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Hello all. If you are working on a saya (time involved), without a shirasaya, is there something I can wrap the blade in? (that's easily accessible) Thank you.

Hello all. I just wish to pose a question and hopefully elicit some reasonable theories. I have very little knowledge on naginata(s), other than my ancestral family that had one, and had to be "turned in" to the government for metal during WWII. I digress, what would be some situations whereby a nagasa for a Shinto era naginata would only be 14 inches? Used by female warriors? Polished down due to damage? Ceremonial blade only? Thank you.

Sounds good. Thank you.

Would a linseed/beeswax combo work, and be safe on bare honoki wood? (In terms of the blade)

If I have a naginata with the shira-saya having bare honoki. 1) Does it need to be coated with some sort of substance to protect the wood? 2)If so, what is "traditionally used"? (And/or easily available) Thank you

That's what I thought. Possibly dragons, I don't know. Also, though the blade is in bad shape, someone told me it was fairly old. (second post with a link)

Here are some other photos. Unfortunately, there are some photo taking limitations. (Sorry) The blade has I believe fukure kizu and multiple scratches. Also, the nakago is mumei. https://imgur.com/ga...achi-nihonto-FmzKotX

So, just out of personal taste, I changed the tsuba. One of these came with the koshirae. But for the life of me, I can't rememeber which one. Also, these are the best pics possible for the menuki. I'm not unwrapping the tsuka. https://imgur.com/ga...nuki-tsuba-s-KxpPrji

The blade is old, with multiple scratches and some rust spots. The blade is in "meh" shape and maybe early Muromachi (koto) era. I bought it for the handachi koshirae.

Hello. First, please forgive me as I have very little knowledge in regards to shakudo and koshirae. That being said, (from a first, limited glance), do these handachi fittings appear to be contemporary or "antique"? (Taisho, Showa, Edo?) Thank you. https://imgur.com/gallery/shakudo-haonEte

Thank you!

Any possible recommendations?

Unfortunately, no to both.

Let me first start out, that I have very little knowledge about the restoration process with nihonto/koshirae. That being said: I ONLY have a matching saya, full tsuka (with fuchi/kashira) and tsuba. Can a tsunagi be made with these pieces of koshirae, or do you need an actual blade as a template? If not, is there some "recommended" solution for presentation of this koshirae as a unit? Thanks Henry

Thank you. Someone else I know that deals in in nihonto, said it "appeared" to be repatinated, after a possible gimei was filed off. But that is just speculation.