paul alex Posted August 27, 2023 Report Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) I would love to know what you guys make of this.it was advertised as a shinshinto wakizashi.nagasa 20"/510mm .sori 1.772"/45mm.it seems to be part of a collection no'50. Edited August 27, 2023 by paul alex Photo request 1 Quote
Ron M Posted August 27, 2023 Report Posted August 27, 2023 I would interested to see the hamachi area where the hamon starts…this deep sori is usually a result of saiha(?) maybe 1 Quote
paul alex Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Posted August 27, 2023 Thanks Ron .hope this helps Quote
Brian Posted August 27, 2023 Report Posted August 27, 2023 I don't think this is saiha. That is usually accidental and not emphasized with koshirae etc. It would have been scrapped if this was just from saiha. I suspect this was just fashion for the owner, or something experimental. We see it from time to time. Probably just a "hold my beer and watch this...." item. We'll likely never know for sure, 1 Quote
paul alex Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Posted August 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Brian said: I don't think this is saiha. That is usually accidental and not emphasized with koshirae etc. It would have been scrapped if this was just from saiha. I suspect this was just fashion for the owner, or something experimental. We see it from time to time. Probably just a "hold my beer and watch this...." item. We'll likely never know for sure, Thanks brian. I was reading a article on kodachi I thought It might be one. small blade like a wakizashi dressed like a tachi .I was hoping the brass number tag might be familiar to someone.thanks again Quote
ChrisW Posted August 27, 2023 Report Posted August 27, 2023 5 hours ago, paul alex said: Thanks brian. I was reading a article on kodachi I thought It might be one. small blade like a wakizashi dressed like a tachi .I was hoping the brass number tag might be familiar to someone.thanks again Were you successful in obtaining this piece? Its quite a looker! 1 Quote
Rivkin Posted August 27, 2023 Report Posted August 27, 2023 Its unlikely to be kodachi and I would abstain from purchasing this blade. Muromachi period most likely, saiha is a possibility, nothing too exciting as it looks. Ko dachi look deeply curved only when drawn on the same page as regular contemporaries. 1 1 Quote
paul alex Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Posted August 28, 2023 8 hours ago, ChrisW said: Were you successful in obtaining this piece? Its quite a looker! Yes Chris I bought it well over a year ago I'm quite fond of it Quote
paul alex Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Posted August 28, 2023 9 hours ago, mywei said: Wow what a sight for Sor-I's... I feel I should apologize I'm so sori 2 Quote
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