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Katana : Higo Kuni Jyu Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru Saku/Heisei 15 Nen 1 Gatsu Kichijitsu

2017/11/12

Ordering number : 14753

Katana in Koshirae

Signature : Higo Kuni Jyu Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru Saku
Heisei 15 Nen 1 Gatsu Kichijitsu

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku
Jyo saku and regular saku)
This Higo Kuni Jyu Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru Saku. belonges to Jyo-jyo saku ranking.

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 79 cm or 31.10 inches.
Sori : 2.3 cm or 0.90 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.9 cm or 1.53 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 3.2 cm or 1.25 inches.
Kasane : 0.77 cm or 0.30 inches.
Weight of Blade : 1150 grams.
Era : Modern times(2003).
Shape : The blade is very long(80 cm) and wide (3.9 cm) with very long Kissaki gorgeous nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Itame had well grained with jinie attach blackish jigane.
Hamon : Konie deck Nioi deck mixed Cyoji midair and Jyuka cyoji midair mix active Cyojimidare vividly.

Special feature : The real name of the Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru is Kanehiro Kimura and born at Syowa 32 years (1957)
Aakamatsu school is working some sword makers and well known sword makers.
They made a factory to make their own tamahagane(iron) at their factory.
The Jigane is very big different from NBTHK issued Tamahagane.
The tamahagane is blackish wild feeling like Dotaniki or Kongo hyouei style.
This sword is very huge gorgeous sword kong ookissaki style sword.
The sword was made by Kaneteru and polished the blade by himself.
The sword is execllent work and difficult tot buy such kind of perfect condition sword.
We strongly recommend this sword for you.

Koshirae : Gendai Koshirae.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.



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