An auspicious day in the fifth month, seventeenth year of HEISEI (A.D.2005)
Length of cutting edge72.8cm Curvature1.7cm Width of base33.9mm Thickness of base6.9mm Width of Yokote25.7mm
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae-hada is combination of fine Ko-itame-hada (wooden grain) and entwined flowing masame-hada. Hiraji is covered in Ji-nie.
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon starts with quiet Yakidashi, then a large zig-zag outline so called Toran-ha like a rise and fall surge. Deep Nioi-kuchi with bright Ko-nie attaches along the tempering line. Thick Nie-suji lines and brushing sunagashi works in the interior of temper.
Boshi (tip): The temper of the tip is suguha medium circle turn back.
Nakago(tang) : UBU (unaltered). Filemark is Osujikai with Kesho, one mekugi-ana(retaining hole), Kurijiri in full heel shape. The signature in hakiomite starts with place of work Muge Hachiman-ju and smith name KANEKUNI, the ura is chiselled with the date of year An auspicious day in the fifth month, seventeenth year of HEISEI (A.D,2005)
KANEKUNI, his real name is Ogawa Kunihiko, born in the 14th year of Taisho (A.D.1925), lives in Hachiman, Megegawa-town, Mugi-pref. He became a pupil of Ogawa Kanekuni and was nominated the youngest official sword smith by the department of the Amy. He has been awarded Takamatsunomiya prize, Yushu, Doryou prizes and just has awarded Kunzan prized in 2003, 2004 continuously, one of the best skilled proof. He made a clean break with a traditional Mino school technique and re-create a work of Toran-ha which resembles to a work of Tsuda Echizen-no-kami SUKEHIRO. He and his son are remarkable contemporary sword smith.
Pure silver habaki collar. Shira-Saya plain wood mounting
