piece of a blade?

[Andi B.]

Hello,

 

does anybody have a broken blade / piece of blade to sell?

I'm looking for a cheap fragment (...some inches, maybe with tang) which can be polished to see the hada, hamon and cross section for demonstration/display.

 

For offers, please PM me.

[Andi B.]

...finally got a tanto piece and made a quick acit etch of a small segment:

 

[paulb]

Andi

Are you sure this was a tanto? cross section is shinogi zukuri whereas for a tanto hirazukuri would be much more likely. Also tanto construction ,especially on older work, was more often single piece.

Regards

Paul

[Andi B.]

Paul, you're right - it might have been a (ko-)wakizashi.

[b.hennick]

At the Tampa show one Japanese dealer was selling pieces of swords that had been converted to mekugi nuki (peg removers). I bought two both from koto blades. The first is a tang with two holes the second is a section of blade. That section has a maru mune which is not that common. I am on the road travelling home and cannot take a picture of the two pieces. If there is interest I can add them in a few days.

[tonbo]

At the Tampa show one Japanese dealer was selling pieces of swords that had been converted to mekugi nuki (peg removers). I bought two both from koto blades. The first is a tang with two holes the second is a section of blade. That section has a maru mune which is not that common. I am on the road travelling home and cannot take a picture of the two pieces. If there is interest I can add them in a few days.

Good day Mr b. hennick, for the uninformed such as myself, can one rework these old pieces through heat and forging into a small blade..or does one just keep the pieces?

[b.hennick]

Sorry I can't help you there. I have never tried to make a knife.

[Jamie]

Barry,

I'd be interested to see pics. I have a couple that a swordsmith made and look like mini nakago

[b.hennick]

Both sections are from Koto blades. The part from the blade is interesting because it has a maru mune. The tang section is interesting because it shows the blades construction.

 

[lonely panet]

heres a few on fleabay

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1700s-Antique-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-ZANKETSU-Tamahagane-Blade-WAKIZASHI-/231508315600?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e6f88dd0

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1700s-Antique-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-ZANKETSU-Signed-Tamahagane-Blade-WAKIZASHI-/231508324715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35e6f8b16b

 

regards H

[Jamie]

Thanks Barry.

I'll post a pic of mine as well