Kantei #8 (Posted Dec 2010)
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Length: 69.5 cm
Sori: 2.1 cm
Motohaba: 2.9 cm
Sakihaba: 2.1 cm
Kissaki Length: 3.6 cm
Nakago Length: 19.7 cm
Nakago Sori: very slight
Keijo: Shinogi zukuri with iori mune. The mihaba is wide, with somewhat of a difference in the width in the moto and saki. It has deep sori, and the chu-kissaki is slightly elongated.
Kitae: Tight ko-itame, with very fine ji-nie thickly applied, and there is fine chikei.
Hamon: A mixed showy midare with gunome and a hint of togari in a choji midare. There are long sunagashi throughout, and there are kinsuji.
Boshi: Sugu in an o-maru style, with an extremely shallow return with hakkake.
Nakago: Zaimei, and ubu, with ha-agari kurijiri. The yasurime is o-sujikai. There is one mekugi ana.
Hint: Note this sword is signed tachimei.
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