Katana no-signature
Blade length 75.8cm, thickness at the base 6mm, width 3.0cm
This is a Katana blade without signature. The age is 14-15th century. It is not a masterpiece, but a weapon in battle field. It is a little shortened. So it could have around 80cm blade length in its original. It was a long blade back then.
Steel is not very fine. And the steel layer is rather coarse wood grain pattern.
Hamon also is not very bright, but seems enough as weapon. The hamon pattern is active like gunome or so. Utsuri appears, but it runs making irregular pattern. So it is so-called "shirake-utsuri".
The polishing is the modern style (hadori style). But it is not a master's work. So the make-up is not very strong, so that you can study the real face of the blade through it.
Tang
The lower half of the tang surface remains original. Probably the second hole is the original peg hole.
Habaki is gold foiled. It looks nice, but not have perfect fit with the blade. I wonder if it is originally made for the blade or not.
Shirasaya and bag.
Mount is added.
The work of silk cord wrapping is very amateur hand.
Tsuba is shape of two buffalos. But the condition is not good. It has blue scales on it. It must be burnt out in the past. Seppa also is not originally made for this mount.
Mother pearl inlay of cherry blossom on scabbard. The work is not very skillful. And one of the cherry blossom is fallen off.
The quality of the whole mount is not very good. It is restored by horrible way. It may be produced by antique dealer with the policy getting an attractive looking by low cost as possible.
NBTHK paper also is added. The rank is Hozon-Token. They attributed it to "Mino Senjuin".
