What On Earth Am I Looking At?

[obiwanknabbe]

This item is posted for sale on AOI.   This is just the strangest thing i have ever seen. Tsuka looks to have a tension spring or something and is very oddly shaped? Huge Mekugi Ana. Has anyone ever seen a set up like this?

 

http://www.aoijapan.com/wakizashi-mumei-in-tachi-koshirae

 

 

Best regards, 

 

 Kurt K

[Brian]

They can say what they like about it (rare..etc etc...) but their price on it reflects what they really think of it.

[paulb]

looking at the spring catch on the nakago it looks as though this was made for or modified to go in to a walking cane. The vast majority of such blades are low quality and as Brian says this is reflected in their price.

[Kai-Gunto]

Looks like someone used a screwdriver on the fuchi for taken the sword apart.

Very poor quality fittings ,looks near like homemade.

[Shamsy]

I though this was interesting since it was different, but not terribly desirable to me. The koshirae is pimp style gaudy. Really makes me wince.