Early Edo period wakizashi
 

Blade type Wakizashi
Blade length (nagasa) 38.0 cm / 15.0 inches
Blade shape (sugata) Shinogi-zukuri
Thickness mune-machi 0.6 cm / 0.23 inches
Width mune-machi 2.8 cm / 1.1 inches
Thickness yokote 0.5 cm / 0.2 inches
Width yokote 2.0 cm / 0.8 inches
Curvature (sori) 0.8 cm / 0.3 inches
Mune type Ihori
Grain structure (jihada) Ko Mokume
Temper line (hamon) Choji Midare
Kissaki type Chu-Kissaki
Boshi type Kaeri
Activities (hataraki) Nie, Ji-Nie
Tang type (nakago) Suriage
Nakago length 12.0 cm / 4.7 inches
Nakago-jiri Kiri
Yasurime Kiri
Mekugi-ana # 1
Mei Mumei
Period Shinto / Early Edo
Koshirae Shirasaya
Comment

Nice wakizashi in very good japanese polish. Hada and hamon are gorgeous. Nie and Ji-nie are clearly visible and the boshi has a long turnback point. The blade comes in a shirasaya with silver foil habaki and accompagnied by a TOROKU certificate No 059702 dated  SHOWA 46  August 19th 1971

Overall condition is Excellent, a fukure on shinogi ji (displayed in the pictures below)

This sword is ready to be enjoyed and there is absolutely no need to spend money on a restoration project. No rust, bends or nicks

 
Price SOLD