Gilles Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 Gentlemen, Here are some pictures of the tang of the sword which was stored in the wooden box (see the Kanji written on a sword box topic in the translation folder). The blade rest in a good quality shira saya. Please note the habaki which is in solid silver. Please see also the marking C 17 on the habaki and on the tang of the sword. 3 Quote
obiwanknabbe Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 jealousy, level expert. Can you post some blade pics? Kurt.K Quote
bluboxer Posted April 10, 2014 Report Posted April 10, 2014 The yasurime looks so uniform and perfect. Were they machined or by hand? Quote
brannow Posted May 24, 2014 Report Posted May 24, 2014 Hi Gilles, I would love to see the rest of the sword! Thanks for sharing! Quote
Gilles Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Posted June 8, 2014 Dear Bill, Sorry for the late answer, here are the other pictures I took. Please note that I am a terrible photographer. The blade is heavy, thick and sturdy with a kind of double hamon at the boshi. Hope it helps, 1 Quote
cabowen Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Those with that logo are early ones from what I have been told, and were frequently given to important people as gifts. Kind of the "presentation" grade Mantetsu-to. Quote
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