Two Wakizashi looking for info.

Kmaddock · 8th May 2017, 06:52 PM

Hi
I purchased these two Japanese swords, wanted one for a while and two came up for sale weeks apart and I went on impulse and purchased the two.
I know othing at all about these weapons and told honest there is so so much to learn about these that I am a bit put off going onto a forum and asking what are these but here goes
Sword one 22 1/2 inch blade, barely visible hamon but it is there, no proper polish. No tsuba but two leather washers in its place to make the handle a tight fit. Peg is lost. The metal icon under the distressed wrap looks to be of good quality and detail, missing butt cap on the end of handle. What may be interesting is the 3 holes in the tang so it must have some age two have been re mounted a few times.
No markings on tang at all bar the file marks.
If more pictures required, no problem
So question is has any one got any information as to what this is.
Age, period etc...
I will put second Wakizashi up as a follow on post.
I

Kmaddock · 8th May 2017, 06:56 PM

Second Wakizashi
18.5 inch long in what I understand to be 1870's satsuma attire, simple wrapping on handle, iron mounts and basic tsuba, no scabbard.
The thing I am wondering about this is as follows.
What are the two disc things under the wrap and is this a hand forged blade. It is in rough enough condition so I am unable to make out any hamon
Cheers
Ken

Pieje · 8th May 2017, 11:38 PM

The scabbard of the first one is military WW2 (leather combat cover), but blade is much older. Nakago is shortened and indeed remounted several times. I can't see anything of the blade. I'm guessing blade might have been made during Muromachi period (15 or 16th century).
Please do oil the nakago, but never clean that part of the blade!

8th May 2017, 06:52 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	Two Wakizashi looking for info. Hi I purchased these two Japanese swords, wanted one for a while and two came up for sale weeks apart and I went on impulse and purchased the two. I know othing at all about these weapons and told honest there is so so much to learn about these that I am a bit put off going onto a forum and asking what are these but here goes Sword one 22 1/2 inch blade, barely visible hamon but it is there, no proper polish. No tsuba but two leather washers in its place to make the handle a tight fit. Peg is lost. The metal icon under the distressed wrap looks to be of good quality and detail, missing butt cap on the end of handle. What may be interesting is the 3 holes in the tang so it must have some age two have been re mounted a few times. No markings on tang at all bar the file marks. If more pictures required, no problem So question is has any one got any information as to what this is. Age, period etc... I will put second Wakizashi up as a follow on post. I Attached Images

8th May 2017, 06:56 PM	#2
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	Second Wakizashi 18.5 inch long in what I understand to be 1870's satsuma attire, simple wrapping on handle, iron mounts and basic tsuba, no scabbard. The thing I am wondering about this is as follows. What are the two disc things under the wrap and is this a hand forged blade. It is in rough enough condition so I am unable to make out any hamon Cheers Ken Attached Images

8th May 2017, 11:38 PM	#3
Pieje Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 132	The scabbard of the first one is military WW2 (leather combat cover), but blade is much older. Nakago is shortened and indeed remounted several times. I can't see anything of the blade. I'm guessing blade might have been made during Muromachi period (15 or 16th century). Please do oil the nakago, but never clean that part of the blade!