoyuki 1 Katana

The tsuba I'm using, with Omari waves in silver, with black leather, on black Same, and silver dragon menuki. All black saya, with plain horn fittings. Can't wait till I'm holding them again.

Mark G

[loiner1965]

i love naginata naoshi type wakizashis as i have one by kiyomitsu but i think this one is just formidable and owned by one of the members on here....i hope he dosent mind me putting up a pic of it.

[paulb]

Hi Steve,

If you like Naginata Naoshi you might also like this one. Yamato Shikkake blade from the early Nambokucho

regards

Paul

[loiner1965]

cheers paul....that as a beautiful elegant shape just totally opposite to the other one but both beautiful in their own ways...

[Marius]

  loiner1965 said:

i love naginata naoshi type wakizashis as i have one by kiyomitsu but i think this one is just formidable and owned by one of the members on here....i hope he dosent mind me putting up a pic of it.

 

I don't mind, it is one of my favourites - a Soshu Hirotsugu. Oh, and could you perhaps post a pic of your Kiyomitsu?

 

Another one of mine I really like is this Uda Kuninaga.

[loiner1965]

sorry for the poor quality pictures but i will learn how to do them better in future....kiyomitsu of kaga koto wakizashi.....1600s

possibly the same as this one

http://www.to-ken.com/swordregister/no27.htm

[Lorenzo]

Cheers, it looks like one I owned.

 

Bungo, Taira Takada, late muromachi.

[Jean]

my Eikkyo Bizen Yoshimitsu

[loiner1965]

  Jean said:

my Eikkyo Bizen Yoshimitsu

wow.....thats a real beaut jean....particular the 3/4 bohi....am jealous now

[Jean]

Steve,

 

If you have the Nihonto Koza (AFU), have a look at Volume 3 Koto Page 352 and you'll see the description of this non uncommon hi (for the era) with Bonji engraved under.

[loiner1965]

  Jean said:

Steve,

 

If you have the Nihonto Koza (AFU), have a look at Volume 3 Koto Page 352 and you'll see the description of this non uncommon hi (for the era) with Bonji engraved under.

unfortunate jean i do not pocess any books

[Jean]

Steve,

NEVER CONFESS ON THE BOARD YOU HAVE NO BOOKS. BEST WAY TO GET KILLED

[loiner1965]

  Jean said:

Steve,

NEVER CONFESS ON THE BOARD YOU HAVE NO BOOKS. BEST WAY TO GET KILLED

ooooooooooooooooopppppsssssssss..........

[nihonto1001]

Thanks for posting.

 

Just an interesting observation, it seems like our favorite wakizashis have something that make them stand out. Whether it is unique sugata, hamon or horimono, it is something different from the pragmatic beauty of a daito.

 

I have found proof that my Kaifu Wakizashi is better than a Masamune. If nothing is better than a Masamume and a Kaifu Wakizashi is better than nothing, then there you have it.

 

 

Jon

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

My Rai Kinmichi, not the oldest, but my favorite.

 

 

[John A Stuart]

My new favourite. It wasn't originally a wak. John

[Eric H]

Paul

 

Could you please post a close-up of the yubashiri and the surrounding area. Thank you.

 

Eric

[raven2]

My Favorite is my Yokoyama Kosuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada. Of course it is my only one and I just bought it this past weekend. :lol: . But I do love the hamon.

[Amon]

  John A Stuart said:

My new favourite. It wasn't originally a wak. John

 

Lovely kanesada John

[Jean]

Darcy's one John?

[John A Stuart]

Hi Jean, Yes, I got it last fall. As a Mino fan it has become my pride and joy. John

[Mark Green]

Wow John, that is very nice. I almost like the hadori done on that. Great tiny grouping of the 'cedar' !!!! I love that sword, classic.

Great, powerful looking, little Sukesada too, Fred. My Bungo Shigeyuki has that same hamon. Very sexy!

And you lucky guys with those sweet pole-weapon waks

I need to get Dana san to let me take some pics of the two he has. Both, coverted polearms. Well done. One got close to 80 pts at shinsa. I'll work on that.

Mark G

[shan]

I Know you have all seen this one before and most don`t like it much,

but it is my favourite for now (until the 3 come back from the togoshi).

Its a lovely wakizashi to me and has a lot of hataraki.

I will one day get around to offering it up for shinsa.

My guess is its a late Koto blade.

For all those who have not seen it before it is 25cm long and came in full wakizashi miniature mounts.

I love it for its size

 

[Henry Wilson]

I think this one is great. Too bad it has gone.

 

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