Antique Katana Nihonto Unsigned Mumei in Shikomizue Koshirae

Description: Very rare example of a straight katana in shikomizue koshirae(mounting), especially already imported into US. Shikomizue is a Japanese word for “concealed cane” and is a way adapted by samurais in Meiji Period as laws from the new westernized government had forbidden them from carrying traditional katanas on the streets, so some chose to carry their weapons inside canes or walking sticks. This particular cane has bone/antler horn handle and tip and painted black wood shealth, whereas the blade has three mekugi holes, indicating there were probably two other set of koshiraes this blade had been in so that the katana itself is probably from late Edo period and eventually ended up in the cane koshirae. Please DM me more for more historical information, my assumptions on this particular Karan or if you have any other questions. Blade length: 60.6cm/23.9in Curvature: 0.0cm/in Mekugi holes（目釘穴）：3 Width at base: 2.2cm Width at tip: 1.3cm Total length: ~95cm/37.4in Hamon: Nie-based（沸出）with straight and gunome-midare（互目亂）. Visible Kinsuji（金筋）and Sunagashi（砂流）on both sides of the blade. Tip has some soft hakikake Jigane: Fine koitame hada（小板目肌） Shipping to lower 48 states and can do local pickup.

Price: 1600 USD

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-11-04T00:14:32.000Z

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