Katana – ? Kuni – Yamato

This is a Naginata style blade mounted in Russo-Japanese mounts with a family Mon of crossed hawk feathers on the top of the hilt. The tang has Gold lacquered characters on both sides, called ” Kinpun Mei “. These signatures were often done by the Hon’ami  appraisers, Ringa & Kosan. The name has one character that is rubbed enough that I can not make it out. The second character is ” Kuni “, the other two on the reverse side signify ” Yamato “.   The blade length was shortened considerably and is now 24 inches along the cutting edge. The hamon is midare,  long waves and is in perfect polish. It also has horimono consisting of 3 & 1/2 inch grooves ( Koshi-Hi, Maru-Dome ) and a nice silver habaki. From the Ed Hollenbeck collection.

DSCN0129 DSCN0130 DSCN0131 DSCN0133 DSCN0134 DSCN0135 DSCN0136 DSCN0137 DSCN0138 DSCN0139 DSCN0140 DSCN0141 DSCN0142 DSCN0143 DSCN0144

 

This entry was posted in Japanese Swords. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.