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Wakizashi In Koshirae

This sword si a yasuhiro wakizashi. The mei reads bitchu no kami tachiabna yasuhiro. There were four generations of yasuhiro that signed in this fashion.

See hawley's japanese swordsmiths volume 2, pgae 819. Generation 1 is a 60 point smith, while generations 2 4 are all rated at 15 points.

I have not been able to determine which one made this sword, so this may be significantly underpriced. This sword cmoes with fittings for a larger sword and could be placed in shirasaya or enjoyed as is. There is a small chip ni the bladed pictured in photo 12 and some signs of shintetsu shown in photo 11. For the price, a great sword, by a great smith.

Nagasa (length) cutting edge 20.625. Length (tip to tip) 26.8125. Sori koshi to torii sori. Hamon (temper line) notare midare. Mei (signature) bichu no kami tahcibana yasuhiro?

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