Wakizashi no-signature
Blade length 53.1cm, thickness at the base 7mm, width 3.0cm
This is a wakizashi blade, probably from 15-16th century. It is not a masterpiece, but a real weapon for soldiers back then.
Steel has a wood grain layer pattern.
Hamon is made of large particles. And its pattern is straight. The hamon in the upper half is nice with bright temper line and some interesting activities like choji. But the lower half is not so, because of some large steel layer appears in the hamon area. The hamon in kissaki becomes narrower comparing with other part.
Utsuri appears.
It is interesting that the blade has an enemy's attacking mark on the back around the upper part of the blade. It still bite the edge of enemy's blade in the nick.
This blade must passed through tough fights in battle field. The attacking mark and the narrow hamon in kissaki suggests its history.
Tang
It looks no-signature in its original. and the end of the tang is cut off by some reason. And the machi has moved upward 3cm or so. In other words, the blade was shortened about 3cm.
Habaki is made of copper. It has good fit with the blade.
Shirasaya and bag
170,000.yen
It has a paper of NTHK. They attributed the smith Osafune Mumenitsu.
