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Item: 100Gendai38 |
Signature: "Noshu
seiki Kane zane saku kore"
with Showa stamp, Kanezane
Kokuin and bo-hi
Nagasa (Length):
26 1/4 inches,
Nakago: 7 1/2 inches,
Sori: 1.8 cm
1.5cm
Motokasane: .7
cm, Sakikasane: .6 cm,
Motohaba:
3.2 cm,
Sakihaba:
2.2 cm
Construction:
Shinogi-Zukuri
Mune:
Iori-Mune
Hamon:
Gunome
Kitae (Grain): Muji
Boshi: Maru
Mountings:
Civilian mount
Overall
Condition: Good condition and
several small nicks and
there is no flaw. There is
some sort of stain closer to
the tip. I have not seen
Kanezane's blade with bo-hi
before and it is very
healthy blade. This smith is
in John Slough's book
"Modern Japanese swordsmiths
1868-1945" page 76.
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