Eddie Posted July 14, 2009 Report Posted July 14, 2009 hi guys, need some of your opinions on to when this katana might date too, also which school might it belong too. Mumei o-surage nagasa: 65cm moto haba: 29mm moto gasane: 6mm nakago: 20.3cm sori: 1.4cm saki haba: 19mm saki gasane: 4.5mm there are 5 mekugi ana so its been remounted a few times, the nakago has deep rust but noticed near the second from the top mekugi ana the patina is different, any opinions on this? grain is very tight hard to see in pictures but you can see noi nie?? scattered though out the blade. blade has some kitae kizu, and comes in full higo koshirae. picture can be seen at this link, click on the thunb nail to see high resolution image http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/ph/higodouta/ ... p/&.view=t any help would be appreciated thank regards Edward Quote
Eddie Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Posted July 14, 2009 added some pictures had to reduce them for the upload. Edward Quote
Eddie Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Posted July 14, 2009 What are you guessing, Edward? well i would say koto to early shinto??? thats my guess buts thats very broad, looking at the shape, nakago, hamon, dimensions, seems to fit into the koto period. as for the school i have no idea. If i was to make a wild guess i might say dotanuki? regards Edward Quote
pcfarrar Posted July 14, 2009 Report Posted July 14, 2009 I would say shin-shinto. I think the nakago was made to decieve. I just saw the high-rez images and I was also concerned with the hamon. I coudn't see any nioiguchi, almost like the hamon was acid etched on the blade. It might just be the photos? Quote
Eddie Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Posted July 14, 2009 Thanks Peter what I notice about the nagako is the first 4 mekugi Ana are the same, and the same amount of corrosion on all of them or am I looking to far into it. I don't know about the hamon I think it's just the hadori finish. Swords in Japan would they acid etch a homon over there? Edward Quote
Jacques Posted July 14, 2009 Report Posted July 14, 2009 Hi, Swords in Japan would they acid etch a homon over there? Yes, of course Quote
Eddie Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Posted July 14, 2009 Hi, Swords in Japan would they acid etch a homon over there? Yes, of course cheeky buggers Ed Quote
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