Identification Of The Sword

[nektoalex]

Greetings!

I ask to express my opinion on the attribution of this sword.

 

Blade length : 51 cm.. 

Sori :0.85 сm..

Mekugi : 1.

Width at the hamachi : 2.5cm..

Width at the Kissaki : 1.75cm.. 

Kasane : 0.45 cm..

 

I will be grateful for any comments and opinions.

Regards,

Alexsandr

 

[nektoalex]

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[nektoalex]

Blade

[Geraint]

Dear Alexsandr.

 

It's either:

1  A mumei shinshinto wakizashi.

2  A shinto mumei wakizashi

3  A wakizashi formed by o suriage from a katana.

4  A wakizashi formed by o suriage from a tachi

5  None of the above.

 

I only left out a koto wakizashi because of the patina on the nakago, and that's about the only thing we can see.  

 

Asking for a kantei opinion from, with respect, fairly poor photographs of an out of polish mumei wakizashi is a stretch too far.  I know there is some shape to the hamon but not being able to discern the boshi, hataraki, hada or yakidashi if it's there.......Nice fuchi though.

 

 

All the best.

[nektoalex]

Thank you Geraint!
I tried to show watermarks. Can the image appear more clearly !? Using the flash gave the result.
Yours faithfully!

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hello,

 

Not seeing any hint of nie and based upon hamon pattern, steel color, would guess a nioi Mino product mid to late Edo, but, then again, I could also be completely wrong.

[Ken-Hawaii]

 

I only left out a koto wakizashi because of the patina on the nakago, and that's about the only thing we can see.

Not quite, Geraint. The mekugi-ana were drilled, not chiseled, which almost always speaks for Shinto or later.

[nektoalex]

Perhaps Gerant meant a preparation for wakizashi originally a ball sword koto?