Signed on the shank (nakago) of an Edo period naginata. The blade has traces of repaired damage from the use of this weapon in battle. The blade has a few small kizu delaminations and minor signs of corrosion. It is a kanmuri-otoshi style forged blade (the so-called "crane neck," i.e. a blade with a constriction in the middle part), typical of such weapons. The blade has a clearly visible wavy gunome-type hamon and a short but deep bohi groove. The frame (koshirae) also dates from the same era and is made in a simple combat style. The simple oval-shaped spar is made of Japanese red oak, covered with a mixture of lacquer and brown lacquer. The fittings (both rims and ishizuki) are made of copper and have heart-shaped cutouts typical of Japanese spar weapons (other than that, they lack any other type of decoration). The iron tsuba, covered with black lacquer, has the rachitic form of a small chrysanthemum. Habakas and seppa pads of brass without decoration. Scabbard (saya) of magnolia wood covered with black tarnished and oxidized lacquer, with decorative mon of the Ashikaga Family.
Dating: Edo period - 19th century
Blade length: 40 cm
Spar length : 230 cm
Overall length : 232.5 cm
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