K252 Japanese sword wakizashi in shirosaya mountings "Kinmichi", NBTHK paper

Description

This is a Japanese sword
wakiza
shi
in
shirosaya
mountings.  The blade is signed "Echigo-no kami Fujiwara Kinmichi 越後守藤原金道",
hira-zuku
ri
shape with
bohi
engravings, Edo period ca. 1630 era made blade.
It came with NBTHK Kicho paper, submitted on 27, May, 1967.     The blade is in old full polish, no rust, no stain and in good condition.     The temper line is wavy
gunome-choji
with
konie
active temper pattern and has deep temper at the point.      The forging grain is
itame-hada
,
no openings, no blister and no forging flaws
.     There is no bend, no nick, no crack and cutting edge is razor sharp.      The blade is rested in ho-wood
shirosaya
mountings with
sayagaki
, no crack, no dent and in
good condition.
It measures 14+1/8" cutting edge, 1+1/8" width, 4.5 mm thickness at the notch and 21+1/8" in mountings.     Shipping is priority in U.S.   No international shipping.    Payment due with in 3 days auction end.