Black stone surface lacquered KIRI crests sheath Chisa-katana style Koshirae
Length of cutting edge37.6cm Curvature0.9cm Width of base29.0mm Thickness of base5.8mm
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae is fine Itame wooden grain marks generally and the entire blade shows conspicuous MASASME straight forging pattern, especially on the Shinogi-ji surface.
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon shows the eight big waves (large gunome). The peak is high like surf. Valley of waves shows SUNAGASHI blushing indication.
Nakago(tang) : Unaltered(UBU), Unsigned. Shallow round heel shape. Two retaining holes. Horizontal (KIRI) filemarks.
Boshi(tip) : Temper of tip is HAKIKAKE blushing up then small circle turns back.
Smith GAN-MAKU family in Mino province during the Warning States period (end of the Muromachi period) who had lived in current Shimizu, Ibigawa-town, Ibi-gun, Gifu-pref.) had worked for the raising powerful clans Toki, Saito, Akechi in Mino province or generals Oda in Owari, Takeda in Koshu, Tokugawa in Mikawa, Imagawa in Suruga, Hojo in Bushu, Uesugi in Joetsu, had extremely prospered. The attached an original Black stone finish surface KIRI crest pattern sheath Chisa-katana style koshirae consists of White-Rayskin wrap, gold-brown cord hilt, Fuchi/Kashira set is KIRI crest motif, Shakudo ground, Nanako-ji surface, Takabori curve, gold Iroe, Menuki hilt set of ornament is Butterfly-on-a-bar, Shakudo ground, Yobori carve, gold and silver Iroe. Tsuba is Iron ground, Dragon on waves design, Sukibori-curve (signed : Yamashiro Kyobashi-ju Bingo Yosaemon), Kozuka, Chrysanthemum motif, Shakudo ground, nanako-ji surface, Takabori carve, Gold inlay. (sheath has some marks of repair work for crack and the reversed side of Kozuka gets dents in)
The blade wakizashi shows a typical Mino-school character middle 16th century and it is worth of praise that the blade has an original set of koshirae fitting.
Old copper ground double layers habaki, Shira-saya plain wood mounting NOT included.
