Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 1

This is a very good No-Dachi sword made by Takahashi Naganobu with NBTHK Hozon papers on it.
The sword is Mumei and Ubu (not shortened). Takahashi Naganobu was present at the late Edo period (about 1850) and was a member of the Mon of the fifth generation Jakushu.
After that he entered the Mon of Chounsai Tsunatoshi and became a Han smith of the Matsue Han.
He made especialy big swords with Toran / O-Midare Hamon and was a very skilfull smith, the very special thing about him, he was left handed (an exception, all Japanese are right handed)

This sword was made as HONOTO, a present sword to the temple or shrine praying peaceful, victory, health, long-live and so on.)
The Koshirae is very special, it is a Aikuchi Koshirae (without Tsuba). it has F&K in black laqure, the same as the saya. The menuki are gold dragons, it also has a big old Kogai. The Koshirae is has a unusuall shape and is realy perfect condition.
The Nodachi has this Koshirae and a ShiraSaya with Tsunagi. The Habaki is a 2 piece one and has gold foil skin.
This is an imposing sword in perfect condition and polish, fawless blade, include a magnificent Koshirae.

Price Euro 19500,-

DATA:

Shinogi Zukuri No-dachi
Total lenght include Koshirae 132.0 cm
cutting edge : 90.5 cm
Wide : 2.90 cm
thick : 0.9 cm
sori : 2.0 cm
Hamon : Gunome Midare with Nie and Niedeki.
Jihada : Itame and Masame with big Jinie

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 2

This is an Antique Japanese Samurai sword.
Shinshinto Wakizashi with a beautiful Koshirae and flawless blade , signed Yamasjiro Daijo Kunishige as nise mei so far I can see.
A wild Gunome Hamon goes on the entyre blade, blade is Suriage with 2 mekugi-ana in fawles condition.
The Saya is in black-red tiger motif , the tsuka in white Tsuka-ito and good same.
Tsuba is high quality Iron and with gold and copper high-lights. , Mekuki are a kind of rabbits. The Fuchi in Shakudo with 2 Mons in gold. The Kashira is a horn one.
A realy nice fawles blade in good polish and Koshirae.

Price: Euro 4250

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bladeshape ; shinogizukuri Wakizashi
length ; 50.5 cm
width ; 2.8 cm
thick ; 6.0 mm
sori ; 1.1 cm
hamon ; Gunome, Midare with Nie & Nioi.
Jihada ; itame and mokume.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 3

This is an Antique Japanese Samurai sword.
A signed Kanbun Shinto ( 1640-1670 ) Wakizashi ShiraSaya and a Koshirae, in very good polish with NBTHK Hozon Papers, Signed : Banshu Tegarayama Fujiwara UJISHIGE , Mari Shi Sonten ( 2e Generation Nidai ). The Hamon Notare-Suguha with Niedeki . I think this is a very good made sword with nice sankrit symbols and Bo & Hi on both sides, a fawless blade with lots of activity. Ujishige is a very skillfull smith and lived in Banshu province at Himeji, he has 25 points in the Hawley.
The blade is Ubu, no flaws in very good polish , 1 Mekugi-ana and the Habaki has silver foil. The Koshirae is very nice and good condition, the Saya is black, the the Tsuka-Ito is black, the menuki , Kozuka ( Kokatana is modern )and F&K are Shakudo , Nanako with Gold inlay and Tsuba are iron with gold inlay.
The compleate koshirae is very good quality and good condition

SOLD

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bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Wakizashi
length 50 cm
wide 2.6 cm
thick 0.7 cm
Sori 0.8 cm
Hamon ; Notare-Suguha with Niedeki
Jihada : Ko-Itame with Jinie

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 4

Shinto Wakizashi with a beautiful Koshirae and flawless blade, about 1700.
A nice full of live Hitatsura Hamon goes on the entyre blade, blade is Mumei and suriage with 2 mekugi-ana in fawless polished condition.
The Saya is black with diagonal stripes, the Habaki is goldfoiled. The Tsuba is iron with lely leafes, F&K are shakudo in perfect condition.
Mekuki are Armor plates with a whip
A realy perfect fawles blade in very good polish and super nice Koshirae.

