Antique Japanese Edo Samurai Sword TANTO Mumei
Wooden Lacquered KOSHIRAE with Ronin musubi knot
Description
Antique Japanese Edo Samurai Sword TANTO Mumei Lacquered KOSHIRAE
No Signature : MUMEI
age,school,maker unknown.
I think it is probably the Edo period.
Blade shapes : Hira zukuri
HAMON : Hoso suguha
Blade material : Tamahagane (玉鋼)
No serious damages.
Light scratch of the surface.
Please check them out with photographs.
---------------
Wooden Lacquered KOSHIRAE
There are some scratch and one Chip as you can see them in the photographs.
Samurai family crest : Sasa rindo 笹竜胆
HABAKI : Silver coat on copper base.
Good Sageo (Ronin musubi knot).
I will send a Sageo tying of RONIN MUSUBI.
With Copy of Japanese cultural registration paper (torokusho).
There are no certificate (NBTHK or NTHK) to this sword.
Size
Koshirae Length 457 mm / 18.0 inch
Blade Length (Nagasa) 308 mm / 12.1 inch
Nakago + Nagasa 420 mm / 16.5 inch
Blade Width (Motohaba) 28.0 mm / 1.10 inch
Blade Carve (Sori) 0 mm / 0 inch
Blade Thick (Motokasane) 5.0 mm / 0.20 inch
Blade weight 204 g / 7.2 oz
Total weight (Koshirae & Blade) 381 g / 13.4 oz