might be of interest....

[werner]

Hi,

 

I came across this one and wondered if it might be of interest for anybody:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

 

Jock

[Mark Green]

Tachi-mei, Yoshihiro. I'm sure someone will be interested.

 

 

It looks like a wakizashi?

[Grey Doffin]

I agree: wakizashi, but would a Hizen wakizashi be signed tachi mei?

Grey

[leo]

Hi,

if I read the measurements correctly, it looks like 83cm overall length, which would leave about 68cm nagasa, i. e. katana?

 

Regards, Martin

[Grey Doffin]

Martin,

From the picture with a tape measure, I get a very long wakizashi or less likely a very short katana (8 1/2 to 32 1/4" yields 23 3/4" nagasa). What's more, the border between the yasurime of the nakago and the polished blade looks unnatural, which, when paired with the reddish color of the nakago (not right for a blade from the 17th century), leads me to wonder if the yasurime and mei aren't a lot younger than they're supposed to be.

$50 shipping in the US didn't thrill me either.

Grey

[drdata]

To add, pics 8 and 9 look like two different kissakis.

 

Regards

[ububob]

Gotta love what shows up on Ebay.

[Mark Green]

Someone bagged it. Could turn out to be a gem.

The price was right. If it is whole.