CNS_44 Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 Hello, I came across this wakizashi for sell and I would appreciate any information on the blade and koshirae and possibly a translation of the signature on the Tsuba. These are the measurements. NAGASA-18.74 SORI-0.47 TOTAL Len-26.38 MOTOHABA-1.17 SAKIHABA-0.81 MOTOKASANE-0.29 SAKIKASANE-0.19 BLADE WEIGHT-500gr TOTAL-835 Chansen Quote
Rivkin Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 First, its probably being offered for sale in Japan. Second.... its probably earlier than Kambun but later than Tembun. Most likely shinto though. Hamon is not seen, only hadori, so its either not nie heavy, or the polish was done quickly by a dealer. Quote
David Flynn Posted July 27 Report Posted July 27 Looking at the photos, it looks like the Boshi runs off. Quote
CNS_44 Posted July 28 Author Report Posted July 28 Could someone also possibly determine which school or province it could have been forged in? Quote
Rivkin Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 I can't see the yasurime in details, but for example, Echizen Seki. One of a few more or less generic possibilities. 1 Quote
CNS_44 Posted July 28 Author Report Posted July 28 How about the fittings do they seem genuine and period correct and also do you think it’s an old blade which was remounted multiple times because of the three mekugi-ana? Also what do you think is a good price for this nihonto? Quote
David Flynn Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 If in fact, the Boshi does run off, this blade can't get papers, so not worth buying. Quote
Jacques Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 5 hours ago, David Flynn said: If in fact, the Boshi does run off, this blade can't get papers, so not worth buying. Not necessarily if it's due to wear from polishing it can get a hozon 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 8 hours ago, CNS_44 said: How about the fittings? Do they seem genuine and period correct, and also do you think it’s an old blade which was remounted multiple times because of the three mekugi-ana? Also what do you think is a good price for this nihonto? Chansen, these mountings have been put together very recently. The SAMEGAWA was "repaired" with 2-component glue, and the MENUKI have been glued on the TSUKA the same way - amateur work! TSUKA-ITO is missing, so, no, this KOSHIRAE is not 'period-correct', which by the way would not be a problem in terms of quality. Mountings were often changed in the life of a blade. To me, the blade has a later MINO touch; the HAMON reminds me of SANBON SUGI. As mentioned before, you do not know what you have there, so it is much better to save your money for a moment and look for a better sword. Here on the NMB, we have reliable dealers and good offers for your money. Quote
Tohagi Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 Well, not so bad IMO. Still thick 7,5 mm at Moto... Boshi very close to the Ha but maybe not runing out... Nakago has a feeling of late muromachie... and seki/mino is very possible. Must tosogu are decent, the same is a mess but can be fixed. No more than 400 USD for me to take the risk... Just an opinion. Best regards, Eric 1 Quote
CNS_44 Posted August 4 Author Report Posted August 4 Thanks for all the feedback back I found out that the seller had acquired it from tokyosword and that the seller thought that it was an edo period blade specifically the genroku era. It seems that most of you believe that it was made before that era and I am curious to know how people are able to determine wether or not it’s edo period or Muromachi period blade? Quote
Rivkin Posted August 4 Report Posted August 4 There are few swords made in Genroku as Japanese economy started to drain and interestingly enough sword market collapsed long before the lacquer and inro market. It has fumbari but is not straight, this is usually seen as 1640-1650 sugata. But its basically a guess. Quote
CNS_44 Posted August 4 Author Report Posted August 4 I ended up going through and purchasing this nihonto and it is my first one and I wanted to get as much information on it as I could from people who knew much more than I did so I really appreciate the replies and any other information people have to share about it. Quote
Geraint Posted August 4 Report Posted August 4 Dear Chansen. Pace Jean's comments, this koshirae was not designed to have ito and is complete as is. While the mountings are not great it is an acceptable koshirae. All the best. (By the way, have you come across this site? https://bushidojapaneseswords.com/ I see it is on an update but well worth keeping an eye on.} Quote
CNS_44 Posted August 5 Author Report Posted August 5 Yes I have come across that website and I am pretty sure that they operate out of Hawaii which is where I am located. Quote
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