micah

thank you.

i recently bought this wakizashi i would like to know if some one could tell me a rough age and if possible school it was polished recently  all i have is the sellers photos as of now. Micah

Sold

price change 895 usd

Sold...

unsold  back up for sale 

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price change  810usd 

Blade  length 582mm 22.91 inches 

curve 14mm 0.55 inch 

blade weight 648 grams 

total weight 1224 grams 

price 989 usd paypal 

About this blade it is  a edo period blade has a very thick mune for it's size it has some weight but it  balances nicely,  the tsuka bit loose so is the tsuba  but all the fittings sport a fancy theme  the fittings are  really nice  Quality shakudo kashira and fuchi  with gold  adornments  gold plated habaki  im pretty sure menuki are shakudo as well, the ito black silk  nicely wrapped,  saya coverd in leather like  a gunto has a kurigata and a tachi style ring  has 2 ways to mount it, the  lacing securing the leather cover is damaged the saya does not hold the blade but does very tiny rattle the tip of the kissaki is chiped period damage and has two tiny chips on the blade  but nothing a new polish could not fix but has one ware on the side   very good  sturdy blade overall .

2 hours ago, JH Lee said:

Requesting a clear close up of the boshi please.

apears to be mokume hada it was hard to get photos since so  reflective

4 minutes ago, Ken-Hawaii said:

Micah, you've posted the same photos twice, but nothing closeup that shows hada, hamon, & boshi. Can you add those, please?

ah did not notice that will fix it yes i can get pictures of hada give me 7 min 

On 7/6/2022 at 2:03 PM, Kiipu said:

 

@micah has a police sword with the same blade marking.

early meji? police sword marking

yea it is  Exactly the same same spot to

20.51 inch blade 

sori 15mm 

total Length 34.25 inches 

blade weighs around 396grams

total weight 975 grams 

tsuba and tsuka rattle a bit but over all nice sword still really sharp great piece im letting go from my collection has a replica of the registration ticket on the saya this is a muromachi blade in ww2 mounts  has a really nice smooth draw bought it from tokyo as it is i have not  altered it at all. Pm me if you want more pictures. Micah 

price 890 usd payment paypal

Thanks.

picture of the back strap .

 I just reacently bought this early police sword  i would like to know what this mark could mean  i never seen it before. Micah

is has a korean  Scabbard and handle mounts  i  suspect  this is a Japanese blade in korean hardware which is rare but not cause for it's price

bpught this for a good price not sure about it  though.Micah

i dont think it was buffed it looks like a ww2 polish you can see the hada

like this

On 5/30/2021 at 2:06 PM, AntiquarianCat said:

I wonder if the buffing wheel guy made the kasane thinner than it should be?

what do you think about it?

ok got the sword did not have a buffing wheel polish just a really old  Scratched up polish