Gunome

Hello, I don't think so, but the patina doesn't look really dark, I think it was cleaned. Sébastien

Hello, If so, you may have some delay on duty papers and would have to explain to chronopost (whom done the duty papers for you) what it is really : so a sword ... If "antique" or "over 100 years old "is wrote on the parcel, you would paid 5.5% duty fees. If not it would be 19.6% Sebastien

Hello Dana, P3 Saya with mon, well wrapped tsuka ito, but broken second Menuki (taped one) is in the wrong side Vert de gris over the tsuba and fuchi Nice habaki maybe in shiakudo. Bo hi but I can't see the boshi P4 O kissaki. Boshi can be seen with a kaeri. Koi guchi broken well wrapped tsuka ito, Vert de gris over the tsuba and fuchi. Shinogi look high both in bad polish condition I am also interested to see nakago of P3 & P4 P5 not of what it is. I don't think it is wery old. Sébastien

Hello, Gunome ?

Hi, It is little more complexe. It is like a piece of wood that break but the fibers are still connected. if you try to straighten it, it breaks. :? Sebastien

Hi Bruno, Not a fatal flaw because boshi is safe. A polisher would have enought place to reshape it. Sebastien

Todd, Georges, Many thanks Sébastien

Hi George, Can we infer from your question that the sword with a wooden scabbard are generally good gendaito blades for these kinds of mounts ?

Hello, The aoi art link doesn't work on my PC !?! and if I go directly to aio web site I can't retrieve the item number 08639

Hello, As told by Reinhard, the koshirae doesn't fit the blade properly. The empty space between Habaki and Tsuba could be explained by the missing seppa. The tsuka is very "strange". Fuchi too small, no kashira, menuku under full wrapping ito ... Nevertheless habaki is nice This koshirae doesn't looks like Satsuma rebellion one. Such koshirae are more basic, no patern on fuchi kashira and tsuba, ito wrapping different, ... Regarding, the blade it is difficult to tell anything with this photo. What is the state of the blade ? Does hada / hamon are visible ? Sebastien

Hello Henry, I heard that apprentices learned polish on lower qualities blades. So if a mistake is less serious than on a blade of value. May your blade is one of these ? Sebastien

The shape of the nakago looks like Bizen's one. :D

Hello, According to the rule of this forum, you should signed your post from you real name. The mei (sign) of your wakizashi is BIZEN KUNI(?) MITSU Is there other kanji on the mei (sign) or only 4 ? Sebastien

Hello Henry, I also noticed recently some blades with hagire and the sellers doesn't mentioned it in the description.

Hello, On first picture, the 2 kanji on the right is "koto" For the others I don't know

Hello, No, koshirae shouldn't move. You could try to repared it carrefully. Sometimes it is just the mekugi which need to be changed. If the loose is more important you can try to change seppa (thicker) or add 2 seppa (always by 2). Someones add leather or paper seppa. Sebastien

Hello, I got this book 鍔の美 (Tsuba no bi). Unfortunatly it is in Japanese and I didn't read it. Nevertheless I got a translation of main titles and there is one in this book n°44 : "Wakashiba, mid Edo, suritsuke of gold, silver, bronze and shakudo" May you could translate all the explanation Sebastien

Hello, Maybe for the blade, but fitting looks gunto ones (WWII). From far the hamon looks interesting :D :D Waiting for better pictures to confirme. Sebastien

Hello jacob, Please be sure I wouldn't hurt you. It is dust, so happy end. :D Enjoyed your first blade. I hope it would help you in your nihonto's studies. :D Sébastien

Hello, Nice first blade ! Just one question on photo "eigen waki (9).jpg". I hope I am wrong, but does the with line on the cutting hedge is a dust or an hagire ? sebastien

Hello, Just have a look on ebay's sword, sometimes you could see a removed mei on a nakago. Sebastien

Hello, It is normal, it is a polish mark Sebastien

Thanks for the link Sebastien

Hi, Even if you want, a serious polisher will refused to do it. Becareful these kind of blades are not made to be used, just to display. Sebastien

Hello, Thanks for the photo. There is a shinogi I haven't saw on the previous photos That's the first time I saw an horimono on a showato mounted in gunto. Thanks for shared it on the forum. Sébastien