Christian

Hi Ray, thank you for the ultra fast reply! I really appreciate the good help here in the forum.

Hi there, I bought a mumei sword that comes with a sayagaki which is maybe helpful. Can someone help me with the translation? Thanks and regards Christian

Odachi is from 90.9cm so I think this is more than possible.

Yes, I think it must be more than the 87cm because the proportion should match. Attached some close ups of the nakago.

Perfect, that is something I can further research now. Thank you a lot for your answers and your time! I really appreciate it.

Thank you for the fast reply. Here a picture from the boshi.

Hi! Since long time I have one very damaged sword in my collection that might worth nothing but is very interesting and a kind of special subject to me It looks like an old tachi that is o-suriage (full length now is 87cm). Remains of the ken horimono are still there and the shape looks old. The most interesting fact is the multiple hamon-line that I did not see on any other sword so far. Well, as said, the thing is in bad shape but maybe one can give me some information about this hamon effect or the sword at all? It's not easy to take pictures from this but I try my best... Thanks in advance! Christian

Great! Thank you for the fast reply!

Hi! Again I have a sayagaki that I cannot translate myself. Maybe someone can help. Thank you in advance ☺

Hi all, thank you very much for your answers! I appreciate this very much! Even if I don't think I have a real Kunitoshi here I will show it to the local nihonto club and will think about a restoration. It's a nice piece and I like it very much.

Hi, many thanks to the replies! Very interesting facts. And yes, here some pictures of the blade. The Tanto is not in good state and it would be interesting if it is worth a restoration.

Hi, i bought a Tanto that has a sayagaki that I cannot read. It is very worn in some parts but maybe someone can still read it. Thank you in advance!

Wow, thank you so much for your replies. I really appreciate it. Kind regards Christian

Hi together, I bought a Tachi recently and know that there is an attribution to Hosho Goro Sadamune on this saya but I cannot translate the whole sayagaki. Maybe there is some useful Information on it. If someone could help this would be great. Thank you! Christian

Hi together, thank you for the good replies. As I am also a collector of european swords I am fimilar wird layer pattern in steel, but the structure on this tanto seems to be different, thats why I am asking here. I added another picture where one can see that these lines are harder areas that stand out from (some long time ago) polishing. It could be something with different steels but I also have such blades like Sansei was showing and they look pretty different to me.

Ok, thank you a lot. But shouldn't it be more prominent then? It is very dense and as i said it is hard to see with naked eyes. Maybe next picture explains it. The motohaba is 2cm.

Thanks for the link, yes this helps because it explains the difference between chikei as an effect from hardening and as a simple steel layer pattern from mixed steels. I think it is quiet similar to the difference from wootz steel and pattern welded steel.

Hi, thanks for the answers. I already read about chikei but was not aware what it actually is. Is it something what is good to see on blades or is it something what is very common. I just ask because i did not see it on any of my other swords.

Sure, make sense 😉

Hi, i bought some swords in the past and came across one small Tanto with a hada that looks strange for me. It's hard to see with the eyes but I handle to made a picture of it. Any ideas what this is called? I know the state ot the blade is not the best...