koto wakizashi

[W K Clifford]

this is the second blade i got.

 

i have asked Bob Benson if this is worth any restoration work. he seems to think so (but needs hands-on examination to be sure, of course)

 

would like to hear your thoughts....Kanefusa midare, bizen or mino?

 

only small pictures are allowed to be posted here, otherwise a lot more can be shown in these pictures.

[Grey Doffin]

From what I can see (not much), there is no reason not to send this to Bob for his appraisal and possible polish. Perhaps if you posted a picture of the mei someone could tell you more.

Grey

[W K Clifford]

this is a mumei piece, but ubu nakago

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

would like to hear your thoughts....Kanefusa midare, bizen or mino?

 

Could you enlight us about hada, hamon and nioiguchi : nie ou nioi deki ?

I am not sure, I may distinguished nagare hada on 3rd pic.

 

Thanks

 

Sebastien

[W K Clifford]

as i said, if i could post very large pictures then a lot of the details will just speak for themselves. i am saying this because i have not mastered many of the jargons yet.

 

anyway, the hamon is kind of Kanefusa-midare, which suggests Mino. on the hand it looks like nioi-deki and hence points to Bizen school work. the nakago also looks Bizen.

 

here are 3 more pics

 

 

[Jean]

I shall go for Bizen, from the Nakago and the fact the sword is nioi deki. Perhaps Kozori (by a long shot as was saying Sherlock Holmes) :lol:

[Gunome]

I am probably wrong, but I should rather said mino-den

Someones in mino work in nioi-deki. The gunome recalled me a mino blade I have ever saw.

I know these are not a valid arguments, but just an impression.

 

Sebastien

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hi, one question, is the conclusion that this piece is Koto conclusive?

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Hard to tell something based on this photographs, i would go on Shinto Osafune, i dont' think that blade is koto (but i can be mistaken).

[Guido]

I think the placement of the Mekugiana is a little odd if it's indeed Ubu - I'm more under the impression that it was shortened if the Ana is original.

[W K Clifford]

i am not so sure about any of these, ubu, koto, etc. thank you all for the comments.