What do you call this shape?

[Ken-Hawaii]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Sword-Kaifu-school-Koto-period-NBTHK-paper-/321076768532?pt=Asian_Antiques&hash=item4ac1aaaf14

 

I'm trying to figure out just what the shape of the shinogi-ji is - it almost looks like it has been sharpened along the mune. Any ideas?

 

Ken

[J Reid]

I think it may be glare!

[Min Lee]

Novice stab...

 

Unokubi?

 

For whatever reason it doesn't look quite right though... Like it's been ground to that shape after the fact.

Perhaps it's just the lighting?

[drbvac]

Well I am pretty sure its not glare as it is in the same place in all pictures but it is funny looking for sure - I have a wakizashi that is tapered in on the june from about 2 inches from the kissaki back several inches and then goes back out again - not as close to the end as this and - it just looks different but I have no doubt thats what it is supposed to look like

[hxv]

Ken,

 

I'm sorry for posting this on your thread, but it fits in with your theme. What in heaven's name is this shape?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NB-Signed-Japan ... 3a7eaff46b

 

Hoanh

[Ken-Hawaii]

No problem, Hoanh. Kill two birds with one stone this way!

 

Ken

[Veli]

What in heaven's name is this shape?

Hoanh

Looks like Satsuma-age to me (= counter shortening)

 

Veli

[runagmc]

Ken, I would call that unokubi zukuri... and I agree with Veli, the second sword posted has been reshaped after the kissaki broke...

[NihontoEurope]

Hello,

 

I have an Ubu Satsuma Nagamaki, this could be a shortened one.

 

/Martin

[Thekirsh]

I think this sword is strange for a few reasons

1.Whats left of the shinogi ji appears to have very course hada, was the mune/shinogi ji reshaped to remove ugly open grain?

2.The reshaped mune is uneven

3.The colour of the nakago is very red, maybe the lighting but?

 

Simon K