Nagamitsu Tachi

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A massively strong gendai tachi signed nijimei Nagamitsu.   Hawatare:  2 shaku 1 sun 5 bu.  (65.14 cm / 25.65").  Motohaba:  3.35 cm.  Sakihaba:  2.45 cm.  Kasane:  7.6 mm.  Shinogizukure, iroi mune, chu kissaki.  Nioi deki, gunome choji midare, saka gunome toward the kissaki.  The jigane is a moist itame.    The boshi is komaru with a medium long kaeri.  Ref.  Slough, An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths, 1868 - 1945.  In new polish, with a good quality copper habaki, in shirasaya with sayagaki, NBTHK Hozon Kanteisho. 

He signed, Nagamitsu;  Nagamitsu Saku;  Ichiryusai Nagamitsu;  Ichihara Ichirusai Nagamitsu;  Bizen Kuni Ju Ichiryusai Saku; nado.  He was an army commissioned swordsmith for the Osaka Rikugun Zoheisho (Osaka army arsenal).  The cutting ability of his swords rank amoung the best produced during the Showa period.                                                                                                         

NBTHK Hozon Kanteisho

An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths, 1868 - 1945

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