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NBTHK Wakizashi - Fujishima(?) Mumei


m4l700

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Hi everyone,

 

Found this NBTHK(Kicho??) Wakizashi and decided to add it to the collection for a fairly reasonable price. I know these papers can be a minefield, but I liked the blade and took a chance.

 

Might it possibly be a Koto period blade?

 

Sugata: Shinogi-zukuri
Mune: Iori-mune
Boshi head: Ko-maru
Kitae hada: Ko-itame
Hamon: Gunome with Choji
Nakago: Kiri or suriage?
Yasuri-me: Katte-sagari
Mekugi: Two
 
Cutting edge length: 48 cm (18 7/8")
Nakago tang length: 11.5 cm (4 1/2")
Whole blade length: 59.5 cm (23 7/16")
Moto-haba: 25 mm
Saki-haba: 16 mm
Moto-gasane: 5 mm
Saki-gasane: 3 mm
Sori: 14 mm
Kissaki: 25 mm
Fitting: 74 cm (29 1/8")
Tsuka: 20 cm (7 7/8")
 
Weight:
Bare blade: 381 g (0.84 lb)
With fitting: 605 g (1.33 lb)

 

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Thanks!

David H.

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m41700,

please sign all posts with your first name plus an initial as is requested here.

Your blade could have been shortened; perhaps MACHI OKURI from a KOTO sword. Unfortunately, I cannot read the paper (YOSHIOKA attribution?) The YASURIME looks KIRI to me.

Last picture is upside-down.

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