Advice Naginata with scars

[Christophe]

Hi, I need advice about a naginata ( with NTHK paper) that I bought Wednesday in a small antiques market.

There has scars on one shinogi (?). Didt you think I can keep it like that? or some rust may appear?

Thank you in advance for your advice and help.

Christophe

[Marius]

Christophe,

 

there is no need to do anything, just make sure the blade is stored correctly (apply a thin coat of choji oil if necessary).

 

The scars you are referring to (best visible in the second picture) are shinae: http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/flaws.html

[Christophe]

Thanks Mariuszk.

[Stephen]

On the other hand, there is a similar appearance called "mukade-shinae". It appears in blade surface like wrinkles, not cracks.

 

It is not a flaw. When a blade is hardly bent and straighten again, it appears on the blade surface. It is very thin wrinkles on the steel surface, so it can be removed by sometimes polishing.

 

from same page scrool down a bit, looks like a bent blade then straightend

[Christophe]

Thanks Stephen,

I will store it correctly after applying a thin coat of choji oil.

It's still dificult for me to make difference between shinae and mukade-shinae. I ned to study more and more.

Thanks again.

Christophe

[remzy]

Am i the only one to think there is something wrong with the shinogiji? aside from the wrinkles...

 

Are both side of the blade identical in shape?

 

Regards,

[Christophe]

"Am i the only one to think there is something wrong with the shinogiji?"

Can you be more specific?

The both side of the blade have the same shape

Christophe

[remzy]

I hesitate to speculate based on (no insult meant) poor photos quality. It has led me to blunder in the past... but generally speaking, the sugata is forged by the smith, yours look like it has been altered, unless that is uncommon sugata that i have never seen before, since i am no way near being an expert on the matter, i could be wrong.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... lade_5.jpg

 

See how the shinogigi gets thinner after the hi on the picture and flows towards the boshi, keeping the width of the shinogiji constant towards the point.

 

That is what i meant, *BUT* maybe its just me imagining things.

 

Regards,

[Lance]

I highlighted the part of the shinogii I thought you might be referring to on Christophe's Naginata, I'm guessing it's just an odd reflection and it doesn't dip down that way?

Regards,

Lance

[remzy]

Indeed, that is where i am talking about.