What can you see on this sword?

[Caracal]

Hii,

 

What can you see on this sword, a Wakizashi/Suriage? Is it a Muromachi late Koto Mino, unfortunately it is not newly polished so you cannot see the structure of the sword. Thoughts on this sword? Is it the result of blade shortening Suriage (for remounting)? What can you read on Nakago?

Unfortunately, there are no better pictures, but thanks in advance to everyone who tries to give an answer.

//Rob,

 

 

[Alex A]

Yes, its shortened.

 

You sure its a wak?, how long is the blade?

 

Looks long for a wak

[Caracal]

Nagasa is 53 cm, 20.9 inches

 

  

[Alex A]

Hi Robert,

 

All i could say is that it appears to be a shortened sword and it could be late Muromachi Mino.

 

What makes you state late Muromachi Mino?

 

 

[Caracal]

Hi Alex - My thoughts?

 

The sword is Mumei. I just want to get confirmation from others who have more knowledge on what I see on the sword.

Hamon - Togari midare which is hard to see in the picture?

Bo hi /muromachi?

Suriage (are there none of the original nakago present, Nakago jiri/Kuri Jiri/Haagari?

Or Is it a sword that is suriage from Bizen den?

Or what can you see?

 

Thanks Rob,

[Rawa]

Sugata 

https://markussesko.com/2015/04/20/kantei-1-sugata-8/

 

https://weblog.tozando.com/sori-the-curve-that-captures-the-sharpness-and-beauty-of-the-Japanese-sword/

 

Blade have even after being suriage koshi-zori shape? Or it's just early pre edo saki-zori? Nakago dsnt indicates being more pointy. [We see entire bo-hi]

Dr @Rivkin could this be katata-uchi/uchigatana repurposed as wakizashi? 

@Caracal please post measurements of nagasa/nakago

Nakago imo have only some minor differences in oxidation after getting another mekugi-ana. Late muromachi period?

[Rivkin]

Its hard to be sure, but I think its not Bizen. Isolated togari. Late Muromachi, probably was not a long blade to begin with. Possibly Mino or similar provincial work.

[Caracal]

I have received another answer to my questions about the sword. Interesting what you think.

 

Could it be as follow?

"I think this Wakizasi was cut short which means suriage Machiokuri.
The texture looks very nice so the blade was made in the early Muromachi period or more.
The hamon is hard to see#

[Sukaira]

4th pic almost looks ayasugi-hada 

[Guest When Necessary]

The ha-machi and mune-machi are misaligned in the third photo but look normal in the first (which is a long shot of the sugata). 
Could you confirm which is correct?

[Caracal]

 

Here are more pictures of the sword, if it can be helpful in describing what kind of sword it might be