Appraisal Quiz #639


Previous answer is
  Mumei (Den Kaneshige)
Chakushi Minamoto Kinshiro

Special feature: Kaneshige has been counted as Masamune Juetsu
since ancient times, and his home country was Tsuruga,
the country of Echizen Relocate. It is said to be the swordsmith
who was the origin of Mino wordsmith along with Kaneuji.
There are few inventories, and only a few are available.
In terms of style, it is often seen that the Jigaane is slightly
more skinny than Shizu.
The blades are often made with more rounded heads
than each other with sharp edges,
and there are many small pieces that are relative to each other.
Many of the works are more gentle than the Shizu group.

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Appraisal Quiz #639 (May 8th, 2021)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length : 51.52cm or 20.28 inches.
Sori : 0.9cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi :  1
Width at the hamachi : 2.92 cm or 1.14 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.0 cm or 0.78 inches.
Kasane : 0.64cm or 0.25 inches.
The weight of the sword: 410 grams.
Shape : Regular width and thickness Wakizashi with shallow Sori.
There are Bo-Hi and Soe-Hi on both side of the blade.
Jigane :Ko Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach.
The Jigane is beautiful.
Hamon :Ko Nie Deki, Suguha Hamon with thick Nioikuchi and Ashi.
Boshi is constricted and turns round.

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