Katana : Oite Yamato Kuni Fujiwara Sadakazu Saku No/Sekisyusai Sadahiro Zou No Syowa Hinoe Tatsu（1976 November）lucky day
Ordering number : 14707 (Consignment sale)
Katana in Shirasaya, with Koshirae. (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature : Oite Yamato Kuni Fujiwara Sadakazu Saku No
Sekisyusai Sadahiro Zou No Syowa Hinoe Tatsu（1976 November）lucky day.
The blade was polished
Habaki : Silver single habaki
Blade length : 76.5 cm or 30.11 inches.
Sori : 2.2 cm or 0.87 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.21 cm or 1.26 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.30 cm or 0.91 inches.
Kasane : 0.65 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Syowa : 1976.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick and long size with longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Masame had well grained with jinie attach and Chikei work along with massage had.
Hamon : Niedeki siguha and noter mix with nioikuchi deep double hamon .
Sunagashi and Kinsuji work and Yakizume style hakikake mixed Boshi.
Special feature : This sword is Gassaku sword Fyjiwara sadakazu and Minamoto Sadahiro.
Sadahiro was well known sword maker in Nara prefecture and made Yamato Hosyo style massage hada.
He got many prizes like Doryoku soy, Syoreisyo, Mainichi soy, Kaicyo soy.
He was born at 11th of Taisyo era and studied under the Gassan Sadakatsu at Syowa 14th(1939) and
made Japanese swords for Japanese navy and became special sword maker for navy.
Ubfortunately he passed away already and got NBTHK Hozon paper.
This sword is Gassakuto(made sword together with another sword maker).
The blade is marvelous Masame had sword with a lot of activities.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the round shape iron Tsuba, the rim is inlayed rope style brass plate.
And many holes open work and engraved maple leaf and inlay. early edo period.
Fuchikashira : On the Ishimeji iron plate.
Saya : Red color negoro style.
Menuki : A dragon is engraved on the syakudo plate with gold color.
NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price (credit card) : JPY 500,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 490,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
