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[0331_usmc]

Greetings,

My name is Tony and I am quite new to Japanese Swords, but I have always been interested and fascinated, however.  I few months ago I acquired a wakizashi rather cheaply  and I admit that I haven't the knowledge to begin collecting.  Not long after I discovered that I broke about every rule in purchasing Japanese swords or any collectible for that matter.  So slowly I have been trying to increase my knowledge, first through forums such as this and now with a tiny library of books I am building.  That being said I would appreciate any knowledge that can be shared on my sword.  Here is the link to some photos on my cloud:

 

 

 https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0sjht3yKwFbQzlvNjFjOXJDOTA&usp=sharing

 

If any other photos would help let me know.  Thanks for looking and I look forward to learning more and one day making a more educated purchase.

[Rich S]

Tony -

 

Welcome to the forum. The best place to start in learning about Nihonto is to go to the links page at the top of every forum page; esp. check out those in the informational section. Many good websites with good info linked there.

 

Rich

[Jean]

Especially this one, part of Rich signature. Almost everybody began with this website, it's a golden strike

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/nihonto.htm

[Stephen]

Welcome Tony 

 

It looks like a fine first sword, with no major problems. Enjoy the Adventure. 

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hello, just a quick observation, the nakago-jiri on the wakizashi appears to be finished in a Kaga style, an interesting point from which to do further research.

[Geraint]

Hi Tony.

 

Looks like you did very well for a first sword, you will be able to see a great deal in a sword in polish like yours.  "Rather cheaply", is of course cryptic but a nice blade to start with.

 

Enjoy!

 

All the best.

[0331_usmc]

Thanks for the welcome.  

 

I am having a lot of fun viewing this sword.  I believe I see and Itame hada.  It also seems like the pattern within the hamon is somewhat different on each side. Not sure if that is unusual or not. It is amazing what different light sources and angles can bring out. The previous owner practiced Iaido (not with this sword) and was facing some financial problems. He needed money fast and I payed $500 figuring the sword was probably worth at least near that amount. If not, I can still learn and will do better next time.

[Stephen]

Also explore the possibility of it being a katana at one time,  

 

Simper Fi