“Fatal HAGIRE” Ozaki Gengoemon Suketaka 尾崎源五右衛門助隆

[Alaen]

Hope this help some to not purchase this waki suffer from hagire the eBay and FB dealer Tokyo express has this wakizashi on eBay auction we a unclaimed hagire hope the potential buyers of eBay research and find this and retract from making a purchase I know you can retract return but coming from Japan is a pain in the neck https://www.ebay.com/itm/316532186785?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zirvywm9rjo&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eoemexlcsl6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS

[Lewis B]

Thanks for the headsup. Looks worse on the ura side.

[Rawa]

Nice job finding this

[The Forest Ninja]

 

Checking the blade after a quench for issues is what normally happens.

The Swordsmith should have caught this before the blade was sold.

[Lewis B]

2 hours ago, The Forest Ninja said:

 

Checking the blade after a quench for issues is what normally happens.

The Swordsmith should have caught this before the blade was sold.

Hagire can occur decades and centuries after it was made. A tension in the ha during the forging or quenching can eventually lead to this fatal flaw. If the blade is sai ha (retempured) that could also result in hagire. Basically the smith may not have been aware there is an issue so can't take full responsibility.

[The Forest Ninja]

23 hours ago, Lewis B said:

If the blade is sai ha (retempured) that could also result in hagire. Basically the smith may not have been aware there is an issue so can't take full responsibility.

 

Tempering can results in crack(s) if it not done immediately after a quench in some cases.

But it should have been caught before the blade was put for sale.

[Lewis B]

Yes, they can occur at the time of manufacture but they can also occur far later in the blades history (unknown to the swordmaker) which is the point I was trying to make. I highly doubt the original buyer hundreds of years ago, would have accepted such a defect. After all a broken blade could have been the difference between life and death.