SOLD

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bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Wakizashi
length 54.5 cm
wide 3.0 cm
thick 0.6 cm
Sori 1.2 cm
Hamon; Niedeki Hitatsura with Nie and Nioi and Sunagashi.
Jihada: Masame, Itame hada well grained with jinie attach

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 5

This is an Antique Japanese Samurai sword. A Late Shinto Wakizashi with a beautiful Omori School Koshirae and a blade in very good polish. The blade is signed Kanenori. There are over 100 Kanenori Smith in the past, I think this one is from the Mino province. A nice controlled Gunome-Choji Hamon goes on the entyre blade, blade is Ubu with 1 mekugi-ana in very good condition, there is only a small separation, ware. The Saya is done in very good Same , all fitting parts are Omori School in Shakudo with gold inlay. The big very good Menuki are ShiShi Temple dogs. This Habaki is a 2 piece one, part goldplated. The Kashira is a horn one. A realy nice Wakizashi in good polish and a very good Omori Koshirae. SOLD

DATA:

bladeshape ; shinogizukuri Wakizashi
length ; 49.5 cm
width ; 2.8 cm
thick ; 6.0 mm
sori ; 1.8 cm
hamon ; Gunome, Choji with Nie & Nioi.
Jihada ; itame and mokume.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 6

A late Koto period ( ca. 1550 ) Katana with NBTHK Hozon papers atributed to KANENORI , MINO province in shirasaya and nice Koshirae, good polish , Hamon Suguha Midare with Nie en Nioi, 2 Mekugi ana, Sureage. The Koshirae is in Black, Tsuba in Shakuda with Silver rim, F&K and Kojiri in Sentuku with spiderweb motif, Menuki are Flowers.
A good nice elegant shaped Katana with 2 Mekugi-ana in good polish and no flaws.

SOLD

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bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Katana
length 68 cm
wide 3.2 cm
thick 0.6 cm
Sori 2.2 cm
Hamon : Suguha Midare with Nie & Nioi
Jihada ; Itame-Gunome.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 7 - I

A Showa period signed Katana with a nice Koshirae in good polish, Signed ; Noshu Seki no ju Mori Toshiharu Saku.

This blade was made as Nagamaki Naoshi blade and produced as Hantanren , that means made hals by machine and half by hand. This kind of blades are very Sharp and very good for Tameshigiri cutting.

The Hamon is Suguha with Nie , 1 Mekugi ana, and a little Sureage. The Koshirae is in Black, F&K and Tsuba and Menuki are Flowers.
A good nice elegant shaped Katana with a good Koshirae in very good polish and no flaws.
Price € 4250,-

DATA:

bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Katana
length 63.7 cm
wide 3.1cm
thick 0.8 cm
Sori 1.9 cm
Hamon : Suguha with Nie.
Jihada ; Ko-Itame-Gunome.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 8

Shinshinto Wakizashi with a good Koshirae and flawless signed blade.
A nice Suguha Hamon goes on the entyre blade, blade is signed Manju Maru, Ubu with 1 mekugi-ana in good polished condition.
This blade was sold at the auction at Christies in London some time ago.
The Saya is with black laquer, the Habaki is copper, Tsuba is high quality Iron and with a Kiri Mon.
Mekuki are nice with flowers. The F&K in Shakudo with flowers in gold high light.
A realy nice fawles blade in good polish and nice Koshirae.

Price: Euro 2750

DATA:

bladeshape ; hirazukuri Wakizashi
length ; 32.7 cm
width ; 3.2 cm
thick ; 7.0 mm
sori ; 0.5 cm
hamon ; Suguha with Nie & Nioi.
Jihada ; itame and mokume.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 9

This is an Antique Japanese Samurai sword.
A unsigned special Wakizashi from the late Koto time (1550-1570) The Wakizashi is in a Koshirae, in good polish, Hamon is Suguha-midare .
The Jihada is a nice Mokume-Itame one.
The blade has a very special shape, like Moroha-Lori zukuri, it has one side like a Naginata Naoshi with Naginata Hi's and the other side like a Hirazukuri blade with Hi's.
The blade is Ubu and has 1 mekugi-ana, in good polish and no flaws.
the Habaki is a goldplated one. The Koshirae has iron fittings with turtel motif, The komplete Koshirae is in very good condition and original mounted , the Saya has some cracs in the laquer.

Price Euro 2750

DATA:
bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Moroha shapeWakizashi
length 37.7 cm
wide 3.0 cm
thick 0.6 cm
Sori 0.3 cm
Hamon ; Suguha-midare.
Jihada : Mokume Itame

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 12

A very special Gendai NO-DACHI with Shirasaya and orginal polish , it comes with NBTHK Hozon papers on the blade, Signed and dated : Hizen no Kuni Mitsuhiro , Showa 27 nen 8 gatsu Kichijitsu (August 1952). The blade has also a HOTSTAMP from the smith Mitsuhiro. This is a very rare blade, because in WW-2 smiths were producing swords and after the WW-2 it was strictly forbidden by the US-Army to produce weapons. He must be special ordered by the Japanese government (under supervision by the Us-Army) to produce this sword for the Minatogawa Shrine. Mitsuhiro worked in the Saga Province and his name was in that period before he became a Jumei-Tosho of the Japanese Navy , Yamaguchi Fukutaro. The habaki is a 2 piece one with silver and the Mon (Chrysantheum on water) from the Minatogawa Shrine engraved on it. The Hamon is Niedeki Notare with small Choji, Yo & Ashi and a Chu-Kissaki. The Jihada is Ko-itame Hada with Jinie and chkei. The Blade is Ubu and has 2 Mekugi-ana. A very nice healthy powerfull blade by 99.42 cm long in good original polish.

