December 15, 2020 Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2020
Mounted in plain shirasaya mounts. Made from a naginata blade that has been reshaped and mounted as a wakizashi, with distinctively cut hi and bo-hi. Nakago is unsigned. Silver catscratch habaki. Vivid and flowy choji hamon line with several tobi-yaki, some of which jump the shinogi. Attractive nie. CONDITION: Excellent, in nearly full polish with one microchip to blade and infinitesimal chip at kissaki and a few extremely minor dotted openings in steel, most towards habaki. Shirasaya with minor marks. Accompanied by NBTHK green paper. A really wonderful example. EW
Item Dimensions: L: 24"