by Editor Nihonto | Jan 27, 2015
(Koto) UDA TANTO (fss-629) New Item Sold On Hold Special Sale To start with this is a very thick blade and can be classified as an armor piercing blade. The work on this fine blade beautiful and it has a well carved horimono of a dragon and ken. For a koto blade it is...
by Editor Nihonto | Jan 27, 2015
(Soshu) Tsunahiro (fss-607) New Item Sold On Hold Special Sale This Hira zukiri style wakazashi looks more koto then Shinshinto but was attributed to a later generation of Tsunahiro. In a fresh polish and submited to the NBTHK it may very well be attributed to a koto...
by Editor Nihonto | Jan 27, 2015
(Seki) Kaneie (fss-589) New Item Sold Available On Hold Special Sale This is a koto era Tanto made back in the 1500’s by Kaneie a smith from the Seki school lineage. The hamon is notare mixed with gunome and has very good quality hatarai/activity. The hamon is...
by Editor Nihonto | Jan 27, 2015
(Owari) Masatsune (fss-573) New Item On Hold Special Sale Sold Sagami-no-kami Masatsune (1535~1619) is the 1st generation of Masatsune line. He moved to Owari province from Mino, so his blade is Mino tradition. His smith name in Mino was Kanetsune, then he was given...
by Editor Nihonto | Jan 25, 2015
Uchikatana (fss-625) New Item Sold On Hold Special Sale A beautifully mounted uchikatana. It appears ubu with 2 mekugi-ana possibly from the late muromachi era. This sword measures 23 7/8” most likely for a one handed sword style. The hamon has a thick nioi guchi...