Gendaito Katana - traditional handmade - WWII - May 1944

Period:	WWII – May 1944
Blade Length:	33 1/2" (approx.)
Mounting:	Period shirasaya
*Condition:	Very Good (please refer to photographs)
Stock No:	000103

This is a fine quality, WWII era, traditional handmade (gendaito) katana blade, signed and dated.

First 2 characters are likely a patriotic phrase, “Tokushima kuni junin yasukuni tsukuru kore”. The sword is dated 5/1944.

The grain of the blade is a combination of itame and mokume. The hamon (temper line) is made up of very fine nie particles and is a slightly undulating suguha with no flaws.

The blade shows just a couple of very small patches of staining on the edge towards the point, where a single flea-bite size chip is found. The blade is generally in an excellent state of polish.

There is a proper hibaki and the original WWII era shirasaya.

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