Katana, Koshirae

[ Signature ] omote : 正成　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length 78.6 cm (2 shaku 5sun 9 bu 4 rin), curvature 1.8 cm (5 bu 9 rin), base width 3.25 cm, base thickness 0.77 cm, tip width 2.14 cm, tip thickness 0.51 cm, 1 mekugi hole, total length of outfit 885g.

[ Province ] Unknown

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, wide base width, average thickness, rather high shinogi-suji attached, there are some diffrences between moto-haba and saki-haba. Moderate sori curvature attached, chu-kissaki form with medium cutting edges.
Nakago : Raw-stemmed, rasped with o-sujikai, chestnut-edged tip and a mekugi hole.
Jigane : Ko-itame-hada well grained.
Hamon : The blade is straight, with ko-gunome intermixed, and the border between the blade and the base metal is blurred.
Boushi : It runs in sugu straight. Front side with a pointed tip. Reverse side is rounded and returns.

Black lacquered scabbard uchigatana sword outfit : Phoenix design menuki (copper base), dragon and cloud design fuchigashira (copper base), sea squirt openwork sword guard (jigane base).

[ Highlight ] It is long, with a wide base width and curved at the tips, and the stem is short in proportion to the body. The stem is made short in proportion to the shape. The blade is made of well-grained jigane (base) with a plain style, with a medium straight blade. There are several Masanari swordsmiths, but the details of this work are unknown. From the way it is made, it is thought to be a swordsmith from the Showa period.

[ Conditions ] There are several small burrs, flaws and minor blade spills. There are some small rust spots in the middle of the blade body of the sword.

[ Attachments ] Habaki(suaka-ji,single), koshirae, bag of koshirae and NBTHK hozon paper 保存刀剣鑑定書(issued on 19th Feb. Reiwa 2(2020))

[ Item number ] A110824 [ Price ] JPY 380,000- (shipping and insurance fee are not included in the price)

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