Wakizashi tameshigiri edo

[Hiro nakamura]

Bonjour à tous, je suis nouveau ici. J'ai cette épée dans ma famille et j'aimerais en savoir plus sur les signatures gravées sur la soie.

La kozuka est également signée.

Merci beaucoup.

Cordialement.

 

Edited November 17 by Hiro nakamura

[Bruce Pennington]

The real experts will fill in the rest, but this last photo is the cut test mei of Hisahide, December 1665.  On a personal note, I never realized they did cut tests on waki.

And as an FWIW, this is the earliest cut tested blade I have of his on file.

[Hiro nakamura]

Thank you very much for your answer.

I really appreciate the information.

I didn’t know that Hisahide had performed test cuts on wakizashi either, so this is very interesting to learn.

It’s also great to know that this is the earliest example you have from him in your archives.

Thank you again for taking the time to look at the mei.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Very interesting sword, I believe the smith is Hojoji Tachibana Nagakuni. There is a known relationship between this smith and the sword tester Yamano Hisahide, see the below thread for more information: 
 

 

[Nobody]

武州江戸住永國作 – Bushu Edo ju Nagakuni saku (Made by Nagakuni in Edo of Musashi province)

 

寛文五年十二月廿三日 – Kanbun 5^th year (1665), 12^th month, 23^rd day

貮ツ胴切落 – Cut off two bodies.

山野勘十郎久英 – Yamano Kanjuro Hisahide

 

相模守政常 – Sagami no kami Masatsune

[Hiro nakamura]

 

Thank you very much for all your answers.

This information is extremely helpful.

I didn’t know that a wakizashi could also receive an official cutting test by Yamano Kanjūrō Hisahide, so it was very interesting to learn this from you.

The fact that the mei matches other documented examples of Nagakuni, and that the test is dated to December 1665, really helps me understand the history of my blade.

 

Since a two-body official cutting test (futatsu-dō kiriotoshi) on a wakizashi seems to be rather uncommon, my sword might be a bit rare.

I know you only saw the tang photos and not the blade itself, but assuming the wakizashi is in very good condition, with a healthy polish and a clear hamon, would you have a rough idea of its possible value or price range?

 

Thank you again for your time and for sharing your expertise.

[Hiro nakamura]

Would anyone happen to have an idea of the current market value of my sword, or be able to provide a price estimate based on the signature and the cutting test?

[Rivkin]

It is a [potentially] a considerably valuable sword and personally I would investigate the possibility of getting NBTHK papers.

[Lewis B]

It would be nice to see images of the blade. Value depends on SO many different factors. 

[Hiro nakamura]

I realize that my photos don’t meet the usual standards required on this forum, but they are the only ones I have at the moment since the sword is not currently with me.

Please note that the blade has no chips or damage.

I’m not asking for a precise valuation, only a general price range or rough estimate.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

Kind regards.

[Bruce Pennington]

Average waki - $600

Above average- I’ve seen $2,600

Important blade- higher