Japanese Swords

Mounted Wakizashi. This is beautifully mounted Wakizashi signed “Bishu Osafune Sukesada saku”. This means that is was forged in the town of Osafune in Bishu province by the sword smith Sukesada. The cutting edge (Nagasa) 18 5/16 (46.5 cm). This poece is Ubu (unshortened) and in polish. The temper is a wide choji midare. The motif of the sword furniture is dragons with gold highlights. The fuchi...

Wakisashi in Mounts. This is an unsigned Ubu Wakizashi with 1 hole and Sujikai Yasurime. The blade is 17 7/16” (44.3 cm.) in length. Some areas of the irregular hamon are visible. The unsigned Tsuba is iron with gold, shakudo, silver, and copper birds. Included in this theme are rocks, foliage and a stream. The Fuchi Kashira are polished shibuichi with well carved roosters of gold shakudo,...

Hanwei Kami Wakazashi Sword.

A Mune mitsu Gendaito signed: Mishimani Mai Oite Moriya Mune Mitsu Koreo Tsukuru. Date: Showa Ju Ku Nen Roku Gatsu Hi. This blade was forged by Mune Mitsu in June of 1944 in Shimane Province. It is 65.6cm or 25 13/16” long. It is ubu with 1 hole in the military mounts. Mune Mitsu is listed in Hawley’s on page 526 (Mun 234). He was relicensed after the war in 1954. He is listed in the Nihonto...