DAIDO WAKAZASHI
Daido Den Wakazashi (fss-372)
Mei: mumei
Date: 1532 (Koto era)
Nagasa : 15 1/2 "
Sori: 7.5 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 26.9 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.2 mm
Construction: hira-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: suriage
Kitae: masame
Hamon: gunome
Boshi: midare-komi
Condition: polished
This wakazashi is from the muromachi era and is a fine quality sword with a very good shape and style. The hada is course in places and is well forged. The hamon is very active and rich with ashi and other hataraki. The hori is in the Bo-hi style and well cut. The mounts have age to them also and are very good. The handle even has its old tsukamaki in good condition considering its age. The saya has some wear but is not broken or split. This early blade is very sound for its age and is in a good polish.
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KOSHIRAI
PAPERS
NTHK KANTEISHO
DEN DAIDO
SÔSHIN
Length: 1 shaku 2 sun 9 bu
August, 2010
Mei inscription: Mumei
Kitae: itame
Hamon: gunome
Bôshi: midare-komi
Nakago: Ubu
Remarks: Around Tenbun (1532)
This interesting hirazukuri blade comes in polish with original koshirai and shirasaya and is accompanied with NTHK papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-372
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