GENDAITO by MINANOTO YOCHICHIKA ca. 1930 + CUTTING TEST Japanese Samurai Sword - $7,850 - (New York, NY)
You can see large photos as well under the description on your laptop or desktop-computer. Shipping USA buyer(s) via express mail only $95 & fully insured International buyer(s) via EMS/express mail only $135 & fully insured A beautiful Gendaito Katana by Minamoto Yoshichika + Cutting-Test (Mori) Yoshichika Rated 1.5 Million Smith Taisho trough early-Showa Era "Tokyo" Listed in page 196 of John Scott Slough Gendai Book Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868 to 1945 Blade in mounted in it's full very nice & attractive & original all in suite & with all matching # " early Type 98 mounts " Blade is in original first polish, generally very clean & flawless ! High Grade Gendaito Signed : Minamoto Yoshichika Cutting Test : Haku Do Tameshi Mei Yoshichika cutting-test where performed by Nakayama Hakudo, an important & famous Showa era Swordsman. Jidai (era) : Showa circa 1930's Horimono : Bohi / Groove on both side Nagasa/cutting edge : 26-1/4" or 66.7 cm Tang : 7-1/2" Total blade length : 33-3/4" Blade thickness at the habaki notch : 6.99 mm thick Width at the habaki : 1-1/8"Width at yokote level : 13/16"Kissaki/point : 1-1/2"Sori/curve : 5/8" Hamon : beautiful well controlled wide vawy Gunome-ba on both side.Strong point/kissaki & there is a nice strong big-boshi turn-back on both side.Hada / grain : a very well forged beautiful fine & sparkling ko-Itame mix & the blade exhibit some beautiful & very clear activity's all over-it ! 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 polish, mix with just some very minor & very fine-light surface scuffs/scratches here & there, but all are very minor & absolutely nothing major at all & nothing further. Early Type 98 Mounts Blade rest in it's full very nice & attractive & original all in suite & all matching sign/# " early Type 98 mounts " The whole mounts are tight solid & sound ! A…
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