A kenuki gata tachi, Japan, dated 1863 Shinogi tsukuri blade, chu kissaki, iroi mune, flat torii zori. Minor cleaned corrosion in spots on both sides, and two small breaks in the forward third of the blade. Muji up to a very decent chirimen hada. The hamon in notare choji midare with small parts of niju ba and a few tobiaki. Midare komi boshi with short kaeri. Nakago with two mekugi ana, kesho yasurime. Signed and dated "Ishido Unju Kore Katsu Saku Kore - Bunkyo Ni Nen Hachi Gatsu Jitsu" (= 1863). Simple kesho polish. Kenuki gata tachi mountings. All parts in s,

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