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**SOLD**12/5**ANCIENT EARLY SHINTO PERIOD C1600 BLADE ** Japanese Samurai Mino School Hand Forged Wakizashi Short Sword With Kogatana Side Knife, Scabbard, Carry Bag / Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 22590 - 22590 This ancient blade Japanese Wakizashi Sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes with illustrations accompany the sword. Extracts from the notes include “A wakizashi short sword, mino school work from the early Shinto period circa 1600. An unsigned blade in good polish showing a very complicated midareba (uneven) hamon based on gunome, a mino trait, Ha Buchi is nioi crystals with with lots of Nie scattered along border of hamon and into Ji (body) of the blade. Very lively Hataraki with Hakikaki strings of Nie crystals and also traces of cloudy Utsuri. Some temper spots along back of blade. All this activity & nakago shape point to mino school workmanship. Healthy condition just one small Kizu flaw. Mounts, saya has been relacquered by professional restorer, jet black good quality. Tsuba is han dachi style iron mokko shape 4 lobed, plain with incised groove following shape. Habaki copper double piece with incised raindrops edo period. Tsuka professionally restored, new fish skin rebind in black Ito tape, with shakudo metal Dragon menuki. Fuchi kashira with fine Nanako dots & male and female Dragons highlighted in gold very good condition and quality. Kogatana small side knife has Meiji period Shakudo metal Kodjuka hilt with gold female Dragon in waves, mint condition unsigned with 20th century replacement blade (worn). A Nice looking samurai sword”. In his illustrations he describes the cutting edge as 51.5cms & full length as 65 cms. He also describes other sword dimensions and characteristics (illustrated in the images). The sword comes with its later carry bag cover with draw string. The price for this ancient blade with expert opinion includes UK delivery. Sn 22590
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