A TACHI, the blade honzukuri and torii-zori, mitsumune and chugissaki with ken and futasuji-bi on omote, and rendai, bonji and futasuji-bi on ura, with itame hada becoming slightly tsukare, suguba hamon and komaru boshi (point chipped), ubu nakago, signed Soshu ju Hiromasa, circa 1500, 29¾in.; in banded lacquer scabbard with engraved copper fittings, copper dragon manuki and iron aoigata tsuba (obitori missing)