more images of wakizashi

[peter]

Hello guys,

i posted some images a while back and here are a few more, i am trying to date this wakizashi as the tsuka needs attention and is missing a kashira, so needing a pair of fushi/kishira appropriate to era before sending it for wrapping, any help is apprieciated.

Nagasa = 46.5 cm

Sori = 1.2 cm

Peter

[Wickstrom]

Sori and nakago look late koto, but I could be wrong.

[peter]

Thanks Andrew,

the nakago has been shortened or snapped for the want of a better word but i thought maybe 1500,s due to it,s shape,

Peter

[Wickstrom]

You probably aren't too off guessing 1500's. Square nakago are more common on earlier blades but the sori corresponds to swords around 1480-1550.

[peter]

Thanks again Andrew,

maybe worth putting the old timer to polish and shirasaya then,

Peter

[Wickstrom]

Yeah, The hamon looks like its gunome maybe with some notare? Could polish up to be an interesting blade.

 

Hope it turns out good :D

[Jean]

Square nakago are more common on earlier blades but the sori corresponds to swords around 1480-1550.

 

In this case square nakago means suriage, nothing to do with its original shape...

[peter]

Hello guys,

i posted for some help on this wakizashi before a polish and now it is back and things are more visible i wonder if anyone could shed some light on age school ect,

many thanks

Peter

[peter]

another few

[sanjuro]

Peter.

 

You indicate that this sword has been polished. It may just be the photography but the shinogi and ko shinogi appear to be less sharply defined than I would expect on a professionally polished blade, and the hamon less distinct even for a sashikomi polish. Not being picky here but I was wondering who polished it?

[peter]

Hi Keith

Thanks for your post. Its my pics I'm afraid . Will try for better ones later.

Peter

[peter]

Hi guys

i,m hoping its my poor photo skills thats stopping people commenting,

not sure if these are much better but have a look please,

many thanks,

Peter

[peter]

Sorry Brian for flooding the forum with images so delete if necessary,

Peter

[drbvac]

Well it certainly looks better but the crispness of the "lines" , yokote , shinogi etc are not as clean as one would expect from a top polisher but I certainly am not a toshigi myself nor could I everlt to be. The polishers marks on the mune arent very well done either but that is MHO.

 

i guess it could be koto but there is little doubt, again IMHO and I always stand or lay down to be corrected that the blade is a greatly shortened , 5-6 inches katana. Although the hamon is more visible it certainly doesnt jump out at one but again it is certainly better.

 

I have a wakizashi that has a very similar nakago and I think it is probably edo period.

 

[peter]

Thank you Brian for your comments,

peter

[cabowen]

It is indeed difficult to see clearly due to the rather poor polish but from the hada in the shinogi-ji and the hamon I would be hesitant to think Koto here.....Shinto is a better bet....