rodrig4 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 Hello. I just bought this wakisashi. I have tried to find the kantei of this blade and I would like to hear from you. I haven't finished studying this blade. Thank you and good day. RG. SUGATA: Shinogi-zukuri Koshizori: curvature located ds. The first third of the blade from the mune-machi. mihaba (身 幅), width of the blade from mune to cutting edge: 28.8mm. sakihaba (先 幅), width of the blade measured with the yokoté: 22.2mm. saki-kasane 先 重 ね, yokoté thickness: 4.2mm. moto-haba 身 幅, width between cutting edge and mune: 28.8mm. moto-kasane 元 重 ね, mune thickness: 6.2mm. kissaki: original funbari (踏 張 り). Wide blade that tapers noticeably but evenly towards the tip has no funbari. kissaki: chu-kissaki. Fukura: rounded fukura. Shinogi: longitudinal stop on the blade. Low shinogi, typical for Bizen and Soshu blades. shinogi-ji: surface of the blade between the shinogi and the mune. low shinogi. The blacksmiths Sôshû and Yamashiro have thickness of the mune: a narrow shinogi-ji. mune, 棟: iori mune. Hada: itame-hada (板 目 肌). Hamon: yahazu (矢 筈). Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 Rodriguez, interesting find, congratulations! The MEI is probably KANEMICHI. What about the overall length of the WAKIZASHI (not wakisashi)? Quote
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