[ S173 ] Perfect Gold inlaid Cutting test Katana in shirasaya top smith nice koshirae NBTHK Hozon

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MORE BLADE IMAGES TO COME,HAVING TROUBLE WITH NEW CAMERA & CANT GET GOOD SHOTS SO WILL POST AS SOON AS I CAN GET GOOD CLEAR IMAGES OF HADA ETC
Perfect Gold inlaid Cutting test Katana in shirasaya by top smith with nice koshirae NBTHK Hozon Paper, Official sword tester was very famous & much is written about him.
Shinto High grade ranking smith Jo Saku rated.
Mei ( signature) Tajima Kami KanJyuro Tachibana Sadakuni
Kinzogan Mei (Gold signature) Kanbun 2 nen 10 gatsu 22 Hi Hutatsu DO Kiriotoshi Yamano Kanjuro Hisahide (kao)
Gold cutting test –Yamano Kanjuro Hisahide cut the body between the navel & chest Kanbun 3rd year October 22nd.

Full polished blade which is 100 % flawless
Length - 69.36 cm (27.3 inch)
Sori - (curvature) 0.9 cm
Mekugi – 4
Width at Hamachi – 2.95 cm (1.16 in)
Width as Kissaki – 1.8 cm (0.7 in)
Era – Edo Kanbun Shinto
Jitetsu- Koitame hada with Jinnie & Chikei work, very fine Jigane.
Hamon – Niedeki Gunome Midare with think Nioikuchi & Jyuzuba combined

Tajima Kami KanJyuro Tachibana Sadakuni was working Edo period called Edo Kojyoji school, blade hamon & Jigane is nice work much like that of Kotetsu, It appears Sadakuni was highly influenced by Kotetsu

Koshirae is superb,red Urushi lacquered saya etc,i will complete the koshirae description when i get the sword out of the safe & in front of me.The sword is NOW for sale
Price- $35,500 delivery included PLEASE NOTE- the buyer is to arrange OWN insurance.