May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2024
67cm nagasa of classic shinogi zukuri form, with iori mune, kengyo nakagojiri, and signed katana-mei "Echizen Kuni Ju Shimosaka Tsugutoshi" with ura "Oite Bushu Edo Saku Kore"; no papers. Appears ubu, but remounted several times with three mekugi-ana, one possibly opened up a second time. Gold foil copper habaki with vertical cat scratching. Jihada is a very tight mix of mokume and masame, with areas of chikei visible. Hamon is suguha with a little very tight notare and a gunome bump or two. Boshi somewhat out of polish towards mune, looks ko-maru. In Type 98 Gunto mounts with sword knot of a faded Brown and light blue; does not shine under UV. Pierced openwork tsuba. CONDITION: Blade is in polish with visible features, but has superficial scratching throughout, especially to lower half of blade. Mounts are good with normal handling marks and age related distress, sarute holding sword knot is broken, knot itself is fraying at edges.