1. Sword Data Sheet
Guide by Barry Hennick
2010

3. Measurements Nagasa: length of cutting edge TYPES OF SORI
Tori - middle
Koshi – towards handle
Saki – towards point
Uchi – inward at point - rare
Mu – no curvature
Measure from point to notches .
Measure deepest curve and note location of curve center.
Sori: depth of curvature
Sori

5. Tsurikomi – blade shape
Common shapes
Unokubi zukuri
Shinogi zukuri
Hira zukuri
Shobu zukuri
Unokubi zukuri – rare
Moroha – rare
Katakiriba – rare
Osoraku – rare

7. Hamon – temper line
basic types
Suguha
Notare
Midare
Gunome
Choji

8. Hamon continued

9. Kissaki – point shape
O kissaki - large Chu kissaki - regular Ko kissaki - small Ikubi kissaki – boar’s neck - rare
EDGE CURVATURE Straight edge – fukura kareru - rare Curved edge – fukura tsuku - normal

10. Boshi O maru – large circle Ko maru – small circle Jizo – head shape
Notare komi
Midare komi
Ichmai – solid – rare
Kaen – flame
Haki kake
Suguha

11. Hada – grain pattern Muji – plain –no apparent grain Masame - straight
Itame -wood
Mokume - burl
Ayasuji – wavy
Matsukawa –Norishige - rare
Konuka - Hizen
O/Chu/Ko – large, middle, small -

12. Horimono – carvings Hi – grooves Decorative Bohi – wide
Bohi ni tsure-hi - wide + narrow
Gomabashi – 2 short
Futasu-ji-hi -2 narrow
Naginata hi
Decorative
Dragon
Blossoms
Ken
Bonji
Fudo

13. Mune – back ridge Iori mune - pointed Mitsu mune 3 side
Maru mune - round
Kaku mune - flat
Takahashi - high
Hikushi - low

14. Shinogi – upper area Wide/Narrow High/Low Niku - roundness Note hada
(Shinto – masame)

15. Nakago - tang Length – from Shape notches to tip
Kiji-momo – peasant’s thigh
Furi-sode- kimono sleeve
Funa-gata –ship
bottom
Tango-bara – fish
belly

16. Nakago jiri – end of tang
Kuri jiri double bevel
Iri yamagata –single bevel
Kengyo
Kiri Ichi- monji - straight
Ha-agari kuri jiri U-shape

17. Yasurimei Sujikai – left slant Kesho – fully dressed
Takanoha - hawk’s feather
O sujikai - large left slant
Higaki – checked
Katte-agari – right slant
Kiri - horizontal
Sensuki – shaved

18. Mekugi ana – peg holes 1 2 3 4
Filled/unfilled

19. Mei - signature Omote – front side name Ura – back side (date) Period
kuni ju XX
saku
Ura – back side (date)
Period
+years
+ month
+ day

20. Condition Ubu – original 1 Suriage – cut part of signature removed 2
O suriage – cut no signature 3
Orikeshi mei – folded over signature

22. Koshirae - mounts Military Samurai mounts COMPONENTS Saya – kojiri,
Tsuba
Menuki
Fuchi/kashira
Kogai/kozuka