It’s a very nice large and heavy blade with a large chogi hamon. I have attached what I have found along with a few pics, though the blade needs a fresh polish
Here is a large katana I own, signed as you see. Any ideas on the mei would be welcome. My initial thought was Heianjo Ju Masatoshi based SOLELY on the last kanji you can just make out that is large compared to the rest. Very large hamon as well.
Thank you for your input in advance for my research.
Nagasa is 68.5 and has a large machi okuri done to it (cruddy last picture)
This a pic I posted a while back on a different thread. It does show the hamon and somewhat the boshi. I rotated the picture to show better, I believe.
Hi again to you who have time to answer:
when you see a wakizashi, like this one attached, that is 53cm Nagasa and a nakago as seen, can you assume only machi okuri, or maybe suriage. If the later, could it have been a short katana? Just wondering on thoughts about these long waki.
Regards and thanks
Hello to all the friends here, I was inquiring as to what to call this boshi form from a wakizashi I own, signed Masahiro.
Regards to you all, and thanks in advance