A naginata-naoshi, early-Edo period, Blade naginata-zukuri altered to naginata-naoshi (wakizashi). Open forging with itame and masame-hada. Midare, hamon based on notare. Kesho polish. Nakago o-suriage with two mekugi-ana and kate-agari yasurime, no inscription. In shirasaya with sayagaki. Length k/m cm, total length 62 cm. With older Tokubetsu Kicho Token paper of the NBTHK ascribing the weapon at hand to the Uda School. Japanese, Asian, Asia, Far East, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, historic, hist, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 17th, altered, blade, century, early-edo, naginata-naoshi, naginata-zukuri, period, wakizashi