Answer previous answer was (Kikumon) Iga no kami Fujiwara Kinmichi
Special features : Founder of Iga no kami Fujiwara Kinmichi started in about Keicho era (1596), and continued about 5 generations.
This blade was made by Iga no kami Fujiwara Kinmichi the 3rd.
He was called Sanpin Kanbe.
Appraisal Quiz #43 (05.08.2009)
Who made this sword do you think ?
Hint:
Blade length : 70.8 cm or 27.87 inches.
Sori : 0.3 cm or 0.11 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.82 cm or 1.11 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.71 cm or 0.67 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Shape : This blade is regular sized Katana with little sori.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha around the Hamachi, and change to Gunome midare with deep Nioikuchi.
There are much Sunagashi and Kinsuji.
Special features : This swordsmith engraved Kikumon on Nakago normally.
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