A WAKIZASHI WITH A MUZORI BLADE
A WAKIZASHI WITH A MUZORI BLADE
Sugata (configuration): muzori (no curvature)
Kitae (forging pattern): condition prevents full appraisal of the jihada (forging)
Hamon (tempering pattern): narrow suguha (straight)
Boshi (tip): kiri-jiri (straight)
Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with two mekugi-ana (peg holes), sujikai yasuri (sloping file marks)
Nagasa (length): 33.6 cm, moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) 2.3 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.9 cm
Koshirae: lobed iron tsuba (hand guard), tsuka (handle) is blue ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) are shakudo-nanako (black alloy with small protrusions) and have a raised dragon design, black lacquered saya (scabbard) with scattered gold flakes
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A WAKIZASHI WITH A MUZORI BLADE
Sugata (configuration): muzori (no curvature)
Kitae (forging pattern): condition prevents full appraisal of the jihada (forging)
Hamon (tempering pattern): narrow suguha (straight)
Boshi (tip): kiri-jiri (straight)
Nakago (tang): mumei (unsigned) with two mekugi-ana (peg holes), sujikai yasuri (sloping file marks)
Nagasa (length): 33.6 cm, moto-haba (width at the base of the blade) 2.3 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.9 cm
Koshirae: lobed iron tsuba (hand guard), tsuka (handle) is blue ito (thread) over white samé (ray skin), fuchi-kashira (hilt ornaments) are shakudo-nanako (black alloy with small protrusions) and have a raised dragon design, black lacquered saya (scabbard) with scattered gold flakes
