AS22470 Katana:Showa 11 Nen 10 Gatsu Kichijitsu/Yasunori

Ordering number: AS22470
Katana in Shirasaya

Signature: Showa 11 Nen 10 Gatsu Kichijitsu
昭和十一年十月吉日
Yasunori
靖憲
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to ranking.
Habaki: Silver single Habaki
The blade is polished.
Blade length:69.2cm or 27.24inches.
Sori:1.8 cm or 0.70inches.
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi:3.15cm or 1.24inches.
Width at the Kissaki:2.09cm or 0.82inches.
Kasane:0.77cm or 0.30inches.
The weight of the sword:780grams
Era: In October of Showa 11(1936)
Shape: This work is longer than normal Yasukunito and looks very powerful.
Jigane: Koitamehada is grained well.
Hamon: Niedeki Koitamehada is grained well, Gunomemidare mixed with Chojimidare.
Sunagashi and Kinsuji work in Hachu. Boshi turns back in a small circle sharply.
Koshirae: Japanese Army Koshirae

Special feature: Recently, Yasukunito is decreasing in market and the price is rising. Yasunori, whose real name is Kotani Kenzo, was born in Hiroshima, in Meiji 2. In Showa 8, he joined to Nihonto Tanrenkai as a companion of his uncle Kotani Yasunori. In Showa 10, he was given swordsmith name “Yasunori” from Hayashi Senjuro, Japanese Minister of War, in Showa 10. He established forging place in his house in Showa 13. He used
Yasunori for swords he made in Yasukuni shrine, and Takenori for ones in his house. Generally, it is said that he made swords very freely from formality in his house. It is a long blade with Ububa left. We truly recommend this masterpiece to you.

Aoi Art estimationa paper: whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta