INSCRIBED BIZEN KUNI OSAFUNE JU NAGAMITSU
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A Slung Blade (Tachi) in Mounts (Koshirae)
Inscribed Bizen kuni Osafune ju Nagamitsu
Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, koshi-zori with bo-hi on both sides; forging pattern and tempered edge now indistinct; tang unshortened with three mekugi-ana and two old mekugi-ana now plugged
Koshirae comprising a black lacquer scabbard with ribs at the top and the hilt mounted with shibuichi fuchi-kashira carved with floral scroll and salamander menuki; round iron plate tsuba with gilt inlay
27 3/8in. (69.5cm.) long
Inscribed Bizen kuni Osafune ju Nagamitsu
Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, koshi-zori with bo-hi on both sides; forging pattern and tempered edge now indistinct; tang unshortened with three mekugi-ana and two old mekugi-ana now plugged
Koshirae comprising a black lacquer scabbard with ribs at the top and the hilt mounted with shibuichi fuchi-kashira carved with floral scroll and salamander menuki; round iron plate tsuba with gilt inlay
27 3/8in. (69.5cm.) long
