what type of Boshi is this?

[Ilovekatana]

This is a type of boshi I am not familiar with. It seems as though these sort of circular elements form the actual boshi line. This was the best picture I could take of it.

[John C]

Could it be an attempt at the one on the bottom right labeled Jizo?

 

John C.

[vajo]

looks all round no yokote, no kissaki, no lines. It looks like hamon runs out. Make another picture.

[Lewis B]

13 minutes ago, vajo said:

looks all round no yokote, no kissaki, no lines. It looks like hamon runs out. Make another picture.

I thought it was a tanto. 

[Ilovekatana]

its the hira zukuri wakizashi I bought from yahoo actions Japan from my previous posts. from what I saw while trying to take pictures of the sword it does not run off. I do not have a good photo set up or easy access to a dslr camera. This was taken outside during golden hour with sword in one hand phone in the other.  best I can describe it is a ko maru with round tobiyaki that have attached themselves to the ko maru temper line. Here is a picture, from the same session, that sort of shows the buildup to and beginning of the boshi.  edit: I've added a rough drawing of what the boshi looks like. sorry for the quality of the drawing I suck at drawing with a mouse. 

Edited Saturday at 04:49 PM by Ilovekatana

[vajo]

Joseph could we see the boshi and the blade in a normal picture?

 

[Ilovekatana]

I can try when I have time. I am not very good at taking photos of nihonto and as I have said before I don't have a setup. I also have trouble getting the right angle of light to view the boshi on this side, let alone take a picture of it. I have confirmed its there, but its tricky. Also to clarify, what do you mean by normal picture?

[vajo]

that way

 

 

[Ilovekatana]

sure I'll try to get the pictures during my next day off.