AS20388-Wakizashi: Awataguchi Minamoto Hirotsuna Saku

Wakizashi in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature : Awataguchi Minamoto Hirotsuna Saku(Dojin Sesshu Ju Fujiwara Nagatsuna)
Motte Nanbantetsu Zo Kore

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 46.5 cm or 18.3 inches.
Sori : 1.6 cm or 0.6 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi :3.41 cm or 1.34 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.63 cm or 1.03inches.
Kasane : 0.75cm or 0.29 inches.
The weight of the sword 645 grams.
Era :Edo period Enho era (1673-1681)
Shape :Very wide and thick blade with deep Sori and O-Kissaki .
Jigane : Itame-Hada well grained with Niedeki and Chikei. Able to see Hadame clearly.
Hamon : From Hamachi, Suguha then Gunome-Midare. Sunagashi and Kinsuji worked. Boshi is round shape.

Special feature: Tsunahiro is old name of Nagatsuna. He was Tadatsuna’s student and he was deaf. The width of this sword 3.41 and this is very wide, also thick and healthy. There is no flaw

From Aoi Art: This Wakizashi is not so long but it is vey wide and thick so it has 645 grams. Before long Tsunahiro made this sword, He changes his name to Nagatsuna and became a student of Tadatsuna. He was deaf so he engraved Shu(deaf)-Nagatsuna in some of his swords.

AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo
NBTHK Hozon Token
whole Oshigata.