price Euro 14.900,=

DATA:
bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Katana / NO-DACHI
length 99.42 cm
wide 3.56 cm
thick 0.85 cm
Sori 3.69 cm
Hamon is Niedeki Notare with Choji, Yo and Ashi
Jihada : Ko-itame met Jinie en Chikei

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 13

This is a signed Hizen Katana from the second genaration ( Nidai ) Hizen no Kami Kawachi Fujiwara MASAHIRO. The blade comes include NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers. The Nidai Masahiro of Hizen was born in 1627 and is the son of the Shodai of the same name, and great grandson of Shodai Tadayoshi. Like his father, he began making swords under the mei Masanaga, then later changed to Masahiro, the name by which he is known at this time.
He received, in succession, three titles: Musashi no Daijo, Musashi no Kami and at least Kawachi no Kami in 1665. He died at the age of 73 in 1700. Fujishiro rates both Masahiro smiths as Jo saku, for superior skill in making swords.

The Shodai Masahiro worked with Omi Daijo Tadahiro, the second smith of the Tadayoshi line and it is said that he was responsible for handling the forge of Shodai Tadayoshi after his passing until Omi Daijo was able to take over primary responsibilities at the age of 19.
Both Masahiro smiths are better known for their work in midareba than the suguha which is similar to Rai work that the mainline Tadayoshi smiths mastered.

This blade has an older polish and fawless, and comes in a Shirasaya, it has a fine gold-foiled Habaki.

Price Euro 10.950,-

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bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Katana
length 71.5 cm
wide 2.8 cm
thick 0.65 cm Sori 1.7 cm
Hamon : gunome/notare with Nie
Jihada ; Konuka Hizen hada

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 15

A Shinsakuto signed and dated DaiSho set in Shirasaya. Signed and dated ; Kaneyoshi saku (Heisei 13 August 2001)

This powerfull blades are made in Nanbokucho shape, with Bo-hi and O-kissaki. The blades have a very wilde Choji Midare Hamon.

The Habaki is a solid silver one and high quality made.

Both blades are in original polish and fawless.

This is a rare Shinsakuto DaiSho set that is offered very often, and when you see a set, the price will be very high.

DATA:

Blade shape ; Hira-zukuri. O-kissaki
Blade lenght ; Dai= 71.3 cm, Sho = 50.2 cm
Blade wide; Dai= 3.5 cm, Sho= 3.5 cm
Blade thick Dai= 0.7 cm, Sho= 0.8 cm
Sori ; Dai= 1.3 cm, Sho= 1.3 cm
Hamon ; Choji Midare with nie & nioi
Hada; Itame , nashiji.

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 16

This is an Antique Japanese Samurai sword.
A Naginata Naoshi Koto Nambokucho periode Wakizashi with a beautiful Koshirae and fawless blade in good polish with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.
This Wakizashi is attributed to the Yamato Tegai school. There is a Kanenaga 1e Generation from the Kamakura period and one 2e generation from the Nambokucho period who could made this sword.
A Suguha Hamon goes on the entyre blade, with Jinie & Nie. The Jihada is a tide Mokume with Jinie, the blade has 2 mekugi-ana and is Suriage. The Koshirae and all parts are in a perfect condition and high quality , in Shakudo with Family Mons, from the Yoita family, Echigo province. The Menuki are Kiri Mons in Shakudo with gold.
The Habaki is a 2 piece one in Silver and Gold foil.
A realy perfect fawles blade and perfect high quality Koshirae.

Price: 7950

DATA:

bladeshape ; Naginata Naoshi Wakizashi
length :39,0 cm
wide : 3,2 cm
thick: 0.6 cm
Sori : 0,5 cm
Hamon ;Suguha with Jinie & Nie
Jihada : Masame with Jinie

Nihonto - Samurai sword nr.: ZC 17

A Shinto Wakizashi signed OKIMASA (gimei) in very good and nice Handachi en-suit koshirae in zilver mounts, good polish , Hamon Suguha mit Nie en Nioi, the Jihada is a tide Mujihada. The blade has a very nice Silver Mt-Fuji habaki.

bladeshape ; shinogi-zukuri Wakizashi
length 43.5 cm
wide 2.8 cm
thick 0.5 cm
Sori 1.0 cm

price Euro 3450