Special feature : Kawachi (No) Kami Masahiro was born as a son of
Kawachi Daijo Masahiro the First in 1627 and passed away in 1699. Kawachi (No) Kami Masahiro was very good at gunome-midare.
He also tempered suguha-hamon and other kinds midare-ba. It was in common with deep nioi-kuchi.
This blade is his typical work.
This blde has some Sumigumori in Ha and Ko-kizu (little flaw) ,
but this blade has enough worth to appreciation.

Appraisal Quiz #28 (1.9.2009)

Who made this sword do you think ?

Hint:

Blade length : 73.03 cm or 28.75 inches.
Sori : 2.4 cm or 0.94 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.06 cm or 1.20 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.08 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.73 cm or 0.28 inches.

Shape : This blade is wide and thick Katana with long Kissaki.
And there are Kakudome-hi on the both sides of blade.
Jitetsu : Koitame and Komokume are mixed and well grained with little Jinie. And Utsuri appear.
Hamon : Koniedeki Suguha. In Ha, there are much Ashi.

Answer will be posted at next Appraisal Quiz.

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