Katana, Shirasaya

[ Signature ] omote : no signature (‘Golden signature’: 水心子正秀) 　ura : -

[ Size ]Blade length: 59.3 cm (1 shaku 9 sun 5 bu 7 rin), curvature: 1.2 cm (3 bu 9 rin), base width: 2.88 cm, base thickness: 0.37 cm, base ridge thickness: 0.60 cm, tip width: 2.35 cm, tip thickness: 0.50 cm, mekugi hole: 1Blade weight: 496 g, Total length with shira-saya: 83 cm

[ Province ] Musashi

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, slightly wider in width, slightly thinner in thickness, with deep curvature and a slightly curved at the tips, o-kissaki.
Nakago : Ubu. It has a rasp file, o-suji-kai and kesho. Saki is ha-agari, kuri-jiri form. One hole.
Jigane : it is well-grained with small itame-hada, and it is finely nie attached.
Hamon : The blade pattern is a mixture of gunome alternating blades, ko-gunomes and sharp blades in a shallow curve, with ko-nie attached and a little muraniei, and with tobiyaki.
Boushi : it has a straight, slightly rounded tip, and a slightly long return.

[ Highlight ] This work has a high shinogi-suji and a high ‘o-kissaki tip’ with not much difference in width between base and tip. It is a Wakizashi of shinogi-zukuri with a length of just under 2 shaku. It has a very fine, well-grained itame-hada, with a blackish, clean jigane base. The blade pattern is a wavy blade pattern with slightly nie attached.
There are attached sheaths, and if you wish to purchase the sword, we will provide the sheaths at the price of the sword itself.

[ Conditions ] Excellent.

[ Attachments ] Habaki(su-aka, single), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya and NBTHK tokubetsu kicho paper(issued on 8th April Showa 54(1979)).

[ Item number ] A070325 [ Price ] SOLD

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