My 1st Nihonto sword Lots of photos--Help ID--school/period

[stevel48]

Signed -Nagahiro

63.7 cm.nagasa

Blade-Suriage Katana

Hada-kind of a mystery--ko makume & hada mono? I dont see much of a patern at all really http://www.nihontocraft.com/nihonto_jigane_vari.html

Hamon- midare gunome-osafune

posting.php?mode=edit&f=1&p=49678

Kissaki-chu

Boshi-midare kome

Mune-Iori

 

I'm new at this and I'm trying to determine if my answers above are right. I'm trying to place the era. Is it a late koto blade or early edo. To me it looks like middle to late muromachi which would fit with a Bizen Kozori Nagahiro smith.

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/images ... story2.gif

 

The Mei and Info found here http://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths?page=109

 

Nakago has been been shortened by 3 inches.

The fittings match the Koto period.

 

My guess is--Eikyo or SUE-BIZEN SCHOOL

http://www.shibuiswords.com/bizen%20mur ... 0study.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stevel48]

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[machinist]

Nice pics, I enjoyed looking.

 

Donald

[oneshot onekill]

Hi,

Got your PM. That looks nicer than anything I have! What, if any, kind of mountings was it in? I see you have a Tsuba, Habaki and Fuchi. Do you have the rest? If you need mountings I know a guy named Wally Hostetter (you can look him up online by his name) that does a pretty good job with mounting Swords. I've personally seen his work and it looks Great to me but I'm very new at all this so my opinion is just that... my opinion! My swords have all been found for under $1000 but keep in mind, yours is A LOT nicer from what I see in your pics. Congrats!

 

John

[stevel48]

Thanks John. I got the sword form a John Hostetter . We're all in it togther I guess. I got a saya wth it too and full mountings plus the sword bag. I got the seller down $200 on the price. Now I have to see if it's worth polishing. I know I want a new saya and handle done and i need menuki.