matthewbrice Posted November 4, 2021 Report Posted November 4, 2021 Made by Masahiro. He was at the Takayama Naval Prison Forge. He used prison labor to do his polishing. He allowed the prisoners to sign the nakagos as well. LOTS of kanji on the nakago. Masahiro also had a few other trademark features on his swords—his early swords had a ‘pinched’ handle for a better grip. And he had an extra thick ‘snubnose’ kissaki/sword tip for durability. An additional RARE feature on this sword—note the corded then lacquered saya (or the corded look could even have been milled into the wood). Beautiful! With Naval tassel. Rare sword. $3750 Postage and PayPal fee in addition. —Matthew Brice www.StCroixBlades.com
Edward Mahle Posted November 4, 2021 Report Posted November 4, 2021 Very unique piece Matt, someone's gonna be happy with this one.
Bruce Pennington Posted November 10, 2021 Report Posted November 10, 2021 @PNSSHOGUN - have you seen this saya?
Kolekt-To Posted November 10, 2021 Report Posted November 10, 2021 The surface pattern of the saya is interesting. Unique?
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