jeff Posted July 12, 2018 Report Posted July 12, 2018 Hi Guys, Ive got this blade coming and as Im a novice I'm after any help poss. Looks bizen to me but all info most welcome. Thanks in advance... Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 12, 2018 Report Posted July 12, 2018 Hi Jeff!Welcome to the NMB!Did you think of CHIKAKAGE? Yes, perhaps BIZEN, but probably later (OEI?). Quote
Ray Singer Posted July 12, 2018 Report Posted July 12, 2018 This looks to be one of the Kashima sister's swords. They (or their smith/togishi) did not have a thought on an attribution? Best regards, Ray Quote
Geraint Posted July 12, 2018 Report Posted July 12, 2018 Hi Jeff. Hard to see from the photos but what we can see is that it is o suriage, shoirtened from the tang, with the possibility of being originally several centimetres longer than it is now. If you look at the kissaki, Tip, you can see that the hi, groove, runs almost into the plane of the kissaki. This suggests that the kissaki has also been polished down and would have been larger than it is now. to summarise the shape of the sword now is not what it was when first made. You can find a Chikakage here, http://www.nihonto.com/bizen-chikakage/ The first thing to look at when examining a sword is the sugata, the shape. I'm sure you already have some books but as you are in London the first thing to do is join the Token Society of Great Britain and take this along to one of their meetings, lots of experienced collectors who can look at the sword in hand and help you out. Someone has labled all the jpegs as Chikakage so what were you told and does it have papers? Enjoy. All the best. Quote
Curran Posted July 12, 2018 Report Posted July 12, 2018 This looks to be one of the Kashima sister's swords. +1. My first thought too. Quote
jeff Posted July 15, 2018 Author Report Posted July 15, 2018 Hello Guys, Thanks for having me on board. This blade has come from one of the Kashima sister's yes, Sumie chan has mentioned its poss Chikakage but we will have a better idea once returned from polish. I just thought I'd ask you guys as you have a lot of experience. The blade it without papers but Andy q mentioned I should have it submitted once polished. Thanks again. Quote
Geraint Posted July 15, 2018 Report Posted July 15, 2018 Dear Jeff. Well, we are all looking forward to seeing how this one turns out. Keep us posted and welcome to the board. All the best. Quote
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