new wakizashi

[GHP]

...Are You gonna get a tsunagi for the mounts? Or is it complete?

For the uninitiated, a tsunagi is a duplicate mock-blade used to display the scabbard and handle.



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--Guy

[Bob Coleman]

I thought mino-den
Yes you have to be careful with the saya cleaner

In the Edo Period, the sword making industry moved from more remote locations to the populated areas such as Edo, Kyoto, Osaka, etc. This movement also caused a fusion of the styles of the five schools as swordsmiths compared techniques. The presence of muneyaki(temper along the spine of the blade)is a characteristic of Soshu work. I do not recall ever seeing a Mino blade with this feature.

[nickn]

Jumyo den smiths were known for muneyaki