Wakizashi (脇指)
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)
