Appraisal Quiz #638


Previous answer is
  Eda kiku mon Oumi Kami Minamoto Hisamichi
Chakushi Minamoto Kinshiro

Special feature: Hisamichi was called Mishina Kinshiro.
He was a 2nd generation Hisamichi. He was adopted by the Hisamichi first generation.
There are many collaborations with adoptive fathers and few independent his swords.

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Appraisal Quiz #638 (May 1st, 2021)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length : 46.2 cm or 18.18 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.09 cm or 1.21 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Shape : Wide and thin Kasane, Naginata Naoshi shape Wakizashi.
Sori is slightly deep. There are Bo-Hi on both side of the blade.
Omote side, there is a Koshi-Hi. Ura side, there is a wide Soe-Hi.
Jitetsu : Itame Hada and Mokume Hada mixed with Jinie atatch.
There are fine Chikei and Utsuri.
Hamon : Gunome Midare base Hamon, Ko Choji Midare and Togari Gunome mixed with many Ashi.
There are Sunagashi, Yubashiri and Tobiyaki.
Boshi is Notare and Yakizume style.

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