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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
Characteristics:
Description:
- 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
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