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From Seller:
I am TA, a Japanese sword dealer, who is Japanese and is based in Tokyo, Japan, where is the best market to collect Japanese swords in the world. I am a member of NBTHK and Japan National Sword Dealers Association and am looking at 300-500 or even more Japanese swords every month to find wonderful Japanese swords to be listed here in my store. I am proud of these listed Japanese swords, which passed my strict selection, and am pretty sure they attract many of you. Enjoy my swords, and I hope they are added to your collection soon.
\"Real Japanese Sword, Made in Japan, From Japan, By Japanese Seller\"
DESCRIPTION
Product:
80.6 cm antique Japanese Katana sword in Koshirae decoratedmountings
Included:
- Antique Japanese Katana sword in Koshirae decorated mountings
- Sword bag, which is made of Kimono cloth
- Sword registration issued by Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education (copy (original shall be returned to the local authority))
Appealing Points:
- Authentic antique Japanese Katana sword of more than 420 years old in good condition.
- 80.6 cm (cutting edge is 63.6 cm) long.
- The blade is well forged and has nice forging grains.
- Hamon temper lines are beautiful.
- Tsuba guard has eye-catching design.
- Saya scabbard is beautifully lacquered.
- Sword bag is made of beautiful Kimono cloth.
Features:
- Mei signature on blade: Mumei, i.e. no signature
- Jidai date: appears to be Koto period (古刀, pre-1596) based on some features of the blade.
- Sugata structure: Shinogi-zukuri
- Mune: Iori-mune
- Boshi head: Ko-maru
- Kitae hada: Mokume
- Hamon temper lines: Gunome Midare active
- Nakago tang: Ha-agari Kuri-jiri
- Yasuri-me: Kiri
- Mekugi hole: One
- Habaki collar: Single piece copper
Size (approximation):
- Cutting edge length (per registration): 63.6 cm (25 1/16\")
- Nakago tang length: 17 cm (6 11/16\")
- Whole blade length: 80.6 cm (31 3/4\")
- Moto-haba: 27.6 mm
- Saki-haba: 19 mm
- Moto-gasane: 6.8 mm
- Saki-gasane: 4.7 mm
- Sori curve: 15 mm
- Kissaki point: 32.2 mm
- Fitting: 96.5 cm (38\")
- Tsuka handle: 23.5 cm (9 1/4\")
Weight (approximation):
- Bare blade: 575 g (1.27 lb)
- With fitting: 1,128 g (2.49 lb)
Condition:
The blade is in Furutogi old polish with some minor flaws (including shallow Kitae-kizu forging flaw in head (just below Yokote line))and scratches, which are notfatal. Koshirae mountings are in very good conditionwith normalwears seen in items of this age. Koiguchi mouth of Saya scabbard has a damage of approximately 5 mm long, which is temporary fixed and holds the blade well for now (no guarantee for the future). Two of four Seppa washers are made of rubber to better fit Tsuba guard. Sold as-is.
Please see many pictures attached above. These pictures are my descriptions.Please view them carefully for conditions (including, but not limited to,the above mentioned) and details.
Note 1: Please note that due todifferences in computer monitors and different lighting conditions, there maybe some variations in this item\'s appearance.
Note 2: Please note that insome pictures there is a reflection of camera on the blade, but it is not flaw.Please feel free to ask me if you would like to double check it.
PAYMENT
●We only accept PayPal payments; however, you canuse most credit cards through PayPal by opening PayPal account.
●Payment must be received within 3 days after theend of sale.
SHIPPING & HANDLING
Shipping Method: EMS (i.e. expedited shipping)
Shipping Cost
- Asia: $63
- North America, Central America, AU, NZ, Middle East, Israel: $79
- Europe, Russia: $89
- South America, Africa: $147
Shipping Duration: 3-6 days
Notes:
●We use EMS of Japan Post for shipping, which is expedited method andcomes with insurance and tracking services (note: Tracking service is notprovided for some areas if the local post office in your area does not providethe service.).
●Please note that the above information is based on Japan Post’s service,which we are using, and some countries are defined differently from ’ssystem. Some examples include Russia and Israel, both of which areincluded in Asia in the ’s shipping calculation but are classifieddifferently in the above information. In such cases,the above information supersedes the ’s shipping calculation.
●We will let you know thetracking number via email right after the item is shipped out.
●We willONLYshipto the (confirmed) address specified in PayPal.
●We don\'t hold a purchaseditem but need to ship it in our promised handling time of one day as requiredby .
●We don\'t ship multiple swords combined for safety reasons.
TERMS OF SALE
●Please make sure with your country\'s customs before making an order or aoffer that the Japanese sword can be imported into your country without aproblem. I do not take any responsibility, including (not limited to)refund, due to the above reasons.
●Some images are for illustrative purposes only.
●Any questions have to beasked before purchase. Questions made after purchase won\'t be answered.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - PLEASE NOTE:
●Import duties, taxes and charges are notincluded in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’sresponsibility.
●Please check with your country’s customsoffice to determine what these additional costs will be prior toofferding/buying.
●These charges are normally collected by thedelivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do notconfuse them for additional shipping charges.
●We do not mark merchandise values below valueor mark items as “gifts” - US and International government regulations prohibitsuch behavior.
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