The blade was polished
Habaki :Copper single foiled habaki
Blade length : 66.6cm or 26.22 inches.
Sori : 1.5cm or 0.59 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.43 cm or 1.35 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.41 cm or 0.94 inches.
Kasane : 0.81 cm or 0.31 inches.
Era : Showa Wartime
Shape : It is wide and thick firm katana
Jitetsu : Itame hada well grained with nice jitetsu and jigane
Hamon : Konie suguha. There are some koashi attached
with many activities such as yo, sunagashi and kinsuji.
Special feature : Kawano Minamoto Sanekake was a student of Gassan Sadakatsu .
HIs real name was Kawano Shigetarou. He was born in Meiji 45th year MArch 16th.
He has received the Nihonto exhibition prize.He has won other prize
New Masterpiece prize after wartime. This sword is rare Yamatoden piece
with nice masame flow. The activities in the ha is also spectacular.
Koshirae : Fine condition Army koshirae.
Historical background: During Wartime.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
