Red scabbard hard-wood hilt Tosu Koshirae
Whole length28.5cm Length of cutting edge13.7cm Uchizori curve Width of base14.7mm Thickness of base2.0mm
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae-hada is fine Ko-mokume (burl marks).
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon forms Nie based gunome. The temper edge is deeply covered in with thick Nie and interior is covered in deep Nioi moist activity, where activates with Sunagashi darkish Nie lines and Nioi-ashi feet toward the cutting edge. The entire temper is vividly bright and clear.
Boshi (tip): The temper of the tip is irregular Midarekomi then deeply turns back.
Nakago(tang) : Original UBU. kattesagari file marks. V-shape heel shape.
Smith Sou Tsutomu, born in 1927, (2nd year of Showa). He has been awarded may prizes at NBTHK contests and is now at the top Mukansa awarded, in hope of a raise to living national treasure.
Silver habaki. Comes in a paulownia covered box.
