Reshaped Kissaki

[pcfarrar]

I have an o-suriage wakizashi that has an interesting Bizen looking choji hamon. It appears that it could potentially be Koto. I wondered if the kissaki has been reshaped significantly and that the sword may have originally had a much larger kissaki, maybe even an o-kissaki. You can see what appears to be the remains of the turn back on the top.

 

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[Alex A]

I see what you mean Peter, it does look like it could have been reshaped.

 

Alex.

[Drago]

Could you let this humble beginner in on how you can tell? Thanks.

[Alex A]

Hi Tobias, im no expert either. You can see the hamon running up to the point on the kissaki, from the picture it looks like it narrows towards the point. At the top of the kissaki is a small tempered area that hangs down, as though its part of a turnback that as now been removed. I could be wrong of coarse.

 

Alex.

[SwordGuyJoe]

First off, nice blade! I see what you're saying and why you're asking, but I wouldn't think it is all that feasible when compared to the concept of the "hanging boshi" just being muneyaki. If you consider that they would need to completely reshape the blade, including the mune, and the bohi to align with the new sugata of the sword, I would say it's not probable.

[John A Stuart]

Unless the hi is atobori. John

[pcfarrar]

The hi terminates just above the bottom of the nakago. The nagasa is 45.5cm.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Far less likely now.

[pcfarrar]

Is this wakizashi koto?