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Kai-gunto (japanese Navy Officer) - Zaimei (signed), Authenticated By The Nthk

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"Kai-gunto (japanese Navy Officer) - Zaimei (signed), Authenticated By The Nthk"

SUPERB AND RARE KAI-GUNTO (Imperial Japanese Navy Officer's Saber) - Shinshinto / Gendaito, from the SHOWA Period (1944), with its ZAIMEI blade (Signed), authenticated by the NTHK and attributed to the blacksmith "IKAWAMURA YUKIMITSU" and his original Koshirae

Blacksmith's name: Kawamura Yukimitsu.

Classification of the blade: O-wazamono

Signature (with): Zaimei - 筑紫三池住幸光作 or “CHIKUSHI MIIKE JU YUKIMITSU SAKU”

Date: (On the back of the Nakago) 照和１９年５月吉日 or: A good day of: SHOWA 19 in May ie: May 1944.

Certificates: NTHK - Type: Certificate of expertise N °: 18875 Date: October 11, 2020.

Forge school: Miike Location: Fukuoka

Period: Showa (1926-1989)

Characteristics:

Blade type: Shinogi Zukuri. No-hi (without throat)

Weight: 793grs

Nagasa: 69.3cm

Kissaki type: Chu-kissaki

Mune type: Iori Mune Nakago type: Standard Nakago-saki (end of Nakago) type: Ha-agari-kuri-jiri (Original UBU) and Yasurime: Suji-chigai

Mekugi-ana: 1 (oblong: 1 other hole was drilled very close to the original one creating a double hole)

Sori type: Chuzori of 1.6cm

Hamon type: Suguha

Boshi: Ko-maru Jigane and Jihada of type: Ko-Itame-Hada (In wood grain)

Koshirae: Very beautiful Saya entirely covered in lacquered shark skin, equipped with a Seme-gane, Ishizuki, Koshigane and 2 Metal Haikan - Characteristics and conforms to Kai-Gunto - Cracks scratches and lacquer chips, due to the age of this saber which was used during the 2nd world war. Very beautiful braiding in Hira-maki (unusual) with its strap.

Appearance of the blade: Very good polishing Defects of the blade: Presence of some scratched areas and some Kitae-ware.

Description:

Classified as Shinshinto / Gendaito blades. Very beautiful and long Katana blade with its original Koshirae, from an officer's sword of the Japanese Imperial Navy. Registration Certificate (required) No. 229453, issued by Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.

Dimensions: 2 Shaku, 2 Sun and 9 Bu EITHER: 69.3cm long - Registered with name on: Reiwa 2, 10 Gatsu, 11. Either on: October 11, 2020.

Awarded by judgment and certification of the judges to "KAWAMURA YUKIMITSU" (active 1970 -1989)

Showa Era