ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD KOTO, KANESADA ,WW11, ORIGINAL KOSHIRAE, NICE

Description

SHIPPING & PACKING ~ MAILING ~ UP TO
10
WORKING DAYS
LARGE PHOTOS BELOW DESCRIPTION
AT TIMES ADDED INFORMATION UNDER PHOTOS
sales over $ 50.00 insurance is a must !!!! PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE
KEEP IN MIND , USED , HANDLED
NICE KOTO JAPANESE SWORD SIGN ~ KANESADA
CHECK MY TRANSLATION IF CORRECT ~ BEEN OVER 30 YEARS PAST
SWORD CAME INTO OUR ANTIQUE SHOP 30 YEARS AGO ~ HAWAII ESTATE
WENT INTO STORAGE ~ JUST FOUND IT ~ TIME FOR SWORD TO HAVE A NEW HOME
NICE PROJECT ~ OR FOR PARTS ~ STUDY
SWORD AND COMPLETE KOSHIRAE AND ALL ITS FITTING
ORIGINAL TO SWORD ~ NOTHING CHANGED ~ NOTHING SWAP OUT
ASK QUESTIONS ~ SELLING AS PARTS ~ RESTORE ~ CLEAN UP ~ NICE PROJECT
WAKIZASHI ~ UBU ~ TWO CHAR. MEI
USING A JAPANESE SWORD BOOK FOR DESCRIPTION
MEI IS GOOD
BELOW 46 PHOTOS ~ ENLARGED ~ INFO ADDED ~ DESCRIPTION
SAYA LENGTH : 20 3/8 "
TSUKA IN INTACT & NICE CONDITION ~ LENGTH : 8 1/4 " ~ SOLID & INTACT
MENUKI'S MATCH
LITTLE PIECE MISSING ~ MADE OF HORN AND NEEDS TO BE MADE AND ADDED
CHIP ~ OPENING MADE OF HORN
LITTLE CHIPS ON SAYA
SOLID STABLE CONDITION
END IS IRON ~ NEEDS CLEANING
TSUBA AND SEPPAS FIT WILL
BLADE NEEDS A CLEANING
NO CRACKS ~ NO BENDS
BLADE IS DULL ~ NO GAPS IN HA /  HAMON
TEMPER IS ALL THEIR
FEW SMALL KIZU
STAINING I WORK OUT USING UCHIKO YEARS AGO
ENLARGED LEFT PHOTO ~ VERY SMALL SPOT OF RUST ~ LOOKS TO BE ON SURFACE
HA /  BOSHI /  TEMPER IS ALL THEIR
JUST VERY HARD TO SEE
TSUKA
TSUBA IS IRON ~ LITTLE OVAL ~ 68.41 mm   BY   61.56mm ~ 3.86mm THICKNESS
TSUBA ONN THE BLACK IRON SIDE
HABAKI ORIGINAL TO SWORD AS ALL OTHER FITTINGS ~ NICE TIGHT FIT
MEI ~ KANESADA ~ CHECK MY TRANSLATION
VERY NICE NAKAGO ~ NOT SCREWED WITH