Shinto Katana Soshu-Den
 

Blade type Katana
Blade length (nagasa) 64.3 cm / 25.3 inches
Blade shape (sugata) Shinogi-zukuri
Thickness mune-machi 0.5 cm / 0.2 inches
Width mune-machi 2.8 cm / 1.1 inches
Thickness yokote 0.35 cm / 0.14 inches
Width yokote 2.1 cm / 0.83 inches
Curvature (sori) 1.1 cm / 0.43 inches
Mune type Ihori
Grain structure (jihada) Masame, Itame
Temper line (hamon) Hitatsura with Muneyaki
Kissaki type Chu-Kissaki
Boshi type Hakikake
Activities (hataraki) Nie, Nioi
Tang type (nakago) O-Suriage
Nakago length 17.4 cm / 6.85 inches
Nakago-jiri Kurijiri
Yasurime Sujikai
Mekugi-ana # 2
Mei Mumei
Period Shinto
Koshirae Shirasaya +
Tsuba Nice old iron tsuba with motif '100 arrows'
Fuchi/Kashira Matching F/K with cards motif, depicting people and japanese writing
Menuki Birds
Same White high quality same

Comment

Beautiful and heavy blade with new polish and new shirasaya. Blade has a nicely cut bohi. Double-piece habaki with gold and silber foil.