AS21008 Wakizashi: Kanetomo No Saku

Ordering number : AS21008

Wakizashi in Shirasaya

Signature : Kanetomo No Saku (兼友之作)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished by good polisher.
Habaki : Gold failed single habaki.
Blade length : 29.8cm or 11.73inches.
Sori :0.6cm or 0.24 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.86cm or 1.126inches.
Width at the Kissaki : cm or inches.
Kasane : 0.57cm or 0.224inches.
The weight of the sword 235grams.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is rather longer,wide
and thick with small sori ,healthy　blade.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach beautiful nice texture.
Utsuri appear.
Hamon :Nioideki small cyoji midare wirth asha and yo work.
Bo-shi is small round shape and saki midarekomi.

Special feature:here are many Aizu swordsmiths in Kanetomo, and although Kanetomo
in this work cannot be unequivocally determined to be Aizu, he is a fairly good
swordsmith. The bullion is well worked and the image appears, and his blade pattern is a
little tight and the Cyoji midare with a heart are bakedworked well . The Tanto Hamon
remind us Btsutyuu Kami Yasuhiro. If the Utsuri was a little clearer I think he would have
been a fairly well-received swordsmith. In any case, the bullion was good and the tanto
is healthy and flawed. ”No drawbacks It is a work that has been well polished, so I
recommend to buy this Tanto fro you.

Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.