Katana in Shirasaya

Signature : Ysunori
Showa ??nen ? Gatu-kichi

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 67.0 cm or 26.37 inches.
Sori : 1.9 cm or 0.74 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.96 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.92 cm or 0.75 inches.
Kasane : 0.76 cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Showa period.
Shape : This blade is wide and thick Katana with rather long Kissaki.
Shape is massive.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with Jinie attach. It looks Muji had a style. Jitetsu is beautiful.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha hamon.

Special feature : Yasunori (Takenori) was a famous Yasukuni swordsmith.
He was born in Hiroshima province in 1907.
His real name is Kajiyama Tokutaro.
He entered Nihonto Tanrenkai in 1933, and he forged about 1,250 swords including dedicating swords to shin-to shrines.
(He engraved signature "Ujimasa" before he entered Nihonto Tanrenkai.)
He withdrew in 1940.
He engraved signature “Masamune” after 1943.
He passed away 1957.
He engraved “Yasunori” in Nihonto Tanrenkai, but he engraved signature "Takenori" at his home.
This blade is the best quality, especially Jitetsu is very beautiful.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.