Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Close-up of the blade.
Close-up of the saya lacquer.
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Close-up of the blade.
Close-up of the saya lacquer.
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito
Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito

Minosaka Toppei Koshirae Iaito

$1,064.22

Minosaka's Toppei Koshirae is based on the swords popular during the Bakumatsu period - the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is is distinguished by its prominent and large metal cap at the end of the saya, known as an o-jiri.

The fittings are made of brass and feature a simple and elegant nawa theme with a plain rounded pommel. The tsuka-ito are wrapped in the ikkan-maki style with the menuki centrally located. Made in Gifu Prefecture at the Minosaka workshop, this iaito is great for practitioners looking for something distinctive, but understated.

*Iaito are made with an aluminum zinc alloy blade and cannot be sharpened.