hello to all,
my name is Daniele and I am Italian.
From 2013 that I have a passion for this wonderful art of Japanese sword.
Excuse me for my English , if there can be a katana I show interest in my possession with related images and data sheet:
KATANA Gendaito in shirasaya dated 1943 and signed Kaneyoshi. Kaneyoshi Civil name Matsubara Shozo born in Taisho10 (1921) and died in Showa41 (1966) 18 August blacksmith Navy, student Watanabe Kanenaga and younger brother Tanaka Kanehide. The katana in question presents a NBTHK Kicho certificate dated 1970, in addition to that the blade has a sayagaki ("Kaneyoshi , forged in the style of the Mino Yoshisada school. Signed on the ura : an April day of the 18th year Showa era (1943 ) . Length : 2 shaku , two sun and 8 bu . Family owned Sonobe "). Below the data sheet: School: Mino Nagasa: 69.3 cm Sori: 1.8 cm Moto-haba: 3.1 cm Saki-haba: 2.0 cm Moto-gasane: 0.7 cm Saki-gasane: 0.6 cm Overall length: 89.5 cm Nakago: Ubu (20.8 cm) common form Kissaki: Chu-kissaki (3.0 cm) round Fukura Boshi: Ko maru Sugata: Tori-zori, iori-mune, shinogi-zukuri, oroshi kind Nakagojiri: He Agari kurijiri Yasurime: Takanoha Hada: Nashiji Hamon and activities: suguha, ara nie, nie-ji, Yubashiri initial part hamon: Yakidashi Weight: 800 grams