TANTO / MUMEI / IN KOSHIRAE / $1500
MUMEI TANTO IN KOSHIRAE
SUGATA: HIRAZUKURI
MEI: MUMEI
DATE: NONE
NAGASA: 29.21cm (11.5″)
OVERALL: 40.16 cm (15.8125″)
MIHABA: 3.175 cm (1.25″)
KASANE: 0.9525cm (0.375″)
SAKI SORI: 0.3175 cm (0.125″)
NAKAGO: UBU
MEKUGI ANA: ONE
YASURIME: KIRI
MUNE: IORI
HADA: ITAME
HAMON: MIDARE
BOSHI: KO-MARU
HORIMONO OMOTE: FUTASUJI-BI
HORIMONO URA: BO-HI
HABAKI: 1 PC. GOLD FOIL
KOSHIRAE
As the measurements indicate this a fat, beefy Hira-zukuri Tanto in Koshirae. The nakago is kiri or straight but is ubu. Yasurime are kiri as well and the nakago has only one ana. The hamon is a rolling midare and the boshi has a nice long turnback. The hada is itame with lots of chikei.
There are a few small tarnished spots and some light hakikake or surface scratches.
The koshirae features soroimono or matching tosogu done in a textured suaka copper. Menuki are gold foiled and depict kabuto and riding crop and ar fastened to the tsuka using katate-maki style of wrapping.
There are no kozuka or kogai included. Also, there is only one seppa mounted on the koshirae, but it is tight fit.
$1850
REDUCED NOW
$1500 plus S/H
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