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Traditionally Hand forged Japanese swords.
Swords forged in strict adherence to Japanese tradition.

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Sophisticated and complex itame hada like this can be found on better swords in Japan. It is quite rare to find such itame outside of Japan. It requires great care and skill to produce.
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Late Muromachi Bizen style katana inspired by the works of Sukesada,
Katsumitsu and Munemitsu.

Sugata: Wide mihaba, average kasane. Powerful and very well balanced.

Hada: Ko-mokume.

Hamon: Gunome in nioi deki.

Horimono: Partial bo-hi both sides,
omote: Bonji (Amida Nyorai), Ura: Bonji (Fudou Myou).

Nakago: Sujikai and kurijiri.

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$8500.

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Tanto

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Late Muromachi Bizen style katana

The jigane is itame mixed with fine ko-mokume. The hamon has plenty of hataraki with long ashi and nioi kuzure.

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Rai Kunitoshi inspired tanto

Sugata: Hirazukuri with mitsumune.

Hada: Well forged Itame.

Hamon: Suguha.

Horimono: Omote: goma-bashi, Ura: koshi-bi.

Nakago: Sujikai, Kurijiri.

Comments: Narrow sugata, thick kasane, very nice jigane, subtle and elegant. Some of my finest work to date.

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$3300.

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Kogatana

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Top: $820.

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Bottom: $900.

Naginata

Naginata in spectacular polish.

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Kogatana / Kozuka

At first glace, this appears to be a kogatana fitted inside a seperate kozuka handle. This kogatana / kozuka is actually one piece and forged from the same billet of folded steel. One side of the blade is polished the other finished as traditional kogatana in file marks. The kozuka has a nice dark brown rust patina and is signed on the ura.

Price includes signed box.

$1350.

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This stunning kogatana has very beautiful jigane and hamon. We can see the full moon (or sun) glimmering next to the outline of majestic Mount Fuji. All of this incredible detail in a blade that is only 12mm. (1/2") wide. It is a testament to extraordinary control during yakiire (heat treatment). Includes signed box.

$1200. plus shipping. SOLD

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