SHINTO KATANA YOSHITOKI MUSASHI PROVINCE
A FINE SHINTO PERIOD KATANA MOUNTED IN MATCHING ENSUITE HANDACHI KOSHIRAE. THE UBU NAKAGO IS SIGNED ON BOTH THE OMOTE AND URA AND READS:
OMOTE- SEKI ZENSHO SAKENO YOSHITOKI
URA- JOKYO SHI NEN HACHI GATSU NICHI ......OITE BUSHU EDO SAKU KORE
SEKI ZENSHO SAKENO YOSHITOKI MADE THIS AT EDO IN BUSHU (MUSASHI PROVINCE) ONE DAY IN AUGUST 1687
THE BLADE IS IN OLD POLISH WITH THE USUAL SURFACE SCRATCHES HOWEVER IT HAS NO FLAWS AND CAN BE ENJOYED IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. IT HAS A NICE SORI AND AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE O-GUNOME HAMON. THE NAGASA MEASURES 65 CM AND THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE BLADE IS 86 CM.
THE HANDACHI FITTINGS ARE MADE OF DARK SHAKUDO AND ARE FINELY CHISELED WITH A NANAKO GROUND. THE KOJIRI HAS A FAMILY MON. THE MENUK ARE SHAKUDO AND GOLD DRAGONS AND LOOK TO BE GOOD QUALITY. THE TSUBA IS MADE OF IRON AND IS ALSO A DRAGON DESIGN. THE TSUKA HAS GOOD QUALITY SAME AND ORIGINAL BLACK ITO. THE SAYA IS FINISHED WITH SMOOTH BLACK LACQUER. THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE KOSHIRAE IS 91 CM.
