Appraisal Quiz #599


Previous answer is
  Yokoyama Kaga Suke Fujiwara Sukenaga
Tenpo 11 Nen 12 Gatsu hi.
(Kikumon) Ichi Bizen Osafune Ju  

Special feature:Yokoyama Kaga Suke Fujiwara Sukenaga was born as
second son of the Sukehira and became adopted son of the Hichibei
Jo Sukesada and succeeded his family and got the tytle of Kaga
suke and permittted to engrave kiku family crest on the tang
(Nakago) and also Tomonari 57th grandchild.

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Appraisal Quiz #599 (July 25th, 2020)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length :  53.2cm or 20.9inches.
Sori : 0.9cm or 0.35inches.
Mekugi :  2
Width at the hamachi : 2.92cm or 1.14inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.85cm or 0.72inches.
Kasane : 0.54cm or 0.21inches.
The weight of the sword 405g grams.
Shape : Regular width and thickness. Bo-hi are engraved on both side. Shallow Sori and Kissaki longer
Jigane :Itame-hada Well grained and Jinie attached, there are Chikei.
Hamon :Nie-deki, Deep Nioikuchi, Suguha mixed with Gunome-midare. Sunagashi, Kinshuji work.
Boshi: Notare then Hakikake turn back

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