AS15034-Tanto: Naminihira Yasuyuki(Yamato Kami)

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature:　Naminihira Yasuyuki(Yamato Kami) first generation

Sayagaki: Yamato Kami Yasuyuki

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki:　Gold foiled single Habaki.
Blade length:　25.6　cm or 10.07 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 　1
Width at the hamachi: 2.77 cm or 1.09 inches.
Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches.
The weight of the sword: 195 grams.
Era: Edo period around Kanbun era.
Shape: Wide and thick, nice shape Tanto.
Jigane: Blackish Sumi Hada appeared. There is a Ware near the Habaki.
Hamon: Nie Deki, Notare and Gunome Midare with thick Nioikuchi.
Boshi is round and Yakiage style.

Special feature: Naminohira Yasuyuki the first was active in Edo Kanbun era.
And continued to the end of the Edo period. Early Naminohira was Notare and Gunome Midare Hamon with thick Nioikuchi, like this blade.
As the times go down, the number of Suguha Hamon swords increases.

Koshirae : Aikuchi Koshirae.
Saya : Black Roiro Kizami Saya.
Menuki : Copper, dragon is engraved.
Kozuka: Shakudo Ishimeji, two family crests are engraved.
Kogatana: There is a signature” Bannyudo Fuichi Saku?”.

From Aoi Art: Navy soldiers pray that the waves will always be flat during the voyage.
It is said that many soldiers sought Naminohira’s sword.
The blade has some Kizu. But the Jigane is nice and the Gunome Midare Hamon is excellent. The Koshirae is also good.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.