encodetry Posted June 21, 2016 Report Posted June 21, 2016 Awa no Kami Taira no Takamichi with signature of cutting test. 2 body cut off Samurai of Cutting test is Matsumoto Chodayu............ MATSUMOTO CHODAYU and Yamano Kanjuro, went down in the annals of tameshigiri history for having successful cuts through six and seven bodies respectively. Cuttiing edge : 63.4cm Dr Kanzan Sato of NBTHK wrote on saya KANZAN (KAN'ICHI) SATO was born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1907 and until his death in 1978 was regarded as one of Japan's foremost experts on the Japanese sword. A graduate of Kokugakuin University, he worked in the section for National Treasures, Ministry of Education, and Tokyo National Museum. He was Executive Director of the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords and Vice-Director of the Sword Museum. His publications include works on Kotetsu and Higo metal-working. 8000 GBP.........POUNDS STERLING Sword is in the UK and may be inspected at any time........I am selling my collection of which there are three cut test swords all with papers. Tony Creed.........crdtny@yahoo.co.uk
BIG Posted June 21, 2016 Report Posted June 21, 2016 Encodetry, please sign your post, your yahoo adress did not work? Best Regards PS int. blade, waiting for others...
encodetry Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Posted June 21, 2016 Encodetry, please sign your post, your yahoo adress did not work? Best Regards PS int. blade, waiting for others... First posting on here so not used to etiquette....have now signed and mentioned my email address...........will try on post a few more swords tonight but will have all day tomorrow to upload....Regards
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