Nagamaki naoshi mei - help

[Paul Strom]

Hello all,

 

recently a blade has picked up my interest. It‘s a 45cm nagasa nagamaki naoshi osuriage blade.

A Japanese friend helped me with mei translation to Uozimi. He cared to elaborate, that there was or is a castle in Uozimi. My own research in the mei didn‘t bear fruits and I appreciate every help or Information.

Best regards from Austria

Paul

[SteveM]

兼住　Kanezumi

 

The first character looks like 魚 (Uo), but it is 兼 (Kane).

[ROKUJURO]

Welcome Paul,

to the NMB!

Your blade is not O-SURIAGE as it still has the MEI (in case it is the original one). Both MEKUGI-ANA look drilled, not punched, so we can assume that a shortening of the NAKAGO was done in EDO times.

I would like to see the rest of the blade as well; I like NAGINATA NAOSHI. 

[Paul Strom]

 

Thanks a lot Steve and Jean!

 

So it is suriage then. It has a third mekugi-ana not shown in the picture.

The waki is not mine, so pictures are limited at the moment.

 

Best regards,

Paul

[Paul Strom]

[Franco D]

17 hours ago, Paul Strom said:

It‘s a 45cm nagasa nagamaki naoshi

 

No. Appears to be a suriage wakizashi ... https://www.hanbonforge.com/BLOG/What-is-SHINOGI-ZUKURI-(鎬造り)-blade-shape

 

Plus, aside from shape nagamaki are defined by their mounts. Which means such pieces must have a known documented history. Otherwise, in the absence of documentation such pieces fall under the category of and are designated as naginata by the NBTHK. 

 

Regards

[Paul Strom]

Thank you very much for your reply Franco!

 

I thought it might have been a nagamaki naoshi since it is shobu zukuri, no yokote, and a bo-hi(?) with old rust on the omote side.

 

I read a thread on NMB concerning the distinction between naginata and nagamaki but was leaning towards nagamaki. 

 

With the clarification of it being suriage I too see, that it originally was also a wakizashi.

I also have to admit for hoping in „unearthing“ a nanbokucho blade..

 

I very much appreciate your comments!

 

Best regards

Paul

[Franco D]

Paul, 

 

You're welcome.

 

Kantei is the foundation for Japanese sword appreciation. 

 

https://japantrip.tr.../Japan/osafune2.html

 

Regards

 

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

I hope you can get better pictures of the sword. I think it could possibly be fairly nice late Muromachi period blade.

[Paul Strom]

Hello Jussi,

 

I did get and even find better pictures of it on a portal where it was listed.. But with closer Inspection and the owner asking 2800,- for it, I lost interest in it.

if anybody else was interested, I can share the Sales website, where I found it.

 

Best regards,

Paul