September 10-12, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/10/2024
52cm nagasa with a shallow sori. Classic shinogi zukuri configuration with ko mokume hada, and gunome-midare hamon with a bright nioiguchi, with plentiful nie of various sizes throughout. Chu kissaki with chu-maru boshi with a little hakikake on ura. Nakago with kurijiri nakagojiri, katana mei reads "Mutsu no Daijo Miyoshi Nagamichi", a jo-saku rated smith circa Kanbun whose cutting ability was rated Saijo Owazamono; cf Fujishiro, pg. 173. In typical Type 98 Gunto mounts with matching "29" assembly numbers on tsuba and seppa. CONDITION: Blade is is good polish with visible hataraki throughout, but with a burst fukure approximately 6" up from habaki, on ura. Some superficial scratches to jihada, but boshi is clear with a very small flea bite at boshi. Mounts with some handling marks and some scrapes to paint.