Itomagoi

one more...forged with care by well known WWII smith Ichiryushi Nagamitsu with rare date signature (May 1943). sword was made as an katana, not tachi with bohi in civilian koshirae. typical bizen itame hada and choji-midare hamon with fine ashi in nioi deki.

one of my favorites... shodai komiya shiro kunimitsu from august 1937 in shirasaya. Itame hada, suguha hamon with light waves with Nie and Imozuru

Gassaku work by Kasama Ikkansai Shigetsugu and Kato Masayoshi in March 1944. Masayoshi forged the blade and Shigetsugu tempered the blade, which is the hardest part of sword making. Kasama Ikkansai Shigetsugu was a leading swordsmith, so it must have been a great honor for Kato Masayoshi to have received this lesson from a smith outside his "own group". Itame and Masame Hada with Nie, wild Choji-Midare Hamon. Kantei-sho origami. Shirasaya and Type 98 Koshirae in hight quality.

Wow, nice price!

Softmetal part: 1. 160€ 2. 135€ 3. 140€ 4. 100€ 5. 85€ 6. 110€ Iron part: 7. 80€ 8. 75€ 9. 90€ 10. 85€ 11. 90€ 12. 100€ Sold

It's very ugly. But I've never seen the locking mechanism like that before.

https://buyee.jp/ite...Auction_DirectSearch There is always something new to discover. :-))))

Iron part:

Hello friends, I would like to offer some Kozuka for sale here. Please contact me if you have any questions. Softmetal part:

Thank you very much. :-)))

Hello, please forgive the bad photos. I have only received these. But maybe someone will still manage to translate the two signatures. Many thanks for the effort in advance.

I agree with you.

Thank you, John. Very nice, but I think it's Gimei.

Hello, can you please help me with the full translation of this mei? Thank you!

Hi, I think it's a beautiful fuchi-kashira set. Is it possible for someone to say what species of bird this is ? :)))