Bizen School Long Blade (Shin-Shinto Katana)
Bizen School Long Blade (Shin-Shinto Katana)

EDO PERIOD (DATED 1859.8), WITH SIGNATURE AND DATE BIZEN OSAFUNE JU YOKOHAMA SUKEKANE SAKU ANSEI ROKUNEN HACHIGATSU-HI TOMONARI GOJUHACHI DAI MAGO

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Bizen School Long Blade (Shin-Shinto Katana)
Edo Period (dated 1859.8), with signature and date Bizen Osafune ju Yokohama Sukekane saku Ansei rokunen hachigatsu-hi Tomonari gojuhachi dai mago
The blade torii-zori, iori-mune with chu-kissaki, forging pattern itame, tempered edge gunome of nioi, tang ubu with one hole, file marks katte-sagari
257/8in. (67.5cm.) long
In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard)
With N.B.T.H.K. tokubetsu kicho token ("especially precious sword" ranking) certificate no. 235511, dated Showa 47 (1972)