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Gunto Katana

Katana (Gunto) : Noshu Seki Hattori Masahiro Saku

2017/01/04

Katana in Army Gunto Koshirae

Signature :Noshu Seki Hattori Masahiro Saku

The blade was polished.
Habaki:Brass Plate
Blade length : 63.93cm or 25.16inches.
Sori : 1.5cm or 0.59inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.16 cm or 1.24 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.10 cm or 0.82 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : War Period.
Shape : It is wide and thick with some sori.
Jitetsu :It is Muji style Jitetsu.
Hamon : NIe Deki Gunome Midare work.

Special feature : During wartime, many sword smiths have made Nihonto
for the army and navy. He has made untempered katana.
Hattori Masahiro is most likely a sword smith producing swords in Seki Province.
Many smiths at the time has made untempered work.
This Katana is quite valuable record of that time.

Koshirae : Army Gunto Koshirae. It is nice condition work.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 250,000 JPY-


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