Kantei #2 -- Posted Sept 16, 2009

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Blade Information

Dimensions

Nagasa: 71.15 cm
Sori: 1.2 cm
Motohaba: 3.05 cm
Sakihaba: 2.4 cm
Length of Kissaki: 5.1 cm
Length of Nakago: 19.6 cm
Curvature of Nakago: 0.1 cm

Keijo: Shinogi-zukuri with Iori-mune. Modest taper through the blade length.
O-kissaki.

Kitae: Tight clear ko-itame with fine, thick ji-nie and chikei. The steel is bright.

Hamon: Bright chu-suguha with ko-nie with fine kinsuji and sunagashi, and deep nioi.

Boshi: Sugu with komaru.

Nakago: Signed tachi-mei.

 

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