oli Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 (edited) Hi, for sale is this small nice Tanto from Yoshichika: YOSHICHIKA (良近), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Tōkyō – “Minamoto Yoshichika” (源良近), “Minamoto Yoshichika no saku” (源良近之作), “Minamoto Yoshichika kore o kitae” (源良近鍛之), real name Mori Hisasuke (森久助), his blades were famous for their supreme sharpness, he also made so-called sunobe-tō (素延べ刀), non-traditional swords of modern steel which were forged from one block of steel, his blades were tested by the famous sword tester Nakayama Hakudō (中山博道, 1873-1958) and marked with a special stamp which reads “Hakudō tameshigiri-shō” (博道試切証, lit. “Hakudō tameshigiri test seal”) (see detail right), but we don´t know how these blades were tested, it is assumed that the imperial guards ordered about 500 swords from Yoshichika, chū-saku Nagasa is about 19cm and it comes in Shirasaya and old NBTHK papers. It is in perfect condition. Price: 1500 Euro and its located in Germany. Please contact me via PM if you have any questions and also i am open for offers. Regards Oli Edited January 11 by oli 1 Quote
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