Iaito Minosaka Shinto Higo Koshirae [Heavy Weight]
The Shinto Higo Koshirae Iaito is a high-end heavy model, specially designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners. The classic assembly of this model is a replica of the swords forged by Kotetsu Nagasone during the Kanbun era. Designed to maximize the speed of unsheathing the sword, his swords were slightly shorter than usual. The rounded Kashira, a typical form of the Higo Koshirae, is made of wrought iron, just like the Fuchi and the matching Kojiri presented on the Saya.
The Shinto Higo Koshirae can be fitted with silk Sageo and Tsukaito without additional cost. Silk offers better durability compared to cotton and it allows to keep the Iaito for many years before having to refurbish the Tsukaito.
Option recommendations for this model, by Minosaka's craftsmen
- Hamon: Suguha
- Habaki & Seppa: Shonai brass Habaki & brass Seppa
- Tsuba: Kasuga
- Tsukaito: Brown silk, Hinerimaki
- Same: Black
- Menuki: Sake
- Saya: Chaishime or Hon Chaishime
- Shitodome: Gold Shitodome
- Sageo: Brown silk
Although you are completely free to select the options you like the most, the options above show the standard mount as recommended by Minosaka. Those recommendations take historical records and aesthetics into account.
| Fuchi/Kashira | FKM111 - Higo Ishime Iron Fuchi: 40 x 21 x 9 mm Kashira: 35 x 18 x 11 mm |
| Blade bottom width | ~33 mm |
| Blade end width | ~24 mm |
| Blade bottom thickess | ~7 mm |
| Weight for 2.45 Shaku | ~920 g without Saya | ~1,200 g with Saya |
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Description
The Shinto Higo Koshirae Iaito is a high-end heavy model, specially designed for intermediate and advanced practitioners. The classic assembly of this model is a replica of the swords forged by Kotetsu Nagasone during the Kanbun era. Designed to maximize the speed of unsheathing the sword, his swords were slightly shorter than usual. The rounded Kashira, a typical form of the Higo Koshirae, is made of wrought iron, just like the Fuchi and the matching Kojiri presented on the Saya.
The Shinto Higo Koshirae can be fitted with silk Sageo and Tsukaito without additional cost. Silk offers better durability compared to cotton and it allows to keep the Iaito for many years before having to refurbish the Tsukaito.
Option recommendations for this model, by Minosaka's craftsmen
- Hamon: Suguha
- Habaki & Seppa: Shonai brass Habaki & brass Seppa
- Tsuba: Kasuga
- Tsukaito: Brown silk, Hinerimaki
- Same: Black
- Menuki: Sake
- Saya: Chaishime or Hon Chaishime
- Shitodome: Gold Shitodome
- Sageo: Brown silk
Although you are completely free to select the options you like the most, the options above show the standard mount as recommended by Minosaka. Those recommendations take historical records and aesthetics into account.
| Fuchi/Kashira | FKM111 - Higo Ishime Iron Fuchi: 40 x 21 x 9 mm Kashira: 35 x 18 x 11 mm |
| Blade bottom width | ~33 mm |
| Blade end width | ~24 mm |
| Blade bottom thickess | ~7 mm |
| Weight for 2.45 Shaku | ~920 g without Saya | ~1,200 g with Saya |
