AS19049-Katana: Ou Tokutomi Shi Ju Ikkansai Okimasa Saku

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)
Signature:　Ou Tokutomi Shi Ju Ikkansai Okimasa Saku
Showa 18 Nen 6 Gatsu Kichijistu.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Copper single Habaki.
Blade length: 66.6 cm or 26.22 inches.
Sori :1.4cm or 0.55 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.02cm or 1.18 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.3 cm or 0.90 inches.
Kasane :0.695 cm or 0.27 inches.
Era: Showa 18(1943)
Shape: The blade is wide and thick with deep sori and longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jigane: Itame had well grained with jinie attach and Chikei work.
Hamon: Nie deck gunome midair with active Choji Midare mixed and inside of the Hamon, Sunagashi, long kinsuji scatter.
Boshi is midarekomi and togari hamon.
There are some tobiyaki hamon on the shindig ji.

Special feature: Tsukamoto Ikkansai Okimasa was born at Fukushima prefecture in Koriyama city and moved to Tokyo and worked under the
Tsukamoto Ikkansai Shigetsugu. He performed estimated work and
got married with master’s daughter and received master’s name
Ikkansai. He passed away Syowa 33 age 43 year’s of age.
He got a lot of prizes during war time and also after the war.
He was ordered as a sword craftsman and got navy Minister prize, the ministry of education prize, and also after the war end, he got Yusyu prizes 3times, Yusyusyo prizes and got many prizes.

Koshirae: Army Koshirae
NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.