Nihonto Club

Description

A Mino school wakizashi, early to mid-Muromachi.

The blade is in a fresh polish (2016) with newly made shirasaya.

Workmanship and style

Shape and construction

The cross-section is diamond shaped. This blade has a one-piece construction without the inner core.

Hamon

Gunome-midare, with groups of nie in the valleys between the gunome.

Boshi

Midare-komi.

Jitetsu and hada

Running masame with shirake-utsuri.

Nakago

One mekugi ana, kiri. Yasurime is katte sagari.