Description

This is a wakizashi signed 'Mito Junin Heikichi Saku Kore' with a date of Kansei 8 (1796). The tang features an unusual 2/3 portion with decorative file marks including kirikomi, sujikai, and gyakusujikai. The smith Heikichi is not listed in smith directories, making this a rare and historically interesting Mito sword.

商品 No. WA-0886 銘 表: 水戸住人兵吉作之 裏: 寛政八年卯月日

商品 No. WA-0886 銘 表: 水戸住人兵吉作之 裏: 寛政八年卯月日

Wakizashi

¥200,000

Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive

Smith

Heikichi

Era

Shin-shinto

Specifications

Nagasa

50.4 cm

Sori

0.8 cm

Motohaba

3.2 cm

Sakihaba

2.2 cm

Dealer

Touken Matsumoto

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