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Appraisal Quiz : #360


Previous answer is
Oumi Kami Takagi Ju Sukenao

Special feature : Oumi Kami Takagi Jyu Sukenao was borned at Oumi Takagi province.
At Kanei 16th he entered under the Sukehiro great swordsmith.
After that he got married with his master Sukehiro's daughter and made swords with Sukehiro.
He sometimes made signature of the Oumi Kami Takagi Jyu Sukenao
Because he was borned at Takagi province. He was making sword
with Sukehiro but he was treated as a sword smith not a student because of sister's husband.
Therefor he made many swords during in his life.
This blade has excellent Jigane. We recommend this blade very much.

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Appraisal Quiz #360 (October 30th, 2015)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length :  76.0 cm or 29.92 inches.
Sori : 1.6 cm or 0.62 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.35 cm or 1.31 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.34 cm or 0.92inches.
Kasane : 0.76 cm or 0.29 inches.
Shape: Wide and thick with large Kissaki, bit Machiokuri Katana.
Jitetsu: Itame Hada well grained and spiral Jigane mix with Jinie attach. There are Chikei. Soden-fu Jigane.
Hamon: Nie Deki, Gunome Midare with thick Nioikuchi. In Ha, there are Sunagashi and Kinsuji.
Boshi is Saki Togari gokoro round shape. The thick Nioi. There are also Sunagashi and Kinsuji.

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