Mumei Wakizashi
DK0510
An ubu mumei sue koto wakizashi. Shinogizukure, iroi mune, chu kissaki, shallow sori. There is a pronounced taper from the shinogi to the mune. Hawatare: 1 Saku 8 Sun 4 Bu 4 Rin (55.88 cm. / 22 "). Motohaba: 3 cm. Sakihaba: 2 cm. Kasane: 7 mm. chu gunome midare in a notare midare hamon. Ha nie, sunagashi, nado. The boshi is komaru with a long kaeri. The ji is a lively tight masame packed with ko nie, chikei. There are some pin point carbon pockets. The sugata looks classic Kambun shinto, but the sword feels older. Good old polish, never submitted to shinsa.
Leather tsuka maki, plain iron fuchi-kashira. Largeish iron rectangular menuki. Large iron moku tsuba with kiri mon on front and back. Black ishimei saya with iron handachi mounts.
$2,500
Mumei Mino Katana
DK0513
An ubu mumei katana, shinogizukure, iroi mune, chu kissaki, sakizori. Hawatare: 2 Shaku 3 Sun (69.7 cm / 27.44").Motohada: 2.99 cm. Sakihaba 1.99 cm. Kasane: 6.7 mm.O-gunome in groups of two and thre, tobiyaki, remaining close to the ha, hanie, sunagashi, nado. Itame nagare hada with areas of mokume, packed with jinie. The boshi is Jizo with a long kaeri. mounted in shirasaya with unusual silver foil habaki. Old polish., shirasaya, never submitted to shinsa. My guess is sue koto Minoden. There is a scratch 22 cm from the machi that couldbe mistaken for kata hagiri, however it is a diagonal, and there is no dimpling at the end. $2,250
