ID Katana

[Derek]

Just returned from the Minneapolis NTHK shinsa, and my katana passed. :D

Thought I would share pictures of sword, then I'll post what it papered as. Cheer to Chris Bowen, who ID'd it exactly beforehand.

 

Mumei. Itame hada. 64.6cm nagasa. 0.8cm sori.

 

 

http://s1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb363/xjrocket/Katana3/

 

 

-Derek

[Derek]

I forgot to mention, Width at the hamachi 2.83 cm, and Kasane 0.7 cm .

Guesses?

 

 

 

-Derek

[runagmc]

Kanemoto den, mabey...

 

congrats on the shinsa

[Derek]

Anyone else want to make a guess, before I give results?

 

-Derek

[runagmc]

No need to be afraid... it's not the end of the world if you guess wrong, right? I'm probably way off, but who cares, it's just for fun... and to learn something.

[Derek]

I'm always amazed and humbled by the amount of knowledge exhibited by the experts here. Waiting to hear opinions from all the people I have grown to admire..... Cmon guys, I actually have an answer to this one! How about all our fearless Daimyo? Or the experts that got me hooked on Nihonto years ago... Dr Stein, Mr Tenold, Mr Sinclaire?

I forgot to thank Mr Quirt, who gave me some great feedback Saturday as well.

Thx

 

 

-Derek

[Curran]

Kanemoto-den.

 

Belatedly, I see Mr. Runagmc beat me to that answer.

The shot of the ji-nie blowing off the backside of the hamon crest just above the habaki was a nice one.

[Grey Doffin]

It would be tough to come up with an answer that isn't Kanemoto on this one. Me too I guess.

Grey

[Toryu2020]

I'd like to see better pics of the jigane,

but I'll bite - how about Darani Katsukuni?

-t

[Derek]

I wish I had better photography skills, but the best I can do of the jigane. I fear the sanbonsugi makes this too easy, but I always enjoy reading posts like this. I'll give the shinsa result next.

 

 

 

 

 

-Derek

[Ted Tenold]

Taking the well traveled road: Kanemoto

Picking a lane, I'd say: Magoroku

 

The small and sparse nie, in conjunction with the soft peaks in the pattern and how close the tani (valleys) come the edge makes sense for Magoroku. Not really clear in the images, but the boshi would help too. The nakago jiri also says Magoroku.

 

Other makers did occasionally work in Sanbonsugi though. Can't remember the smith off the top of my head, but I recall an early Shinto maker did this kind of work too, but this jigane doesn't fit there.

[runagmc]

Sanbonsugi was also used in Mino Kanesada lineage occasionally I believe. Might be difficult to differentiate from Kanemoto den, though.

[Derek]

Thank you to everyone who replied. :D I am truely impressed when people can ID a nihonto based on something that my poor photography skills can provide.

 

Katana passed shinsa with 73 pts to:

 

 

Magoroku Kanemoto Sandai

 

 

 

 

-Derek

[Brian]

Picking a "road".....

But picking the correct "lane" too......

 

Well done Ted

 

And a good result.

 

Brian