Mumei Shinshinto Wakizashi Attributed to Naohide blade is in full Japanese polish well forged bladewith attractive hamon, Mounted in Aikuchi Koshirae with good quality fittings.
Den Edo Shōji Katsuya Naohide (伝江戶 荘司勝弥直秀) ‒ Attributed to Shōji
Katsuya Naohide from Edo
Nagasa 1 shaku 1 sun 1 bu kore ari (⻑さ一尺一寸一分有之) ‒ Blade length ~ 33.6 cm
Mei‒ Signature: ubu and mumei
Tsukurikomi (造り込み) ‒ Shape: hira-zukuri, iori-mune
Kitae (鍛) ‒ Forging: itame
Hamon (刃紋) ‒ Hardening: medium wide kishi no hiraita ko-gunome midare
Bōshi (鋩子) ‒ Hardening in tip: midare-komi with a Jizō-like kaeri
Nakago (中心) ‒ Tang: mekugi-ana (目釘穴) 1, yasurime (鑢): sujikai
Made around Bunkyū (文久, 1861-1864)
