Signature : Sagami koku Akihiro
Heisei 12 nen 3 gatsu hi (March 2000)
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku
Jyo saku and regular saku)
This blade is Josaku.
The blade was polished
Habaki : Silver foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 24.2 cm or 9.52 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.45 cm or 0.96 inches.
Kasane : 0.59 cm or 0.23 inches.
Era : Modern times (March 2000)
Shape : It is wide and thick strong looking tanto.
Jitetsu : Masame Hada well grained with Jinie attach. This is beautiful Masanagare,
Hamon : Ko-Nie Deki, Suguha, deep Nioikuchi. There are Ko-Ashi.
Habuchi is soft. Boshi is around shape.
Special feature : Sagami koku Akihiro, his real name is Sakuma Kazuaki.
He was studied under Hiroki Hirokuni. And he assist his master.
This blade is nice Masame-Hada blade. But this Masame is not too strong.
It has high expectation for his works.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 150,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
