SUPERB WW2 GENDAITO by TAKAHASHI YOSHIMUNE Japanese Samurai Sword Katana

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A superb Strong Gendaito Katana by Takahashi Yoshimune
That's A top first class magnificent piece !
(Takahashi) Yoshimune
Rated 2 Million Smith,
Showa - Osaka
Listed in page 198, 199, 200 of John Scott Slough Gendai Book
Modern Japanese Sword-Smiths 1868 to 1945
High to superior grade Gendaito
Yoshimune r
ank among the top 12 best Gendai-Smith & Rated SaiJo-Saku
The blade is strong massive & wide all the way !
A Strong shape, very wide over 1-5/16" at the Habaki & over 1" at the Yokote
or 3.4 cm at the Habaki & 2.7 cm at Yokote
Blade rest in it's full beautiful & attractive
"
Type 98 mounts
"
All original, in suite & all matching #
Blade is in original first polish & untouched all original like the way it was made first day,
generally very clean & flawless !
Jidai (era) :
WW2 Showa era
Nakago
/
tang :
First 4 Kanji's just above signature, Koma No Ken
=
Devil sword
Signed :
Yoshu Saijo Ju Minamoto Yoshimune Saku
Daded :
Koki Ni Sen Roku Hyaku Yo Nen San Gatsu Hi
=
A day in March 1944
The temper-line
/
Hamon its A flamboyant Choji & looks like burning flames......
Nagasa
/
cutting edge :
26-3/4" or 68 cm & very sharp !
Tang :
7-11/16"
Total blade length :
34-1/16"
Blade thickness at the habaki notch :
7.24 mm thick
Width at the habaki :
1-5/16"+
Width at yokote level :
1"+
Kissaki
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point :
1-1/2"
Sori
/
curve :
5/8"
Hamon :
A beautiful well controlled wide & flamboyant big Juka-Choji on both side,
with A strong wide point
/
kissaki & there is a nice strong big-Boshi turn-back on both side.
Hada / grain :
a very well forged beautiful Itame mix & the blade exhibit TON'S of beautiful & very clear activity's all over-it !
The activity's in that blade are total KILLER !
Blade condition :
in it's very clean & original first-polish, very healthy & flawless with no kizu
/
flaw !
no chip, no bend, no crack
/
hagire, no blister, no opening.
Beautiful very clean original first 1944 polish,
mix with just some very minor & very fine-light surface scuffs
/
scratches
/
rubbings here & there,
but all are very minor & absolutely nothing major at all & nothing further !
Koshirai / Mounts WW2 Type 98 Shingunto Mounts
Blade rest in it's full & beautiful & attractive original WW2 Shingunto mounts
All matching sign
/
# The whole mounts are tight solid & very sound !
All original to the blade, all in suite with nothing missing !
+
with its original WW2 blue
/
brown Tassel
Solid Tsuka with original intact silk Ito
/
wrap & real same
/
skin
1 Tsuba & 4 seppa's (all matching #)
Light weight Aluminum scabbard & the button
/
catch-pin work perfect.
The whole mounts are beautiful & attractive, just all solid & very sound
mix with some normal & minor appropriate wear & tare from age & light WW2 use mix with a nice patina.
All & all nothing to do, & just ready to enjoy !
Guaranty real & authentic antique WW2 Japanese sword Gendaito by Yoshimune !
Any other question please ask, my description is honest & very accurate,
perfectly as described & exactly as shown in the pictures below, enjoy in the auction.
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48 hrs **
& make full payment within ** 3 days, thank you.
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