Shall we discuss a sword together and share knowledge?

[AndreasU]

Hi members,

 

I think no one tried to do this before. There are several discussion here on the board for specific topics but as far as I know

no one ever started to show a sword and to have it discussed in detail and total!

 

So I will try to picture as much details as possible and use my webspace for this to have a maximum picture quality.

 

Ideal wise the discussion should end with a total description of the sword!

 

And the "inventory list" on Richard Stein`s page will be used for this.

 

Let`s start with the blades shape and data that needs not to be discussed:

 

 

Total blade length: 88,5cm

Nagasa/Hawatari: 66,66cm

Saki Kasane: 4,8mm

Saki haba: 2,11cm

Moto Kasane: 6,8mm

Moto Haba: 3,1cm

Mune: Iori Mune

Shinogi: shinogi-ga-takai

Hira-niku: Hira Niku-Tsuku

Sori: 1,36cm

 

Now the discussion part:

 

Tsukurikomi: Shinogi Zukuri

Sori: Koshi Zori

Kissaki: Chu kissaki

Fukura: Fukura tsuku

Nakagojiri: not clear due to masive corrosion but seems like Ha agiri Kurijiri

Yasurime: Kesho Yasuri

 

Mei:

 

 

What I could figure out together with one of my Japanese collegues is:

"No shu seki Kanenaga...." He said there are some more words but he cannot translate them to english.

 

So far I searched for this smith and there are several Kanenaga`s

The sword should have been made at showa time and the only

one I could find is a Watanabe Kanenaga (to good to be true)

and a Kanenaga in Seki prefecture. He wasn´t known for the

best work. I was at a dealer here in germany and he said that he must have had a quite good day when he forged this blade :lol:

Also he said that the blade is an unusual dark color for this age.

If he didn`t know that it is showa it would also go for a shinto age.... because of the tang!

 

Boshi:

 

I am not quite sure because the boshi shows not a single style but a mixture of several.

 

 

 

I am between Notare Komi Ko-Maru and Tsukiage or Hakikake

 

Jigane and Jihada:

 

Masame Itame?

 

 

Hamon:

 

pfffff.... so the description of AOI art was:Niedeki small Gunome midare Hamon and Togariba mix

 

 

So I stay with that as long someone of you is having a better idea.

 

Hataraki:

 

Chikei, Ashi, Kinsuji or sunagashi???

 

And know its your turn

 

 

 

 

 

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[paulb]

Hi Andreas,

Nice looking sword. regading questions about activity.

in the pictures I can see a very good running itame hada (combination of itame and masame) there are sghort ashi dropping from the nioi guchi towards the edge. I cant see any sign of Chikei or Ji-nie. Nor is there any sunagashi.

Chikei and Ji-nie can be difficult to pick up in photos but I cant see anything that suggests they are there.

regards

Paul

[AndreasU]

OK,

 

I will try to photograph these things tomorrow!

Andreas

[AndreasU]

Hmm, c´mon guys! This is a challenge to share knowledge. Or are you all afraid to do mistakes ?