[ Size ] Blade length 70.6cm (2 shaku 3 sun 3 bu 0 rin), sori 0.6cm (1 bu 9 rin), moto-haba 3.14cm, moto-kasane 0.77cm, saki-haba 2.22 cm, saki-kasane 0.52 cm, mekugi-ana(hole) 1, blade weight 790.5g , shirasaya length 101.5cm

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Mihaba is rather wide. There are some diffrerences between moto-haba and saki-haba. Shallow sori attached. Chu-kissaki extended form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are o-suji-kais. Saki is kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-hada with some changes which tends to show masa pattern. As a whole, it has grained patterns come to be appeared on the surface. It shows white coulour.
Hamon : It begings in long sugu form. In nioi based gunomes, ashi appeared.
Boushi : It has midare-komi In gunome pattern. Saki turns round.

[ Highlight ] Kanenobu was a Kaga swordsmith of the late Edo period (Bunkyu era), a disciple of Kinoshita Kaneshige, a swordsmith in the service of the Maedagi family of Kaga. He was a pupil of Kinoshita Kaneshige, a swordsmith of the Maedaki family of Kaga. His master, Kaneshige, was a descendant of the Mino Seki swordsmith Kanemoto, and it is believed that Kanenobu also learned the Seki-style Gunome blade. This sword has a shallow warp with an extended チchu-kissaki medium cutting edge, giving it a sturdy and solid feel. The blade is forged and has a long, straight taper with a gunome pattern.

[ Conditions ] There are very small spills on the cutting edge and Monouchi. Minor flaws are visible. There are natural forging cracks and deflections on the mune.