Mission of rescue a wakizashi horribly destroyed
I came across a wakizashi. It was horribly destroyed, but I couldn't let it go. I thought if it could have a possibility to turn to a nice blade.
It has a crack in the hamon at the middle of the blade length.
It has many nicks on the edge. What is more, it has bitten the enemy's sword edge in the steel.
It is cut off in two to rescue the upper part of the blade. And it is reshaped with filing out a new tang. So it is a kind of O'suriage blade.
The upper part has been reborn to a tanto blade, while it has a hamon crack in its tang. And the blade edge of enemy is still bitten in the steel.
Blade length 23.4cm, thickness at the base 5.5mm, width 2.5cm
Hamon crack in the tang and the enemy's edge bitten in the steel
Steel has a wood grain layer pattern. It is visible and rather rough.
Hamon is made of small particles and large particles. It is a straight pattern. The hamon in the tip is, small round with sweeping pattern on the obverse side. And a sweeping pattern on the reverse side.
The polishing is a simple hazuya finish. It is not an excellent work. But you can study the real face of the blade.
Tang
It is made out from the lower part of the blade by filing work. But the surface of the obverse side remains with old polished surface.
The reverse side of the tang is filed to get a proper taper on it.
Habaki is, of course newly made, silver foiled. Such a work is rare today. Many craftsmen prefer making with solid silver. Because the work with solid silver is easier than silver foiling in the meaning of making processes and for business. So, we show you how our craftsman make it well, in spite of complicated processes and low appreciation. We believe he is the real craftsman.
Shirasaya and bag.
And the lower part of the blade is added for your study.
50,000.yen