AF25510 Kogatana: Sagami Koku Junin Hirokuni Motte

Kogatana:
Signature:
Sagami Koku Junin Hirokuni Motte 相模国住人弘邦造
Kibougamine Satetsu Tsukuru Kore 以喜望峰砂鉄作之

Maximum Length: 29.5cm（11.61in）
Blade Length: 20.5cm（8.07in）
width of Hamachi: 1.94cm（0.76in）
Era: modern times

Special feature:
This is a long-sized Kogatana featuring a tightly forged ko-itame grain, with a bright and clear finish, and a shallow gunome-midare temper line in nie-deki.

Hirokuni Hiroki, born in 1948, is a swordsmith from Fukuoka who studied sword-forging techniques under Sumitani Masamine and was certified as Mukansa in 1996.

This piece does not have a registration certificate; instead, it comes with a document stating that it is not subject to registration. It is relatively long for a Kogatana, giving it a strong visual presence.

AOI estimation paper
In Kiri box.