japanese sword for comments

Rich · 28th December 2006, 06:06 PM

I figured after all these years I've been reading this forum that someone
would sooner or later post something about Japanese swords :-)

Nice looking sword, unfortunately I can't tell much about it from the
one pic of the blade. Is the nakago (tang) signed? Are the fittings (tsuba,
or fuchi) signed?

From what I can see, I really like the tsuba motif of the menuki. Really neat.

If anything is signed, please post a readable pic of the signature. I can tell
you more about it if it's signed. Maybe some better pics of the blade would
also help. Sometimes the style of hada and hamon can indicate the maker
or at least the school.

Rich S

The Japanese Sword Index
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm

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28th December 2006, 06:06 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I figured after all these years I've been reading this forum that someone would sooner or later post something about Japanese swords :-) Nice looking sword, unfortunately I can't tell much about it from the one pic of the blade. Is the nakago (tang) signed? Are the fittings (tsuba, or fuchi) signed? From what I can see, I really like the tsuba motif of the menuki. Really neat. If anything is signed, please post a readable pic of the signature. I can tell you more about it if it's signed. Maybe some better pics of the blade would also help. Sometimes the style of hada and hamon can indicate the maker or at least the school. Rich S The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm