Choji hamon?

[huntershooter]

What is this type of Choji?

I've heard it referred to as "horse tooth", but can't find the actual name.

[Stephen]

i like to look at hamon like this

 

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/terms/terms.htm

 

maybe your thinking of hako?

[mdiddy]

Nagayama's text calls it 'Uma-no-ha' for 'horse-teeth shaped'.

[huntershooter]

That's probably where I'd read "horse tooth".

Thanks again.

[george trotter]

Hi Todd,

That is one unusual hamon...I for one have never seen it before, and I have seen a lot of swords. I can see it being classed as hako and uma no ha, but with respect, IMHO I don't think it quite fits them?...has anyone seen this before? (got a pic?)...it looks like it could be called higaki ("cross-hatched").

Regards,

George.

[DirkO]

I remembered seeing a similar hamon somewhere (Site Guiseppe Piva):

 

 

It's described as : "sharp nioi-deki, with kenbo choji, koshi-no-hirata midare mixed with o-choji, with the peculiar kani-no-hasami (crab's claw)"

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Well seen Dirk man can see this kind of hamon on Ichimonji blades.

[george trotter]

Wow, that is an amazing hamon and boshi too Dirk.

I agree about Ichimonji for Dirk's hamon Jacques, do you include Todd's hamon as Ichimonji too?...what term would you use to class Todd's hamon?

regards,

George.

[Jacques D.]

I wouldn't call Todd's hamon Ichimonji hamon but exaggerated regular kani-no-hasami choji hamon.

[george trotter]

Thanks Jacques...I asked because I have seen a small amount of such "cross-hatched" choji nodes on a Yoshioka? (I think) Ichimonji blade but never so many as exist together in the habaki area of Todds's sword...I just wondered if there is a specific name for this...very difficult to name (for me)...but maybe some members have information on this type of hamon?

 

BTW, I had kani-no-hasami choji blade by a modern WWII smith called Iijima Masayuki (stamped mei)...but I suppose it could also be called koshi-no-hiraita midare.

regards,

George.