AS19700-Sunnobi Tanto: Kanenaga

Sunnobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)
Signature: Kanenaga. 兼永

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Gold failed J single habaki.
Blade length : 30.1 cm or 11.85 inches.
Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.07 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.67 cm or 1.05 inches.
Kasane : 0.57cm or 0.22 inches.
The weight of the sword 240 grams.
Era : Muromachi period around Eiroku Era.
Shape : Rather wide and thick Hirauchi style Sunnobi Tanto.
Jigane : Itame Hada and Mokume Hada well grained.
There are Shirake Utsuri.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Gunome midare. Boshi is turn and Hakikate style.

Special feature: Kanenaga was a swordsmith of Mino province.
He was called Saeimonjo. He is a skillful sword maker.

Koshirae :
Saya : Black Roiro Saya.
Tsuba: Iron Tsuba, Une is engraved with gold color.
The signature: Efu Ju Masayuki.
Menuki: Shakudo, the flower is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo, the flower is engraved with gold color.
Kozuka: Shakudo Nanako, some design is engraved with gold color.
Kogai: Shakudo Nanako, bamboo leaves are engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: The Kanenaga blade is nice shape and Jigane.
You can see the texture very well.
The Hamon on the front and back sides are aligned.
At a glance, it reminds of Sengo school.
Genroku era’s Jigane is nice. This blade is also made of such kind of iron.　It is produced using a high-quality iron compared to the iron at the end of Sueseki. The Koshirae is also nice.
We recommend this Sunnobi Tanto for you.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.