"JUYO" JITSUA (FATHER OF "SA") TACHI BLADE.

ANCESTRAL SWORD OF THE "Ii" DAIMYO FAMILY.

ERA:  Kamakura, (Date on JUYO paper.) APPROX. 1288 AD.

APPROXIMATE AGE OF BLADE:  720 Years

KOSHIZORI STYLE (Kamakura shape)

THE NAKAGO (TANG): O-Suriage (shortened, original tang removed)

MEI (MAKERS SIGNATURE): Mu-Mei (unsigned)

YASURI-MEI (File marks) Very difficult to see (due to age)

JIRI (TANG END):  Saki-Kiri (square)

MEKUGI ANA (HOLE IN TANG FOR RETAINING PEG):   3, with one filled

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BLADE TYPE:  Tachi (Long Blade worn cutting edge down.)

STYLE:  Shinogi-Zukuri (most popular style)

MUNE (BACK RIDGE):  Iori (peaked)

NAGASA (LENGTH OF CUTTING EDGE):  69.2 cm / 27-1/4”

SORI (CURVATURE):  1.8 cm / approx. 3/4”

Motohaba (WIDTH):  2.9 cm / 1-3/16”

BOSHI: (TEMPERING IN POINT):  Midare-komi (short turn back)

KISSAKI (POINT STYLE):  Chu-gissaki (medium point)

HAMON:(TEMPERING, MARTENSITE)

Hoso-suguba, (narrow & straight)

The Hamon Nie is "Urumigokoro" (extremely fine small nie) this gives

the appearance of being Cloud like Nioi, Nie this fine is very rare, and reflects great skill. 

The activity within the Hamon includes: Kinsuji (curly white radiant lines, of Nie), and SUNAGASHI 

(Nie formations looking like drifting lines of drifting sand)

HADA (BLADE GRAIN STYLE):  Itame (wood grain) mixed with Ayasugi

(slightly curved, with rounded peaks) with Shiraki (Whitish) Utsuri (Reflection of 

the Hamon, running parallel to it)

KOSHIRAE (FITTINGS): "DAIMYO GRADE" COMPLETE SET!

Adorned with the "Ii" Family Mon (crest)

STYLE: Uchigatana

SAYA: EXCEPTIONALLY RARE, SA-ME (ray skin) covered, Kurikata (cord

guide knob) is made of Rare Blond Horn.

KODOGU: (metal fittings) Fuchi, KASHIRA (handle end caps), Kojiri (end

cap of saya), Menuki (adornments under lacing) & kozuka (utility knife

in saya), are done in Shakudo (blackened copper, alloyed with gold) /

Nanako rows of dots) with the "Ii" Family Mon in Gold & Shakudo. The

tsuba is a Kiku (Chrysanthemum) design done in the finest Shakudo, in the Higo style.

Daimyo Koshirae, of this vintage (200 to 300 years old) is very rare. They are 

an Excellent Candidate for "JUYO", and should be submitted. They are assembled with 

a Tsunagi (wooden blade). 

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CONDITION: Pristine

KIZU (FLAWS): None

POLISH: 100% Upper class Juyo grade.

DAMAGE: None

HABAKI:  Two piece gold

SHIRA SAYA (STORAGE CASE): made of 100+ year old wood.

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