[ s518 ] Full polish Samurai Naginata in shirasaya Jo saku rated 46 cm cutting edge

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Full polish Samurai Naginata in shirasaya, Jo saku ranked blade Signed Mutsu Daijyo Tachibana Morimitsu, No flaws anywhere & some beautiful work in the blade- Jigane- Ko-itame hada with Jinnie, hamon is gunome midare with thick Nioikuchi , signature may be gi-mei but only shinsa will confirm for sure, The blade is a very good piece & is a good size compared to many i see, this one has a 46.1 cm cutting edge,
Kanbun shinto period (1600s) if mei is correct , no matter the mei the blade is at least Mid Edo period , 3.2 cm sori, ,width at Hamachi -2.9cm & 0.64 at Kasane.
Nice shirasaya with copper habaki, i happen to have an original pole here that i hoped this would fit in but sadly it didn't, however with a but of work it could be fitted, the old pole is NOT included in the sale & can be bought separately if you wish to attempt to mount it up.
Blade comes with sword bag & very nice full oshigata line drawing of the entire blade,