New to me Katana purchase w pics

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Hello All,
Well I took the plunge again and purchased a Bingo Miyoshi Ju (living in Miyoshi in Bingo) Tamura Masayuki O-kissaki Katana. Seems to be in good condition opinions are welcome


Measurements are as follows:

Blade length:65.7cm/ 25.86 inches

Curvature: 1.4cm / 0.55 inches

Total length: 93.0cm/ 36.61 inches

Blade Weight: 745.0g

Total Weight: 1067.0g

[Stephen]

Great looking sword,shinshinto?

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Thanks Stephen apparently the blades reads around tenpo or 1830-1844

[Stephen]

MASAYUKI (正行), Ansei (安政, 1854-1860), Bingo – “Bingo Mihara-jū Tamura Masayuki saku” (備後三原住田村 正行作), “Masayuki” (正行), Tamura family (田村), chū-saku

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Thanks Steven for the clarification

[16k]

Very nice blade.

[Ken-Hawaii]

You did well for a first blade.

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Thanks Ken it’s actually my 6th blade but they are NBTHK certified aside from a tanto that has some verifiable history. This is my first blade that has no papers of any kind and clearly I have no idea what I am doing! This is my 2nd Katana to date

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Will post a review once I receive

[Alex A]

Nice polish too

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Thanks Alex

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Arrives Monday 4/13

[Tanto54]

Unusual Kaku-Mune - nice...

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Interesting thank you Tanto54 for the info

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Found a link to a youtube video from a previous sale

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ygtfYgd9-DA&feature=youtu.be

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ADDED A VIDEO LINK AT END OF POST

 

 

Hello All,

Well I took the plunge again and purchased a Bingo Miyoshi Ju (living in Miyoshi in Bingo) Tamura Masayuki O-kissaki Katana. Seems to be in good condition opinions are welcome

 

 

Measurements are as follows:

 

Blade length:65.7cm/ 25.86 inches

 

Curvature: 1.4cm / 0.55 inches

 

Total length: 93.0cm/ 36.61 inches

 

Blade Weight: 745.0g

 

Total Weight: 1067.0g

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ygtfYgd9-DA&feature=youtu.be

[Frank Reile]

That is a great looking blade!

 

Frank R.

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Thanks Frank i thought the video would help bring out the details 

[Geraint]

Fairly sure that the apparent kakumune is a trick of the angle on the photograph and that this is in fact iori mune.  (Seen better in the video.)

 

All the best.