28-1/2\" JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD KATANA by KANETSUGU 1867 NBTHK TOKUBETSU HOZON For Sale

Lots Photos below under the description

A beautiful strong & Powerful Shinshinto Katanain full Edo Mounts / Koshirai

Long, signed & dated, Ubu/uncut ,

+ NBTHK-Tokubetsu Hozon certificate !

A massive & thick Katana at 28-5/8\"or72.1cm incutting edge

Signed :Hioki Fujiwara Kanetsugu saku

Dated :Keio Ni-nen Hachi-gatsu Kitsu-jitsu =

A lucky day in August in the 2nd year of Keio 1867

Paper / certificate :NBTHK-Tokubetsu Hozon

Please look photos carefullyits A beautiful killer sword & not a piece junk = Its A beautiful beast !

Shape : Shinogi-zukuri, elegant & very attractive strong shape & deep curve/sori !

Hioki Kanetsugu :Rated Chujo-Saku in Fujishiro page 55, & listed in many other major books.....

He was A Smith of Tottori Han, A beautiful sword by A good Smith !

In Afu Watson book page 26 of the Fujishiro English translation, more to read.......

Nagasa / cutting edge :28-5/8\"or72.1 cm & razor sharp !

Tang :10-3/16\" or25.9 cm

Total blade length :38-13/16\"or98 cm

Blade thickness at the habaki notch : 8.1 mm

Width at the habaki :1-1/4\" or 3.2 cm

Width at yokote : 13-16\" or 2.5 cm

Kissaki / point : 1-1/4\" or 3.2 cm

Graceful strong Sori / curve :15/16\" or 2.4 cm

Hamon :A very-well executedbeautiful & very wellcontrolledon both side

A screamer Sanbonsugi Hamon \" 3 Cedar Tree pattern\",

with a strong point with A beautiful strong big Boshi /turn-backon both side.

Hada /grain :A fine well forged fine itame mix& the blade exhibit some beautiful activity within.

Blade condition :invery-clean polish & very-healthy with no-flaw/no-Kizu !

Very clean & very attractive gorgeous blade, A killer specimen !

Very- thick with no-kizu/flaw, no crack/hagire, no bend, no blister, no chip.

Simply A beautiful & powerful very attractive strong & gorgeous Specimen !

Mounts / Koshirai

The whole mounts are original & belong to the to the blade circa 1867

Blade rest in it\'s original very nice & quite attractive old Edo Koshirai

Mountsare simplysolid & sound, all fit perfect & tight !

Simply generallyclean, quite very-nice & attractive, & all original to the blade !

All in goodcondition with just some minor wear & tare from age & use as expected,

but the whole condition for that age is trulyexcellentwith no problem of any kind!

Nothing is falling apart, simply all together truly just solid & sound !

A Good & very-nice quite attractivemounts with A total screamer gorgeous blade in it !

Any other question please ask, my description ishonest & very accurate,
perfectly as described & exactly as shown in the pictures below, & so enjoy in the sale !Terms & condition :Thehigh buyer is required to confirm their winning offer(s) within 1 days/24 hrs
& make full payment within 2 days.
Shipping & handling
USA shipped via USPS oversea shipped via USPS Express-mail&fully insured $250
Lots of Photos below !
A Gorgeous & Strong Shinshinto Katana !NBTHK Tokubetsu-Hozon