AS21196-Katana: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige Saku Kore

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.
Signature: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige Saku Kore
Showa 46 Nen 5 Gatsuhi
平安城源信重作之

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver single habaki.
Blade length : 71.1 cm or 28.0 inches.
Sori :2.0 cm or 0.787 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.16 cm or 1.244inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.45 cm or 0.965 inches.
Kasane : 0.62 cm or 0.244 inches.
The weight of the sword 745grams.
Era : Gendai Modern times.
Shape : The blade and thick with deep sori and engraved bo-hi on both
sides of the blade. And the blade left Ubu ha.
Jigane :Koitame aha well grained soft feeling texture.
Hamon :Nie deki gunome midare shizumi gokoro. Bo-shi is round shape.

Special feature: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige is a Osaka swordsmith. He called Okishiba Nobushige, and was born in Taisho 12th. He moved to Naka Kawachi, Yatsuo. He studied under his father Okishiba Masatsugu and Kita Sadahiro.
He is known as a famous swordsmith for making swords using meteorites.

Koshirae : Gendai Koshirae.

From Aoi Art: Heianjyo Minamoto Nobbushige is called Okishiba Nobushige and moved to Hachio in Nakakawachi after being a swordsmith in Osaka in 1918.
He initially learned training techniques from his father, Okishiba Masatsugu, at the gate of Kita Sadahiwo who was accueinted with Gassan sadakatsu. He made a sword using a meteorite
He is known as a famous swordsmith.
If you want to polish the blade, additional cost is 50,000JPY.

Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata